Maritsa 1371 - End of the Serbian Empire - Ottoman History 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 ( • Rise of the Ottoman Em... ). The second episode showed how a tiny beylik became a regional power with the continued battles against the Byzantine empire and other states, including the siege of Prusa (Bursa) between 1317 and 1326 and the battle of Pelekanon of 1329 ( • How the Ottomans Took ... ). 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. In this series we are planning to cover every major battle of the Ottoman empire, including Kosovo, Nicopolis, Ankara, Varna, 2nd Kosovo, Constantinople, Belgrade, Targoviste, Otlukbeli, Vaslui, Valea Alba, Skanderbeg's rebellion, Breadfield, Krbava, Otranto, Chaldiran, the Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517, siege of Rhodes in 1522, Mohacs of 1526, Vienna of 1529, Preveza, Gorjani, Castelnuovo, Buda, Eger, Malta, Szigetvar, Famagusta, Lepanto and much, much more!
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[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@Haradin32]

at least its not the scam establish titles again

[@TaxmanGoki]

This isn't really true, there were about 40k Sebs and about 5k Turks... It can't be 800ppl vs 50k...

[@Rihardololz]

Established titles are scam so dont do them favor anymore.

[@babylon5reimaginedseries]

I signed up for CoW using the link and yes, it is legit, and highly addictive! 😁

[@smyzeqari4897]

Your map of Serbia is totally wrong. Albania was never part of Serbia nor was Greece

[@TR_Conqueror]

Miracle-like battles won by Hacı İlbeyi and Evrenos are often overlooked in early Ottoman history. However both victories by the Ottoman commanders were actually extremely critical events that enabled a real transformation of Ottoman beylik to a respected and dominant power in the whole region. Also there is one point I think missed in the video is that after the Ottoman victories against the Crusaders, the Ottomans were viewed as the Defender of Islam by many Muslims in Anatolia which eventually immensely helped the acceptance of Ottoman rule in Anatolia.

[@muazzamshaikh2049]

Until the rise of the Russians.

[@Nolifer1234]

Ottoman lies

[@augustus4102]

@@Nolifer1234 Stupid Christian, don't talk ignorantly about Turkish History, okay? What do you know? Do you also know anything about the steppe peoples and Muslims? anana tüm Türklerin selamı var:)

[@turplexx233]

Ghazi Evrenos Bey lived 130 years, thats why he.

[@beautyzline5194]

​@@Nolifer1234They saved Malay and Indonesian muslims from the sapniards and Portuguese otherwise their fate would be the same as modern day philipnes which was a muslim majority island

[@lerneanlion]

In just three generations, the Ottoman Sultanate immediately dominated Anatolia and the Balkans. That's really fast for me!

[@olesmokey3023]

Charlemagne brought Western Europe to heel in a lifetime

[@yourcasualservantofsauron9781]

The Mongols would like a word.

[@anarchopupgirl]

Usually I generate too much AE to do that much that fast without a coalition firing

[@mamoonkhan8827]

They were playing Crusader Kings

[@orbit1894]

You guys clearly have no idea how hard it is to rule balkans under one banner lol

[@kingseirios4277]

John V: Wed his daughter to ottoman prince so the byzantine inherits ottoman territory Mehmed II: *Uno reverse card*

[@ioeuropaganymedkallisto7204]

Byzantine emperors were just inept at that period. There was a total lack of Byzantine leadership in the 14th century starting with Andronikos II. and Andronikos III two of the worst Byzantine emperors of all time. After the costly civil wars of those two incompetent emperors the "empire" was just free real estate for the Ottomans.

[@sourweed9818]

True and accurate translation of very famous Turkish poem about this battle. "We were joyful like children at the raids with thousand horsemen/That day we defeated a huge army as thousand horsemen" "White helmeted beylerbeyi(governor-general) cried out:Forward/ In a summer day as groups Danube was crossed" "We were thrown into battlefield from seven arms like lightning /Through the road passed by Turkish horses like lightning" "One day, our horses are full of bridle again/We took wings with that speed to the seventh heaven" "We see the roses blooming in paradise today / Still come alive in our eyes that crimson memory" "We were joyful like children at the raids with thousand horsemen/That day we defeated a huge army as thousand horsemen" Late Ottoman poet Yahya Kemal translated by me

[@TepidTurtleWater]

Beautiful. Could you link/paste the original?

[@mustafaoguzlulecioglu5245]

@@TepidTurtleWater You can google the poem "Akıncılar" by Yahya Kemal.

