The King of Turkey Utsmani #1

One of the most famous of the Sultan or sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He was the seventh sultan in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Al-Fatih is the title that is always attached to his name because he is the one who ended or conquered the Eastern Roman Empire that had reigned for 11 centuries.

Sultan Al-Fatih ruled for 30 years. In addition to conquering Binzantium, he also succeeded in conquering the territories of Asia, the kingdoms of Anatolia and the European territories, and his most important services were successfully adapting to the management of the Byzantine Government that had matured into the Ottoman Empire.

Sulthan al-Fatih was born on 27 Rajab 835 H / 30 March 1432 AD in the city of Erdine, the capital of the Ottoman state at that time. He is the son of Sultan Murad II who is the sixth king of Ottoman Empire.

King Murad II has great attention to his son's education. He forged his heart to become a good and tough leader. The attention was seen from the little Muhammad who had completed the Quran recitation of 30 juz, studying the hadiths, understanding the science of fikih, learning mathematics, astronomy, and war strategy. In addition, Muhammad also studied various languages, such as: Arabic, Persian, Latin, and Greek. Not surprisingly, at the age of 21 Muhammad was very fluent in Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, incredible!

His father, King Murad II, observed Sultan Muhammad's leadership of an area with the guidance of scholars. It was done by the father that his son quickly realized that he had a great responsibility later in life. The guidance of the scholars is expected to be the compass that directs the mind of his child to be in line with the true understanding of Islam.