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Murad II

1404 - 1451

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Murad II (Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثانى, romanized: Murād-ı sānī, Turkish: II. Murad; 16 June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451. Murad II's reign saw a period of great economic development, with an increase in trade and a considerable expansion of Ottoman cities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murad II has received more than 2,070,445 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Murad II is the 131st most popular politician (up from 168th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 28th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Politician.

Murad II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421-1451. He was most famous for his military conquests.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Murad II ranks 131 out of 15,577Before him are Mark Antony, Narendra Modi, Bayezid II, Kim Jong-il, Francis I of France, and Mehmed IV. After him are George W. Bush, Deng Xiaoping, Harry S. Truman, Henry V of England, Abdul Hamid II, and Sun Yat-sen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1404, Murad II ranks 1After him are Leon Battista Alberti, Constantine XI Palaiologos, Marie of Anjou, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Orban, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots. Among people deceased in 1451, Murad II ranks 1After him are Barbara of Cilli, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, Stefan Lochner, Elizabeth of Görlitz, and Abdullah Mirza.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Murad II ranks 25 out of 1,301Before him are Strabo (-64), Mustafa I (1591), Murad I (1326), Bayezid I (1354), Hesiod (-800), and Mehmed IV (1642). After him are Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Osman II (1604), Basil of Caesarea (329), and Luke the Evangelist (31).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Murad II ranks 14Before him are Murad IV (1612), Mehmed III (1566), Mustafa I (1591), Murad I (1326), Bayezid I (1354), and Mehmed IV (1642). After him are Abdul Hamid II (1842), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Osman II (1604), Mehmed I (1386), Suleiman II (1642), and Orhan (1288).