[@fwrususes5125]

After the line "One day, our horses full of bridle again..." is about Catastrophe of Yergöğü Bridge(1595). That incident removed Akıncıs from history

[@Jackiee_Chann]

As a father, I cannot thank you enough for providing these videos for free. Your content is worthy of being shown in schools and in educational institutions. I have probably watched every single video you’ve ever released and I can say that every single one is top tier quality content. I don’t know if KZbin has awards for creators but here is an award on the behalf of the KZbin community - Best historical KZbin creator 🥇 Thanks kings and generals for these videos that allow me to educate my kids on our amazing collective history.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@unknown-ou4fz]

@@KingsandGenerals pls continue videos about ottoman empire please.your videos are the best)

[@verbal_DK]

So as a father you want your and other children to learn nonsens, mythomani and disinformations in the school?

[@Jackiee_Chann]

@@verbal_DK absolutely 👍🏼

[@Jackiee_Chann]

The more it makes you mad, the better I guess. Now please leave me alone. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@umitcsk2958]

General Evrenos Bey died at 129 years old, served 4 different Sultan. What a legend...

[@ayr2675]

ARE YOU SURE🙄

[@truthseeker7100]

I think It was same with turgut bey as well.....

[@mertkymac3263]

@@ayr2675 yes tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evrenos_Bey :)

[@ballsack6547]

aye right

[@umitcsk2958]

@@truthseeker7100 Not really. Turgut was an Alp (like a knight). And not much historical evidence about Turgut. Untill 18th century there were nobil families that commands Akıncı units such as Malkoçoğlu family, Mihaloglu family. Everenosoglu family was one of them

[@omerfaruk6082]

First 10 consecutive Ottoman Sultans were all brilliant generals, capable and just rulers, humanitarian and minimalist people with almost no interest in comfort or luxury and tireless conquerors and highly tolerant to non-Turkish or non-muslim minorities they ruled. Such a brilliant series of succession is unique in the world history, because all great kings or sultans are typically and immediately succeeded by corrupt, debauched or impotent sons.

[@resentfuldragon]

That is the blessings of ALLAH (SWT) upon those who do good, very few nations like the ottomans were granted such a blessing. the result is complete and total domination of all those who stand against them.

[@themercifulguard3971]

@@ryojs4286Because attributing their character to Islamic teachings give them kidney stones for some reason

[@omerfaruk6082]

@@themercifulguard3971 It is a blessing of course, by the grace of Allah and martial skills and war enthusiasm of Turkish nation Allah granted to Turks. Besides, I mentioned justice. Allah always prefers justice above other things. A tyrannical or corrupt muslim nation or leader may be defeated, but a just and fair nation can prevail even if it is Christian, because that is the real, core islamic value.

[@omerfaruk6082]

@@pandaren_brewmaster Efe aydal izleyip gaza gelmiş bir liseli kardeşimizsin galiba. Ama genelde geçici bir vaka, çünkü bu akıl tutulması zamanla geçiyor. İnsanın aklına yatmıyor Allahsızlık. Çünkü Allah yoksa sen hiç yoksun demektir. Sen varsan o da vardır demektir. Varlığın onun varlığının kanıtıdır. Ne demiş Niyazi mısri, " derman arardım derdime, derdim bana derman imiş, burhan (delil) arardım aslıma (varoluşuma), aslım bana burhan imiş." İslamiyet ve Türk devletleri konusuna gelecek olursak, islam öncesi Türk devletleri göçebe ve kısa ömürlü, dikili taşı olmayan devletlerdi. Asya, Avrupa hunları ve Akhunlar çabuk yıkıldılar. Sonra Türkler genelde bizans, çin ve abbasi devletlerinin paralı askerliğini yaptılar. İslam dini ve medeniyetiyle Türk milletinin savaşçı ruhu birleşince dünyanın en muhteşem mimari, sanat eserleri, adalet sistemi, ticaret ve daha kalıcı Türk imparatorluklar ortaya çıktı. Müslüman olmayan Türkler arıyorsan Dukan Türklerinin seviyesine bakabilirsin. İslam dışındaki dinlerdeki tüm Türkler (Bulgar, Macar, Yakut, Dukan, Hazar, Peçenek vs) silinip asimile olup gittiler. İslam Türklere kalıcı bir kimlik kazandırdı.

[@hellsangel8097]

​@@omerfaruk6082 it was the consummation that occurred 15 to 16 years if age nikah was done at 6. No fabrication don't try to change facts according to modern customs.

