Constantinople

Istanbul
Capital of the Ottoman Empire from 1453-1923 and largest city of the Turkish Republic, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople.
Mehmet II 'The Conqueror'
Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople and transformed it into Istanbul, renowned for establishing legal codes and religious communities (millets).

Dictionary of Islam

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