OTTOMAN EMPIRE

MEHMED II

While he more than earned his foreboding moniker of Mehmed the Conqueror, Belgrade proved a city too far for the Ottoman sultan. He had defeated Hunyadi during his first reign and Belgrade would eventually be taken by the Ottomans in 1521 under the leadership of Suleiman I, Mehmed II’S great-grandson.

ZAGAN PASHA

An Albanian military commander and grand vizier, Pasha was originally a Christian and converted to Islam. He was one of Mehmed II’S top advisors and he took most of the blame after the failure at Belgrade. He regained his reputation as the head of the navy, becoming the governor of Thessaly and Macedonia.