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Mehmed II: The Ottoman Empire's Conqueror (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 Feb 2024)
Today's historical events:
Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire.
Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.
The Portuguese navy defeats a joint fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Calicut, and the Republic of Ragusa at the Battle of Diu in Diu, India.
Maratha forces under Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj defeat the Mughals in the Battle of…
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