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Murad II

1404 - 1451

Murad II

Murad II (in turco ottomano: مراد ثانى Murād-ı sānī; Amasya, 16 giugno 1404 – Edirne, 3 febbraio 1451) è stato un sultano ottomano, che regnò dal 1421 fino al 1444 e poi di nuovo dal 1446 fino al 1451. Il regno di Murad II fu contrassegnato dalla guerra che fu a lungo combattuta contro i cristiani nei Balcani e contro gli emirati turchi dell'Anatolia; tale conflitto durò per venticinque anni. Murad II ascese al trono dopo la morte di suo padre Mehmed I. Sposò, fra le altre, Mara, figlia di Đurađ Branković, re di Serbia. Leggi di più su Wikipedia

His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2024). Murad II is the 147th most popular politico (down from 136th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Turkish Politico.

Murad II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421-1451. He was most famous for his military conquests.

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Among Politicos

Among politicos, Murad II ranks 147 out of 19,576. Before him are Harald Hardrada, George W. Bush, Philip II of Spain, Hurrem Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, and Hulagu Khan. After him are Louis XVIII of France, Sulla, Claudius, Hadrian, Pontius Pilate, and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

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HPI: 84.83
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HPI: 84.81
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Philip II of Spain
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HPI: 84.79
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HPI: 84.69
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HPI: 84.69
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Murad II
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HPI: 84.67
Rank: 147
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Sulla
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HPI: 84.65
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Claudius
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HPI: 84.58
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Pontius Pilate
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HPI: 84.56
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1946 - Present
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 153

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1404, Murad II ranks 1. After him are Constantine XI Palaiologos, Leon Battista Alberti, Marie of Anjou, Orban, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots, and Anne of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1451, Murad II ranks 1. After him are Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, Barbara of Cilli, Elizabeth of Görlitz, Stefan Lochner, Abdullah Mirza, and Gonzalo Pérez.

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Murad II
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1451
HPI: 84.67
Rank: 1
Constantine XI Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1453
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 2
Leon Battista Alberti
ARCHITECT
1404 - 1472
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 3
Marie of Anjou
COMPANION
1404 - 1463
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 4
Orban
INVENTOR
1404 - 1453
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 5
Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1466
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 6
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1444
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 7
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1445
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 8
Anne of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1404 - 1432
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 9