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Murad II

Murad II was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451 (except a period in 1444 to 1446). He took back the territories in Anatolia that were lost to Timur Lenk in the Battle of Ankara[?] in 1402, and the territories in Europe that were lost to Serbs and Hungarians during the Ottoman Triumvirate.

Preceded by:
Mehmed I
1403-1421

Murad II
1421 to 1451

Succeeded by:
Mehmed II
1451-1481

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