#OnThisDay, 21-year-old Sultān Muḥammad al-Fātiḥ conquered Constantinople, ending the 1123 years old Roman Empire and fulfilling the prophecy.
When the Sultān passed away, the church bells rang for three days across Europe in celebration, and people heard the cry, “La Grande Aquila è morta!” (The great Eagle is dead!)
Joy and jubilation filled the streets of Venice, as the scourge of the Church and the kings had passed away. This Eagle they referred to was the one that had pierced its talons into the fortified walls of Constantinople.
This Eagle was Muḥammad al-Fātiḥ (also known as Mehmet). He was the conqueror who expanded the domain of Islām into dark Europe, filling it with light.
Source: The Grand Turk: John Freely, 2009.