[@deron2203]

Honestly i've always been a roman fan but this series on the ottomans is making me a big fan of them. Keep up the videos!

[@moonandstar85]

The Ottomans are the continuation of the Roman empire. In fact, after Sultan Mehmet II conquered Istanbul in 1453, he gained the title of "Kaiser-i Rum". It means lord of the Romans.

[@tezcanuyank3446]

@@moonandstar85 Meaning is Ceaser of Romans

[@moonandstar85]

@@tezcanuyank3446 yes lord, cesar, king..etc ruler of Romans.

[@tezcanuyank3446]

@@canberkvonmars turks descendants are not germanic people

[@AliRaza-6969]

@@ryojs4286 Are you high? They absolutely are. The moment the Ottomans got the tile of Kaiser-e-rum, they became the continuation of the Roman Empire. And Islam didn't civilise that region as it was already civilised under the Roman rule as the Romans were a civilised people and weren't savages

[@KHK001]

Another great video as always! Ottoman wars one of my favorites series

[@shezanmehmed]

Thanks Kings and Generals for making these videos. That is how history should be taught in schools.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@milebrale5335]

@@KingsandGenerals The real truth is that the Mrnjavčević brothers had about 15,000 soldiers and that it was not an army from the whole of Serbia, but only from North Macedonia. While it is a lie that Lala Sahin Pasa had 800 soldiers. he had at least 3000 of them. And there was no battle, the Turkish army cowardly but also cunningly attacked the Serbian camp in the middle of the night and while the soldiers were resting from the long journey, i.e. sleeping. So I made a general mess. That's the whole truth

[@darklord1901]

Ottomans series of yours are so good. It's my favorite serie along with Alexander the Great and Early Muslim Expansion. I hope you guys keep making it.

[@okpo2596]

Their Roman series is really good too

[@SidBlackheart]

Finally, a video about Serbian history! I'd love to see more about the history of South Slavic countries like Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, etc. Sadly, this region has been mostly ignored by KZbin historians, even though there's a lot of interesting stuff that you could talk about.

[@admiraladzuz2242]

No Bosnian Kingdom on maps. Well thats a shame considering the sacrifise we all made in Balkan-Ottoman wars together with Serbs and Albanians. While other states in Europe was afraid only Balkan people alone join the fight together with Hungary and lost.

[@vvkth2500]

@@admiraladzuz2242 Bosnia was a vassal of Hungary during Dušan's rule.

[@noahfromkakanj]

@@vvkth2500 It was a vasal of serbia wdym

[@youknow8653]

​@@admiraladzuz2242 serbia was loyal vassal of ottomans haha

[@admiraladzuz2242]

@@vvkth2500 During the Battle of Maritza it was not. Even under the protection from Hungary Bosnia was separate Banate with independent ruler who even attacked Serbia and take Hum and Konavle from them without blessings or approval from the crown of Hungary.

[@abicaksiz]

Great work as always presented by Kings and Generals, thank you. A bit of information about the meaning of "Sirpsindigi" in Turkish. In today's Anatolian (or Oguz) Turkish, "sindirmek" means "to suppress". Earlier (i.e. at the time of the said battle), it meant "to break, to rout, to kill en masse". Therefore "Sirpsindigi" would mean "the place where" or "the time when" the Serbs were broken or routed.

[@berkerakt1814]

no it's not the verb sindirmek, it's sındırmak who is the synonym of the verb "kırmak"

[@abicaksiz]

@@berkerakt1814 Brother, you are right. Note that I used "Sirpsindigi" in Latin characters, which corresponds to "Sırpsındığı" in today's Anatolian Turkish. I am a Karachay Turk, born and raised in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, but all four of my grandparents were born in Northern Caucasia, and their native tongue was Karachay Turkish, in which I am also fluent. Karachay Turkish language is in the family of Kuman-Kipchak family and today we use the verb "sındırmak" to mean "kırmak (break) something (literally)" while we use the verb "kırmak" to mean "kill many of some living things"; such as "bu hastalık 100 koyunu kırdı". In my earlier post, I tried to suggest that "Sirpsindigi" (without using Turkish "ı") would mean at the time the "place where" or the "time when" the serbs were "killed in many numbers". Thank you.

[@xw3582]

Detaylı izahat için teşekkürler Thanks for the detailed explanation

[@abicaksiz]

@@xw3582 My pleasure. Thanks for reading.

