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Illness and Death
- When
- 3 May 1481
- Where
- Maltepe, Istanbul
Mehmed II fell ill near Maltepe and died in May 1481.
The Sultan marched with his army but became ill upon reaching Maltepe. He died a few days later at age forty-nine and was buried near the Fatih Mosque.
Sources
- Mehmed II Wikipedia
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