Editing Mehmed II (section)

=== Conquest of Bosnia (1463) ===
[[File:Mehmed II ferman.jpg|thumb|Mehmed II's [[ahidnâme]] to the Catholic monks of the recently conquered Bosnia issued in 1463, granting them full religious freedom and protection]]

The despot of Serbia, [[Lazar Branković]], died in 1458, and a civil war broke out among his heirs that resulted in the Ottoman conquest of Serbia in 1459/1460. [[Stephen Tomašević]], son of the king of Bosnia, tried to bring Serbia under his control, but Ottoman expeditions forced him to give up his plan and Stephen fled to Bosnia, seeking refuge at the court of his father.{{sfn|Fine|1994|pp=575–581}} After some battles, Bosnia became tributary kingdom to the Ottomans.

On 10 July 1461, [[Stephen Thomas of Bosnia|Stephen Thomas]] died, and Stephen Tomašević succeeded him as King of Bosnia. In 1461, Stephen Tomašević made an alliance with the Hungarians and asked [[Pope Pius II]] for help in the face of an impending Ottoman invasion. In 1463, after a dispute over the tribute paid annually by the [[Bosnian Kingdom]] to the Ottomans, he sent for help from the [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]]. However, none ever reached Bosnia. In 1463, Sultan Mehmed II led an army into the country. The royal city of [[Bobovac]] soon fell, leaving Stephen Tomašević to retreat to [[Jajce]] and later to [[Ključ, Una-Sana Canton|Ključ]]. Mehmed invaded Bosnia and conquered it very quickly, executing Stephen Tomašević and his uncle [[Radivoj of Bosnia|Radivoj]]. Bosnia officially fell in 1463 and became the westernmost province of the Ottoman Empire.