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Constantinople: Mehmed Ii
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The following authentic hadith about the conquest of Constantinople is usually interpreted to refer to the conquest that already took place at the hand of Muhammad (Mehmed) Fatih -- may Allah be well-pleased with him. However, in the light of the Qur'an and other hadiths this narration has ... received another interpretation which places its occurrence in the future.
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[One] reason for the successful conquest of Constantinople by the Turks that could not be left without mentioning is the intelligence, energy and determination of their leader--Mehmed II. He was probably one of the ablest men ever to become a Sultan. Mehmed II was very ambitious and persistent in pursuing his goals. His craving for absolute power was combined with extreme cruelty and no respect for human life. He was a great centralizer of power and an unprecedented military genius. He had no trust in any of his subordinates and no one could predict the nature of his thoughts and decisions.
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At the beginning of the siege, Mehmed sent out some of his best troops to reduce the remaining Byzantine strongholds outside the city of Constantinople. The fortress of Therapia on the Bosphorus and a smaller castle at the village of Studius near the Sea of Marmora were taken within a few days. The Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmora were taken by Admiral Baltoghlu's fleet[37].
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The third and final attack came before Constantinople 's army could regain strength and order. Mehmet II's Janissaries fell upon them while launching arrows, missiles, bullets, stones, and javelins at the enemy. Unlike the other two attacks, the Janissaries retained perfect unity during the attack. However, they alone could not get into the city, and soon reinforcements came aboard warships, and when the signal was given they flooded into battle and overtook the city.
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