Mehmed II destroyed Byzantine buildings and monasteries on the European side of the Bosphorus to build the Throat Cutter fortress — completed in an astonishing four and a half months — giving him control of Bosphorus traffic and the ability to cut off Constantinople's food supply. When Constantine sent three rounds of ambassadors to protest, the third delegation was seized and executed.
Also known as: Rumeli Hisarı (Throat Cutter)
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Episode 16 (2 mentions)
Mehmed II destroyed Byzantine buildings and monasteries on the European side of the Bosphorus to build the Throat Cutter fortress — completed in an astonishing four and a half months — giving him control of Bosphorus traffic and the ability to cut off Constantinople's food supply. When Constantine sent three rounds of ambassadors to protest, the third delegation was seized and executed.
“Would you at least promise, he asked the Sultan, that the construction of the fort does not”
“A specialist in the construction of large cannons, he offered the emperor his services.”
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