[@emrenuriyev9132]

@@abicaksiz Sindirmak is also mean breaking or slaughtering in Azerbaijani. Apparently Karachay is more closer to Azerbaijan in comparison to Anatolian Turkish

[@hypersp3ce596]

The more you read and watch about the Ottomans the more interesting and awesome it gets. Amazing video as always

[@ragael1024]

"incompetence. incompetence everywhere." - possibly by Murad I

[@aliosman0]

I am loving this series. So glad you are back to Ottoman history. Murad I Bey Emîr-i a’zam Gazi Han Hüdavendigâr Sultânü’s-selâtîn Melikü’l-mülûk

[@milabugtcher990]

This video has greatly inspired me, thank you guys for your work!

[@bblunder]

You probably make the best Ottoman series on KZbin. As a Turk, I enjoy watching not only the Ottoman series, but all the other videos of you. They are all so well done and fun to watch

[@KarakuraRiser]

+1

[@Cyberonn1]

I really wonder how Murat and his Beys took Adrianapolis and other big cities that easily and I wish the video had details of it. I want to learn their tactics in sieges and how they defeated bigger armies.

[@kevinyonan2147]

that's what I was hoping to watch in this episode, looks like we ain't getting it this time :(

[@Another_opinion_]

Completely agree. Detailed descriptions of battles and sieges during this period would be most welcomed.

[@ikielinsesi1843]

There isn't detailed information on this matter as far as I know. Early Ottomans didn't keep records of their history.

[@Semperidem94]

In early ottoman era cities were usually taken by starving the defenders out.

[@RichardEdwards40]

After Orhan’s death in 1360 and under his son Murad I-the first of his line to adopt the title “Sultan”-the westward jihad began in earnest. Wisely ignoring the high walls of Constantinople for the time being, the sultan first set about “striking terror into the hearts of the infidels” (to quote Koran 8:12) of the surrounding Thracian countryside. Thus, “at Chorlu the massacre of the garrison and the decapitation of its commandant were calculated to spread terror of the Turkish invaders throughout the Balkans.”23 It worked: Adrianople, Byzantium’s second most important city after Constantinople, surrendered in 1369 “rather than risk the fate of Chorlu.”24 It replaced Bursa as the Ottoman capital, whence the jihad resumed.

[@theshadowwalker17]

Great video as always, thank you for covering the history of the Balkans! I'll be glad to see more. One minor detail I want to mention - the names of the Bulgarian cities shown on the map are anachronistic, as at that point in time Stara Zagora for example was called Boruy, while Sofia was called Sredets, etc.

[@Anonymous07192]

The difference between the quality of Turkish and Serbian leadership is astounding.

[@fursonae]

Serbs were drunk in this battle... in every other battles Serbs slaughtered Turks succesfully despite being outnumbered 3 to 1

[@Anonymous07192]

@@fursonae I don't only mean the battles (never said that Serbian soldiers were worse) but even look at Uros the weak, Serbs have been plagued with weak and incompetent leadership in those days compared to the Turks who only had successful conquerors.

[@zoranpantelic503]

@@fursonae jesmo se malo zajebali...

[@0wnij]

@@fursonae cope lol

[@atakan2255]

@@fursonae wtf lmao

[@UraidTariq]

The history videos you make are amazing. So so much better than any detailed long documentaries that are not even available for free.

[@M-vz8po]

Love the Ottoman series! I only wish these videos got posted more frequently. Thanks!

[@Azizi_5423]

As a long time follower of this chanel, I realy appriciate and support your work. I am up to see your detailed and satisfing videos in the future.

[@al.n9909]

after watching the video, I can say early Ottoman empire had really competent and capable military commanders who utilized their almost every opportunities

[@nikolayvasilev9498]

Very good as usual. Just wanted to mention that this battle is known in Bulgaria and Serbia as the Chernomen battle, after the small village/town nearby.

[@ZlatanTodoric]

No it is not, it is know as Marička bitka among Serbs (same name as K&G used)

[@omerfaruk6082]

In Turkish it is called Çirmen.

[@zoranpantelic503]

@@omerfaruk6082 srbski ''maricka bitka ''

[@aborikin2764]

@@ZlatanTodoric Well among bulgarians it is known as Chernomen

[@MikaSerbian]

@@aborikin2764 im Serbia is битка на Марици and its not when Serbia fall,Serbian destroyed Turks 1389 killed Sultan Murad but lost most of its army,Turks came back 60 years after

[@m.humaiz1114]

Looking forward to this amazing series!

