Urban the cannon founder
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Urban the cannon founder was a 15th-century Hungarian or Wallachian engineer renowned for designing and casting the massive cannons used by the Ottoman Empire during the siege of Constantinople in 1453.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century person
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artillery engineer ⓘ cannon founder ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Orban
NERFINISHED
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Urban the Hungarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | active in early 1450s ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | fall of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Ottoman conquest of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
large-calibre siege cannon used against Constantinople
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massive bronze bombards ⓘ |
| designedFor | siege warfare ⓘ |
| employedBy | Sultan Mehmed II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Hungarian
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Wallachian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artillery
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military engineering ⓘ |
| historicalRole | artillery specialist for Mehmed II ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary figure based on contemporary and later sources ⓘ |
| influenced | development of large-calibre artillery in the 15th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
casting large siege cannons
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designing massive bombards for the Ottoman Empire ⓘ participation in the siege of Constantinople ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latinized form "Orban" ⓘ |
| notableWork | Orban bombard ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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founder of cannons ⓘ |
| participatedIn | siege of Constantinople (1453) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleCountryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Hungary
NERFINISHED
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Wallachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
bronze
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iron ⓘ |
| weaponTypeSpecializedIn |
bombard
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siege cannon ⓘ |
| workedOn | Ottoman siege train of 1453 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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