Ewuare the Great vs Mehmed the Conqueror
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Compare the life timelines of Ewuare the Great (1400–1473) and Mehmed the Conqueror (1432–1481) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1432 to 1473.
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Ewuare the Great (1400–1473)
- — Born a prince of the royal dynasty of Benin
- — Exiled from Benin during a succession struggle, according to tradition
- — Seized the throne and became Oba of Benin as Ewuare Verified
- — Rebuilt Benin City with walls, moats and a planned layout Verified
- — Expanded Benin's territory through extensive military campaigns Verified
- — Reformed the government and established hereditary succession Verified
- — Patronized Benin's brass-casting and ivory-carving guilds
- — First Portuguese contact with Benin occurred near the end of his reign
- — Died and was succeeded by his son Ezoti
Mehmed the Conqueror (1432–1481)
- — Birth of Mehmed in Edirne Verified
- — Sent to Amasya as provincial governor for his princely education Verified
- — First accession to the Ottoman throne as a boy Verified
- — Second accession to the Ottoman throne Verified
- — Conquest of Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire Verified
- — Annexation of the Serbian Despotate Verified
- — Construction of Topkapi Palace begun in Constantinople Verified
- — Conquest of the Empire of Trebizond Verified
- — Ottoman landing at Otranto in southern Italy Verified
- — Death of Mehmed II near Gebze Verified