Fall of Constantinople 1453 – Ottoman Empire DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals began remaking its animated historical documentary on the history of the Ottoman empire with the early rise of the Ottoman beylik under Osman I. In the first video we covered the early origins of the beylik, its status among the Muslim states in Anatolia and its early clashes against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire at Bapheus and Dimbos in 1302 (youtu.be/Xfb9fIMzuRw). The second episode showed how they became a regional power with the continued battles against the Byzantines and other states, including the siege of Prusa (Bursa) and the battle of Pelekanon (youtu.be/JPAK3stgMBU). As the Ottoman entered the Balkans, they had to face the Serbian Empire and the Second Bulgarian Empire, leading to the battles like Maritsa in 1371 (youtu.be/qBA-jdWQGJs). The Ottomans continued expanding both in Europe and Asia, leading to many conflicts, including the Karamanids, culminating at the battle of Frenkyazisi in 1387 (youtu.be/bIO66-ZKNhQ). As the Ottomans managed to defeat their enemies in Anatolia, they now had time to fight against the burgeoning Balkan alliance that formed against them with Lazar Hrebeljanovic of the Moravian Serbia at its head. His confrontation with the sultan Murad I would led to the battle of Kosovo in 1389 (youtu.be/PwRfCAU7vzA). In the aftermath of Kosovo, Bayezid I continued campaigns in Anatolia and the Balkans. The events in Anatolia culminated at the battle of Kirdilim of 1391, where the Sultan defeats his Turkic opponents led by Kadi Burhaneddin. The Ottomans became the sultans of Rum getting the title of the Seljuks (youtu.be/WY4DVdCTgGY). Afterwards the Sultan continued campaigning in Europe, leading to the major Ottoman defeat at Rovine in 1395 against the Voivode of Wallachia, Mircea the Elder (youtu.be/CQaa4idtCVE). Despite that, the Ottoman advance in Europe continued and to counter it, the king of Hungary Sigismund called a crusade joined by many nobles and retinues from the Balkans, France and beyond. This led to a crusade and the battle of Nicopolis in 1396 (youtu.be/t1LEcJti8_s). In the aftermath, Bayezid had a free rein and he blockaded Constantinople. The Roman emperor Manuel II Palaiologos decided to travel to Europe to get help, but got no help in the West (youtu.be/oJQlRi2KNf0). But with the Ottoman expansion in Anatolia, Bayezid was on a collision course with another conqueror – Timur, which led to the battle of Ankara in 1402 (youtu.be/sHH3lQ_O-xA). In the aftermath, the civil war of interregnum between the sons of Bayezid almost destroyed the Ottomans (youtu.be/bBi33Z1T0YE). Mehmed I won the civil war and he and his son Murad I continued the expansion, leading to the siege of Constantinople in 1422 (https://youtu.be/CjeRqbvsT8I). Although it failed, the Ottoman expansion continued in Epirus, Albania and during the siege of Thessalonica (https://youtu.be/CjeRqbvsT8I). As a result, more European powers became interested in fighting the Ottomans, leading to the rise of John Hunyadi and the beginning of the Varna Crusade (https://youtu.be/G1qWNoBAKjE), and the pivotal battle of Varna in 1444 (https://youtu.be/hKoV1K-HUhI). Resistance against the Ottomans continued with the rise of the Albanian lord Skanderbeg, who rebelled against them, leading to the battle of Torvioll (https://youtu.be/wHAT_JDwFOY). Hunyadi challenged the Ottomans again at Kosovo in 1448 (https://youtu.be/mIYNYZaxUCo), but that didn’t stop Mehmet II from strengthening his authority and besieging the Eastern Roman capital in 1453, leading to its fall.

The video was made by Ilhan Altunkaya, while the script was written by Ege Güneş (youtube.com/c/OttomanHistoryHub). This video was narrated by Officially Devin (youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). The art was created by Nargiz Isaeva. Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Attila engine.

Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O2TjfNtTQdzt1U1PDLO9KDEeXXTX5lLdhu4N47WxYG8/edit?usp=sharing

0:00 Introduction
5:02 Rise of Mehmed II
13:27 Constantine XI and Constantinople
18:48 Prelude to the Siege
30:14 Ottoman Forces and Defenses
34:27 Initial Siege Attacks
36:34 Christian Reinforcements Arrive
39:03 Ottoman Fleet in the Golden Horn
42:36 Constantine’s Last Efforts
45:00 The Final Assault
48:48 Fall of Constantinople
49:36 Aftermath and Ottoman Victory
51:01 Conclusion

#Documentary #Ottomans #Constantinople

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42 thoughts on “Fall of Constantinople 1453 – Ottoman Empire DOCUMENTARY”

  10. I don't know the demographic of your viewer, but if you aim for international views it would be good to drop imperial units for standard international units like kilometer.

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  11. This scenario is what happens when you have bad management that acquire leadership without earning it. They sat on problems that escalated and begged for assistance at the last minute. Worst mistake was have the population being unarmed. Had the general public been armed, very highly likely, they’d still be around today.

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  13. These monsters brought unimaginable suffering and misery upon the native Christians. While the West flourished in all aspects of life, the subjugated peoples from Anatolia to the Balkans had to endure centuries of being treated like cattle on their own ancestral lands by utterly foreign Muslim oppressors. Alas Constantinople also fell to them.

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  14. Nice video overall but with 2 serious mistakes
    In 28.08 the Cretan defenders as the chronicler georgios sphrantzes informs us kept defending 3 towers close to the Sea even though the City had fallen and denied surrender despite all promises by the sultan.
    And they only left when the sultan allowed them to leave with their weapons because of course he wanted the siege to end.

    Also the city was sacked for 3 days as it was the Islamic law and it was not in the authority of Mehmet to stop it. Then he had to buy some of the slaves himself to repopulate the city to a degree along with other people he brought from other places of his realm

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  25. "Conquest of Constantinople"

    There I fixed the title for you. The city didn't fall, it was just conquered. What fell was Eastern Roman Empire, so better call it "Fall of Byzantium" in this case.

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  26. Prophet Mohammed message you displayed is like a summary not exactly what it said and was shorter as it was more consies. It also had a very important element talking about Arisins and Unitarian Christians that Rome has killed over the centuries. As if u don't except Islam u beware a portion of that sin as Islam a continuation of them whom the true followers of Jesus son of Mary.

    Holy war is a Christian catholic crusader term. Jihad is strive ,and has many forms and types as well 2 or 3 different classes and requires tone of requirements and a state saction in case the war part whom the least important named lower jihad.

    They didn't spread Islam by the sword but they expanded the state authority over new lands for strategic, defensive and beef setting, plus given justice to the locals in Mesopotamia, Levant and Egypt, purposes. Many locals each of the three in the tens of thousands of arabs and others of men joined the Muslim arabs against their tyrant kings over lords. It give stability to the region too.

    Ottoman army and sultan Mohmmad didn't pledge the city other than systematically taken the nobles stuff. The civilians where left alone. Many hidden themselves in the church and where given promise of mercy as long they don't resis anymore. It is a Christian catholic Pope sources propaganda what you talked about.

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  38. Why do you write "Fall of Constantinople" it has to be called Conquest of Constantinople by everybody that is the only fact in history! Turks conquered Constantinople and ended Roman Empire and established the 3rd Roman Empire from its latest capital!

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