00:00In the year 1453, the world witnessed a moment that changed history forever.
00:06A young Ottoman ruler, Sultan Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed the Conqueror, or Fateh al-Sani,
00:14set his eyes on the legendary city of Constantinople.
00:18For more than a thousand years, this city had been the jewel of the Byzantine Empire,
00:24protected by giant triple walls and the sea on three sides.
00:28Many armies tried, but none had ever succeeded.
00:33At only 21 years old, Sultan Mehmed led an army of nearly 80,000 soldiers.
00:39He brought the world's largest cannons, powerful naval fleets and a brilliant strategy.
00:47One of his boldest moves was dragging Ottoman ships over land to surprise the defenders.
00:52After 53 days of siege and relentless fighting, on May the 29th, 1453, Constantinople finally fell.
01:04The city was renamed Istanbul, and it became the shining capital of the Ottoman Empire.
01:10This victory was more than just a conquest.
01:14It fulfilled a prophecy of Prophet Muhammad, who said,
01:18Surely, Constantinople shall be conquered.
01:21What a wonderful leader will that leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be.
01:26Sultan Mehmed's trial not only ended the Byzantine Empire,
01:31but also marked the beginning of a new era connecting east and west under one great...
