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How did Muhammad II complete the conquest of the Byzantine Empire?

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He completed the conquest of the Byzantine Empire by successfully storming (1453) Constantinople after a 50-day siege for which he constructed the largest cannons the world had yet known. Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI fell in its defense.

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