[@ignacio9702]

these videos are just incredible, thanks so much

[@Ibrahim_H.]

The great Turkish poet Yahya Kemal Beyatlı wrote the following lines about the victory in Maritsa in his "Akıncılar (Raiders) Poem". Bin atlı, akınlarda çocuklar gibi şendik; Bin atlı, o gün dev gibi bir orduyu yendik! Meaning; A thousand horsemen, we were as happy as children in the raids; A thousand horsemen, we defeated a giant army that day! Akıncı (Raider), from which the poem is named, is the name of the most important armed drone of the Turkish army today. Historical continuity.

[@oldgamer9992]

Yes... Akıncı marşı 👍👍

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@ozkanboyraz7626]

Thank you for this great video, waiting for the next video of this serie

[@oguzmuhammed938]

I'm looking forward to the next part 🤩

[@emperornapoleon6204]

Can’t wait for the next video in this series! It is one of your finest! Kings and Generals - it looks like there are some spam bots impersonating you in the comments.

[@Mustafa-dz7yb]

I love how you used Üsküdar'a Gider İken as background music

[@shomiiii96]

What's funny is that Serbs were drunk af and they forgot to fortify the camp, there were no barricades. Turkish army literally entered a circus with tents. And stirred up a stampede of cavalry that wrecked havoc there. Serbian infantry and cavalry were heavy as well, so they couldn't swim. Quite a lot of the casualties were of drowning. Also worth noting is the transition of Serbian militaristic competence and discipline under Dušan IV the Mighty to militaristic disarray, disobedience, alcoholism and lack of discipline in general under the rule of Dušan's heirs. Chaos is a powerful ally when its devastating your opponent

[@remixfrost]

I’ve read somewhere that when the ottoman force laid eyes on the encamped and festive Serbian army, they had their men brandish two torches each in the night in the surrounding hills in order to further spread the fear and panic, seeming as if the ottoman force was way larger that it really was, as if the Sultan’s army had seemingly come so quickly. What followed was more a slaughter than a battle, as the video suggests, the Maritsa ran scarlet with blood for days..Truly an amazing victory for the ottomans

[@abdullahkygszz8096]

yess true

[@nesa1126]

Honestly, 800x2= 1600. 1600 against 50k is the same as 800 vs 50k. It is that huge of a difference. So I dunno, maybe they did it, but it seems unnecessary.

[@histimemanof4954]

Eye sight is limited my friend

[@turplexx233]

We call this tactic. Otherwise you cant victory over 50000 soldiers with your 800 men😅

[@tevfikemrebesiktepe4066]

Thanks for this awesome episode Great Kings and Generals. :)

[@maxturner653]

This series is fire!!

[@aborikin2764]

Thank you for the amazing content as always. One thing I would like tho is for you to provide sources you use for the videos.

[@tugbatok9008]

we need a playlist or some kind of color-coding or idk stuff like that to follow the series by series of your impressive videos . I don't wanna either miss them or mess with the order

[@sercan6034]

A small addition. "Gazi Evrenos Bey" lived until the age of 129 🙂

[@donalddudd2105]

No way

[@MQN_123]

He served as a general under Süleyman Pasha, Murad I, Bayezid I, Süleyman Çelebi and Mehmed I. Legends stating that he lived for 129 years and had an incredibly long career are thought to be inaccurate. These sources of confusion may be linked to the deeds of his descendants becoming intertwined with his own achievements in historical retellings.He was also known as Gavrinos, and believed to descend from a Greek family.

[@vesnav1940]

This was a great video, love from Serbia(I beg u to do more about our history)

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the video

[@farukfaruk8709]

The Akinjis poet about Battle of Maritsa (Çirmen) ''We were merry as children at the raids which had a thousand riders That day,we conquered an army like a huge which had a thousand riders White helmeted landlord called out: Forward! We passed through the Danube in a summer day Like thunderbolts we rushed from vicinities to vicinities Through the way on which Turkish-mounteds rush At full speed, with our horses, fissuring We took off to the sevenfold skies with that speed Today we see the roses blossom in the heaven But we still remember the crimson memory'' Yahya Kemal Beyatlı

[@sourweed9818]

Very bad translation. True and accurate translation of that poem. "We were joyful like children at the raids with thousand horsemen/That day we defeated a huge army as thousand horsemen" "White helmeted beylerbeyi(governor-general) cried out:Forward/ In a summer day as groups Danube was crossed" "We were thrown into battlefield from seven arms like lightning /Through the road passed by Turkish horses like lightning" "One day, our horses are full of bridle again/We took wings with that speed to the seventh heaven" "We see the roses blooming in heaven today / Still come alive in our eyes that crimson memory" "We were joyful like children at the raids with thousand horsemen/That day we defeated a huge army as thousand horsemen" Late Ottoman poet Yahya Kemal translated by me

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

Great documentary. Thank you Kings and Generals Team!

