Safavid and Ottoman Empires - Mehmet II and the Siege of Constantinople

Its entrance was blocked by a huge ______ to prevent enemy ships from entering the city.

It looks like a horn from an aerial view, and was named the Golden Horn, either due to the richness brought by being the trading city, or the golden reflection of the sun on the surface of the ______.

MEHMET II ORDERS A FIRMAN (1463CE) 1, the Sultan Khan the Conqueror, hereby declare to the whole world that, the Bosnian Franciscans granted with this Sultanate firman are under my ______.

An Overview of No one shall disturb or give harm to these people and their ______!

No one shall insult, put in danger or attack their lives, properties, and ______ of these people!

Sultan Selim I added the holy sites of Makkah and Madinah to the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and became the first ______ of the Ottoman Empire.

The Golden Horn was named so either due to the richness brought by being the trading city, or the golden reflection of the sun on the surface of the ______.

Mehmet II made his court a hub of learning by inviting non-Muslim and Muslim artists, intellectuals, and scholars, creating a diverse community of ______.

Sultan Selim I was the first Sultan to codify criminal and constitutional law, establishing a legal framework for the Ottoman Empire's ______.

Mehmet II centralized bureaucracy and nominated salary for Ulemas of madrasah, enhancing the efficiency of the Ottoman Empire's ______.