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Orban, a Hungarian iron founder, initially proposed to construct massive cannons for the Byzantines, who were unable to pay for them. The Ottomans, however, had the means to do so and used the cannons to demolish the walls of Constantinople.

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Orban, a Hungarian iron founder, initially proposed to construct massive cannons for the Byzantines, who were unable to pay for them. The Ottomans, however, had the means to do so and used the cannons to demolish the walls of Constantinople.

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