Sultan Mehmed II: From painters to assassins, Venice's war with the Ottomans – The Muslim Times
BY MEHMET HASAN BULUT ARTS JUL 04, 2021 The winged lion of Venice tried to assassinate Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, the great eagle, following his rapid advance towards Italy, seizing the Venetian colonies one by one Venice, whose name we hear only as a popular tourist destination today, was once one of the richest and most powerful states in history, and it used to be a republic. Don’t let the name republic fool you (it is almost synonymous with democracy in the present day), as the common ...
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