Orban

Orban, also known as Urban (Hungarian: Orbán; died 1453), was an iron founder and engineer from Brassó, Transylvania, in the Kingdom of Hungary (today Brașov, Romania), who cast large-calibre artillery, Basilic, for the siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453.

Orban then left Constantinople and approached the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, who was preparing to besiege the city.

Orban managed to build the giant gun within three months at Adrianople, whence sixty oxen dragged it to Constantinople.

[12][13] Examples of pieces similar to Orban's productions like the Faule Mette, Dulle Griet, Mons Meg and the Pumhart von Steyr are still extant from the period.

Orban, along with an entire crew, was probably killed during the siege when one of his cannons exploded, which was not an unusual occurrence during that time.

The Dardanelles Gun , cast in 1464 and based on the Orban bombard Basilic that was used for the Ottoman besiegers of Constantinople in 1453; British Royal Armouries collection.