[@JohnnyElRed]

Well, I for once didn't expect for the major kingdoms of the Balkans being subdued due to internal inestability. That seems so uncharacteristic of the region.

[@jacolitethepumpkin765]

@@tolgacetin2799 That's the joke

[@fabianlutaj9791]

Definitely a secluded event, certainly not going to happen again in the future.

[@deanticocombar7529]

Great video appreacite your efforts 👍

[@esoterra8050]

This is really good content!

[@Jhonnyoliv]

Otomans became só powerful not only by the usage of force, but mainly because the heavely depopulation on Byzantine territories caused by deseases. Because this, empires of today take more care about the own citzens health and security against invisible enemies, not only with external armies ie: How interesting is the fact that more hygienic cultures dominated and established over lands of people with less cleaning culture on the past centuries

[@Kaiyanwang82]

"more hygienic cultures" - the Byzantines weren't the western europeans, you ignorant fool.

[@4CelciusDegree]

@@carlustin4034 and you think Ottomans weren't affected by the same plague? 😂 I agree that they were affected less compared to Europe because they knew about hygiene unlike medieval Europeans but even Egypt was affected by the plague and so were Ottomans

[@rumipraetorian9716]

A butthurt persian will always talk negative about their turkish masters like safavids, qajars and ottomans. Ottomans had civil wars as well if you have watched the whole video@@user-cg2tw8pw7j

[@selimsekerci3433]

@@user-cg2tw8pw7j? that's funny lol who are the original Turks

[@burakahmettr8193]

@@selimsekerci3433 its iranian bot dont answer

[@zahirhussain5913]

In the 18 the century, the Ottoman Empire began to establish permanent diplomatic missions in London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin. As a result of these contacts all things Turkish became exotic, not least the dress fashion, “turquoisie”. Sultans and pashas were often portrayed as noble and enlightened people in contrast to European rulers. At the Prussian and Saxon courts, feasts, processions and weddings were held á laTurc and Turkish manners became a way for the upper classes to distance themselves from common people. Turkish kiosks were erected in Swedish manorial parks too and Gustav III built a Turkish pavilion at Haga Park. In the 18 th century, Ignatius Mouradgea, a translator (dragoman) of Armenian origin at the Swedish Embassy in Istanbul, contributed to spreading knowledge and a positive image of Turkey in Europe through his encyclopaedic volume entitled Tableau Général de l’Empire Ottoman. He was later knighted by Gustav III acquiring the name d’Ohsson and was for a time head of the Embassy in Istanbul. Turkish Janissary music inspired among others Mozart and Schubert to compose music à la turca. And with the age of enlightenment and Romanticism there was increased interest in the exotic and greater tolerance of and curiosity about other religions and cultures, which was reflected in the image of the Turk who now came to be regarded in many quarters as the “noble savage”. Article : The Turks as a threat and Europe's " other " Author : lngmar karlsson

[@sapphyrus]

Orhan & Murad really hit those badboy limits!

[@NurXunayed]

50,000 vs 800 😵‍💫

[@TUR7777]

70k

[@turcarumimperator1395]

fun fact, this battle is known as "Sırpsındığı" in Turkish, which means destruction of the Serbs, because Ghazi Evrenos and his Akinjis killed so many serbs that river of maritsa became red and the plain of maritsa was full of serbian soldiers. according to ottoman sources, there were 70.000 serbian soldiers during the battle, but of course its exegerated. the real number was probably somewhere between 10.000 and 40.000.

[@Sticna78]

Lazar avenged those Serbs at the battle of Plocnik 1386 killing 12000 akinjis in the battle then the ottomans suffers a lot of lives at the battle of Kosovo 🇷🇸☦️🦾

[@showwars4508]

​@flavius3645 serbiab dreams 😂😂 you have always lost battle to Turks. And you've always been in ally with someone 😂😂 500 years under Turkish control

[@zohaibalam7339]

Another masterpiece from K&G❤❤

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

Can't wait to see

[@wahhabmiah3270]

Thank you well informed well made

[@lyonvensa]

Orhan: Please help me get my son back! John V: Alright, but among other things, you must not raid Byzantine territory! Orhan: ...Well, you didn't say anything about not invading it, right? John V: Wait no

[@coreyvaughn-patterson2668]

Displaying competence and rewarding your successful commanders instead of plotting against them and undermining your own power base is exactly why they took over from the byzantines in the first place. The absolute godsend of having succesive capable rulers was a sight to behold.

