Mehmed the Conqueror vs Vlad the Impaler
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Compare the life timelines of Mehmed the Conqueror (1432–1481) and Vlad the Impaler (1431–1477) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1432 to 1477.
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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
Vlad the Impaler (1431–1477)
- — Born in Transylvania, probably in Sighisoara Verified
- — Sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court Verified
- — First brief reign as Voivode of Wallachia Verified
- — Began main reign as Voivode of Wallachia Verified
- — Launched campaign against the Ottomans across the Danube Verified
- — Imprisoned by Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Verified
- — Night attack at Targoviste against Mehmed II Verified
- — Regained the Wallachian throne for a third reign Verified
- — Killed in battle against the Ottomans Verified