Year 1446 (MCDXLVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1446 Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire's forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. October – Murad II invades Attica, forcing Constantine XI to return Thebes to the duchy of Athens and remove the tribute imposed in 1444. Murad II imposes his own tribute. October 9 – The hangul alphabet's created in Korea by King Sejon… (More on 1446)