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The sword of sultan Mehmed II, decorated with gold it is inscribed with the following prayer:
“In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (Bismillâhirrahmanirrahim). Praise be to Allah (Elhamdülillah) the Almighty, the one who strengthens the bonds of faith and righteousness with clean and sharp swords and with elevated lines. Peace and blessings (Salat ve Selam), and all the best of expressions to the Prophet Muhammad and his family. Oh, my Allah! To glorify the power of faith, the soldiers (mucahit) and victors (ghazi) of the Sultan are fighting. Please give power to the son of Murad Khan, Mehmed Khan so that whenever he unsheathes his sword to fight (cihat), it will be sharp to spread Thy laws (şeriat), so it will reach the necks of Your enemies (dushmanlarinin). Bless me, O Allah, Lord of the worlds. He is the son of Murad Khan, who is son of Mehmed, the son of Bayazid, the son of Murat, the son of Orhan, son of Osman. Allah, make ground of the graves of the martyrs (gazillerin) a paradise under the shady gardens with streams of pure water under the heavens. Amin, O Lord of the Worlds (Amin ya Rabb el-Amin)”.
My translation from Turkish ©Elveo-art.tumblr
The weapon is 125 cm. long and weights 2.3 kg. Made of solid brass. The handle is made from a ram’s horn. Now is held in Topkapı museum in Istanbul.
Mehmed Han or Meḥmed-i s̠ānī - Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed el-Fatih - Mehmed the Conqueror (b. 30 March 1432 – d. 3 May 1481) 7th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Became a regent from August 1444 to September 1446, and later was enthroned as the sultan in 3 February 1451 (at his 19), he ruled and expanded his Empire 33 years till his sudden death caused by illness.
At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium, and transformed the Eastern Roman Empire into the Ottoman state. Mehmed continued his many conquests in Eastern Europe (Balkans) and Asia. His successfully conquered territories were: Karaman, Serbia, Morea, Amasra, Sinop, Trebizond, Wallachia, Lesbos, Bosnia, Negroponte, Moldavia and Albania.
In Turkey Mehmed II is regarded as a national hero and a legend. In his life he built many centers, schools, mosques and other architectural complexes. He built the mosque of Fatih (1463 to 1470) where he was later buried in his türbe (tomb). Istanbul’s Fatih University and Fatih College, Fatih Bridge, Fatih district and municipality are all named after him.
From author: There are Constantinople Theodosian walls behind the young Sultan. I made him look exactly like historical Mehmed: with gold-reddish beard, parrot beak-like nose, large and bright eyes with long lashes, cherry lips and rosy cheeks (as how he was described by his poets and viziers). While I’m writing my large epic trilogy about Mehmed and RaduI, I’m deeply inspired by real history and more and more I am convinced to depict or describe something that is close to reality.