[@robbabcock_]

Great stuff!

[@ahmettahaketenci5035]

What a quality video and history.... What a enjoy....

[@wdrammeh]

19:32 to 19:50 literally makes me weep 😭

[@cgt3704]

In the Battle of Maritza, one of the participanants was Vladislav i Vlaicu the ruler of Wallachia and brother-in-law to the Serbian Tsar Uros V (and nephew to the Tast of Bulgaria Ivan Alexander). This conflict was actually the first time romanians faced the turks. And as some of you many know, this wont be the last time.

[@rohansensei5708]

I was waiting this ''battle'' for a long time

[@markojovicic757]

good work

[@vectorstrike]

The fact the Ottomans didn't suffer as much as Europeans from the Black Death was unknown to me. That certainly gave them an edge. or, and also the arrogance of the Serbian nobles of not properly scouting ahead.

[@James100707]

Muslims are required to wash their hands some other parts, 5 times a day.

[@ismetcansarac1328]

Addition to what James said in the previous comment, by the time the Turks were still in the period of transition from nomadic life to settled life, I think this is one of the most important factors why they weren't effected as much as Europeans

[@kasadam85]

@@James100707 lmao

[@ismetcansarac1328]

@@kasadam85 it may seems funny but actually according to researchers it is a significant factor. Because contemporary European peasants were way less hygienic than Muslim people, and this difference was mainly because the Muslims had to pray 5 times a day and they had to be clean to pray.

[@cahitakgun6721]

let me explain as a doctor. Cities are populated areas where high number of people live in a small area. This highly increase the infection rates as people live together in their daily life. Turks were having a nomadic life style, means they were living an isolated life style and thus, very few rates of infection. I have doubts about washing hands alone with water lowers down the rate of infection.

[@aasemahsan]

1:30 Consolidation of Anatolia by Suleiman Pasha (Orhan's son), kidnapping of Halil Pasha (Orhan's son) by Genoese pirates Murad's expeditions & Orhan's death 7:03 Sultan Murad's reign 9:42 Crusades 11:56 Domestic policies of Murad 12:44 Beginning of the Janissaries 13:49 *Ottomans vs Serbian Empire* Battle of Maritsa

[@nuredrakmimfuad2215]

The background music is awesome

[@tigertankism]

I really like this style videos much better. More macro yet still micro tellings compared to micro battle ground tactics.

[@xe2594]

would love a video to understand why the ottomans seem so undefeatable during all this or the battles that went sideways for the defenders.

[@strider2713]

Also has a lot to do with the balkans powers declining at the perfect time for the ottomans to take advantage. They had all kinds of turks moving east to west to join their armies, and had good commanders.

[@EM-tx3ly]

Strong leadership Motivated troops Imperialistic ideology Warring and factional enemies Booty Booty Booty

[@SerkAk]

Real Turks from the Steps. Really good horse archers etc. Like the Turkic Nomadic, Mongols etc.

[@yousufkhan5787]

@@EM-tx3ly plus having the latest technology

[@smollumine5313]

@@SerkAk wtf ottomans never used horse archers

[@stefanvas6984]

One might wonder how the Ottomans, nomads/semi-nomads managed to conquer Thrace so suddenly. Thrace has been wrecked by civil wars and raids of various parties for at least decade so it was an easy picking. In addition to that, the Ottomans were methodically plundering the area years before they besieged the said fortresses. When the siege took place, the cities lacked resources to withstand the long siege. The Ottomans were attractive to Muslim adventurers and fanatics as they were the frontier to a holy war. That gave them fresh influx of soldiers and a decisive advantage over the other Turkish beys.

[@celik_m]

Great presentation of a piece of history. Please take better care of the maps as the Kingdom of Bosnia was pretty significant factor at the time and it is represented as a part of Hungarian empire. It would be also great to see a piece on Bosnian history as it is pretty interesting. From Ban Kulin and how he played the Pope until the Ottoman conquest in 1463 (Bosnia) and 1482 (Herzegovina).

