Islamic, Ottoman Empire, Mohammed II the Conqueror, AR Akche, 1460, Zeno-266807

Description

This coin was issued under
Sultan Mohammed II
ibn Murad,
the Conqueror
(2nd reign : AH 855-886, 1451-1481 AD)
in
Ottoman Empire
.
It was minted in AH 865 (
1460 AD
)
.
Ottoman Empire was a state that
controlled much of Southeastern Europe
, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between 14th and
early 20th century.  It was founded at the end of the
13th century
in northwestern Anatolia in the town Sogut by the Turkoman
tribal leader Osman I.
After 1354
, Ottomans
crossed into Europe
and with the conquest of
Balkans
, the Ottoman beylik was
transformed into
a transcontinental empire.
Sultan Mohammed II ibn Murad, commonly known as
Mehmed the Conqueror
, was an Ottoman sultan.  In his first reign, he defeated the
crusader led by John Hunyadi.  When he ascended the throne again in 1451, he strengthened
the Ottoman navy
and made preparations
to attack Constantinople
.
At the age of 21
, in 1453, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire.
He continued his conquests in Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia.
At home he made
many political and social reforms
, encouraged the arts and sciences, and by the end of his reign, his rebuilding
program
had changed
Constantinople into a thriving imperial capital
.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
Constantinople
City served as the
fourth capital city
of the empire
from 1453 AD to 1922 AD.
The city is located around (
41.01, 28.96
) in google location system.
Silver Akche.
Catalog number is Zeno-266807.
Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database".
Size : 11 x 10 mm.     Weight : 0.87 gr.
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