Murad II

Murad II (Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثانى, romanized: Murād-ı sānī, Turkish: II. Murad, 16 June 1404^[1][2] – 3 February 1451) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451.

Murad II
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Painting of Murad II by Paolo Veronese, c. 16th century
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Padishah)
First reign	26 May 1421 – August 1444
Predecessor	Mehmed I
Successor	Mehmed II
Second reign	September 1446 – 3 February 1451
Predecessor	Mehmed II
Successor	Mehmed II
Born	16 June 1404[1][2] Amasya, Ottoman Empire
Died	3 February 1451(1451-02-03) (aged 46) Edirne, Ottoman Empire
Burial	Muradiye Complex, Bursa
Consorts	Yeni Hatun Halime Hatice Hatun Hüma Hatun Mara Branković
Issue	See below
Full name Sultan Murad Şah bin Mehemmed Şah Khan[3]
Dynasty	Ottoman
Father	Mehmed I
Mother	Emine Hatun or Şehzade Hatun
Religion	Sunni Islam
Tughra

Murad II's reign was a period of important economic development. The amount of trade grew during his rule. Ottoman cities grew larger as well. In 1432, Bertrandon de la Broquière noted that Ottoman yearly revenue rose to 2,500,000 ducats. He said that if Murad II had used all of the resources of the Empire, he could easily have invaded Europe.^[4] Murad II defeated a large group of Crusader armies from different states of Europe at the Battle of Varna.