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Sultan III. Mustafa, 1757- 1774
Fatih Sultan Mehmet 1451 - 1481

Mehmet II  was ascended the throne in his 20th year. He took the name “conqueror” (fatih) after the conquest of Istanbul on 29th May 1453.
Mehmet II, A military marshal, a poet, as well as  an expert statesman, was born on 29th March 1432, in Edirne. He was the son of Sultan Murad II. His mother was Huma Hatun. He was a tall, strong and muscular man.
Mehmet II was a statesman and a military leader. He was also interested in literature, fine arts and monumental architecture. He was educated by famous scholar Aksemseddin. Mehmet was speaking seven languages fluently. Another worthy tribute to the Ottoman ruler is the famous portrait of him by Gentile Bellini. He also interested in philosophy and science. He invited Ali Kuscu the famous astronomer to the observatory in Istanbul.
Pre-imperial heads of the House

Sόleyman Shah (-1227) (bey)
Ertugrul (1227-1281) (bey)

Imperial heads of the House

Osman I (1281–1326) (bey)
Orhan I (1326–1359; bey) )
Murad I (1359–1389; Sultan from 1383)                     
Bayezid I (1389–1402)
Interregnum (1402–1413)                             
Mehmed I (1413–1421)                               
Murad II (1421–1444) (1445–1451)

Mehmed II (the Conqueror) (1444–1445, 1451–1481)                 
Bayezid II (1481–1512)
Selim I (1512–1520; Caliph from 1517)                         
Suleyman I (the Lawgiver (Kanuni)) (1520–1566)                  

Selim II (1566–1574)                  
Murad III (1574–1595)                       
Mehmed III (1595–1603)                   

Ahmed I (1603–1617)                       
Mustafa I (1617–1618)                          
Osman II (1618–1622)                           
Mustafa I (1622–1623)                        
Murad IV (1623–1640)                      
Ibrahim I (1640–1648)
Mehmed IV (1648–1687)
Suleiman II (1687–1691)
Ahmed II (1691–1695)
Mustafa II (1695–1703)
Ahmed III (1703–1730)
Mahmud I (1730–1754)
Osman III (1754–1757)
Mustafa III (1757–1774)
Abdul-Hamid I (1774–1789)
Selim III (1789–1807)
Mustafa IV (1807–1808)
Mahmud II (1808–1839)
Abdόlmecid I (1839–1861)
Abd-ul-Aziz (1861–1876)
Murad V (1876)
Abdul-Hamid II (1876–1909)
Mehmed V (Re?ad) (1909–1918)
Continued on the right Mehmed VI (Vahideddin) (1918–1922)

Post-imperial heads of the House
Abdul Mejid II (1922-1944)
Ahmed IV Nihad (1944-1954)
Osman IV Fuad (1954-1973)
Mehmed Abdulaziz II (1973-1977)
Ali Vβsib (1977-1983)
Mehmed VII Orhan (1983-1994)
Ertu?rul Osman V (1994-)
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