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ORBAN - Orban, also known as Urban (died 1453), was an iron founder and engineer from Brassó, Transylvania, in the Kingdom of Hungary (today Braov, Romania)...
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Hungarian prime minister Viktor |
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Orban, also known as Urban (died 1453), was an iron founder and engineer from Brassó, Transylvania, in the Kingdom of Hungary (today Braov, Romania), who cast superguns for the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453.* Orban was Hungarian according to most modern authors, while some scholars also mention his potential German ancestry. Alternative theories suggest he had Wallachian roots. He was described by Laonikos Chalkokondyles with the term "Dacian".In 1452 he originally offered his services to the Byzantines, but emperor Constantine XI could not afford his high salary nor did he possess the materials necessary for constructing such a large siege cannon. Orban then left Constantinople and approached the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, who was preparing to besiege the city. Claiming that his weapon could blast 'the walls of Babylon itself', Orban was given abundant funds and materials by the sultan. Orban managed to build the giant size gun within three months at Adrianople, from which it |