[@hhspresents]

amazing

[@TetakTetak]

Thank you! Great video! Yes, battle near river Maritsa is disaster for Serbian empire and serbian nobility. Both King Vukašin and his brother despot Uglješa (who actually initiated this military campaign) died in battle. These numbers 50 000 Serbs and 800 Ottomans are exaggeration, but OK, it's legend, I understand that. ;-) This battle is more important battle, than Kosovo battle (1389), but in our historiography it's not enough known. Thank you once more for this video. Many greetings!

[@humasasacoco895]

It is an exaggeration, but the number won't be too far since the behemoth of the Serbian Empire at that time and most of the Ottoman army were in Anatolia. The Serbian Empire experienced decentralization but the number of their army was still there, it just separated and ruled by several nobilities. This is just the first time from the three times Ottomans deleted an empire within a single battle.

[@Maus_Indahaus]

@@humasasacoco895 Mrnyavchevich family only ruled small parts of the Empire, so there is no way they could have fielded anywhere near 50k, especially for a medieval country. Even whole of the empire couldn't do it. There are even some campaigns of Emperor Stefan Dushan Urosh IV the Mighty where only hundreds of Serbian soldiers are mentioned by historians, but then only two feudal lords suddenly gather 50k only 15 years later? Extremely unlikely.

[@Axumm96]

what a serbian blunder

[@TetakTetak]

@@Maus_Indahaus Yes, I agree with you, more likely it was max 15 000 soldiers, if we know that Mrnjavčević dinasty was in that time, fighting civil war in Serbian empire. King Vukašin was in late August 1371. near Adriatic coast, his units in forced march travel almost 1000 km for 14 days to participated in Maritsa battle.

[@KofteG61]

Medieval historians always like to exaggerate the amount of soldiers

[@farazaltaf1421]

Waiting for nxt Ottoman empire episode

[@deni8814]

Cant wait until 1900, when Ottomans are kicked out of Europe.

[@farazaltaf1421]

@@deni8814 they also ruled Europe for 600 years, you can't change the past

[@robertmastnak581]

Very interesting fakts. Thx

[@WOLF36554]

I assume that a remake of your old video on the battle of Kosovo 1389 is next?

[@erdincdalaran6478]

Everyday I found myself in the channel I am probably following 5 current series and have finished at least 5 as well this channel is amazing ! Btw the battle of Maritsa , if the numbers is accurate it have to be the most decisive battle in history ? I haven’t seen anything like this on this channel wtf 😅

[@Another_opinion_]

An idea. Why not, along a series on major events like the Ottoman expansion, providing a companion series of short videos detailing battles or sieges? Something like a 5-7 minutes on, let's say the siege of Adrianople.

[@ibanesta]

This is what im waiting for

[@phantommenace1920]

When will we get the fourth part of this series im enjoying it

[@slavkoostojic2514]

A few details i would like to mention form the Serbian side concerning the battle of Marits River.First just to make one thing clear people in the comments say that our lidership was trash but its not true.Vukasin and his brother that you didn't mention rose up in ranks under the rain of emperor Stefan Dusan and they essentialy took the empire away form Stefan Dusans son also known as Uros the weak. Vukasins brother was keeping tabs on the movement of Ottoman forces and was fighting Ottoman raiders near the city of Serres, and when the time was wright he called Vukasin to come and attack the Ottoman capital in Europe Ederne while the main Ottoman force was in Anatolia.The movement of the Serbian army in the video was wrong they moved closer to the cost line thru the lands that were controlled by brother Ugljesa like the city of Serres, the army traveled from Skadar to the river Maritsa in almost 14 days its like 700-900km and in that time it was a great feat but it came with a cost and the Serbs decided to rest before the crossing and the Ottoman capitalised. Second thing i want to mention is that there is no single record of this battle in Serbian and Hungarian sources. about the battle that took place in 1364 know as the destruction of the Serbs.All information about the battle of 1364 is based on Ottoman sources. Some of that information collisions with the medieval history of Hungary, Bosnia, Wallachia, and Serbia. According to European sources, king Louis I of Hungary was in the war against ban Tvrtko I of Bosnia and Bosnian heretics in 1363. The army under Louis's personal command besieged Sokolac in Bosnia in July 1363. According to Ottoman sources, both of them participated in battle of 1364. It is accepted that Vukašin of Serbia became a co-ruler of Serbia and king in August or September 1365. According to Ottoman sources, he is a king and the leader of Christian forces, even though they claim that king of Hungary participated in the battle. Louis signed a treaty with Emperor Charles and Rudolf IV of Austria in Brno in early 1364, which ended their conflicts. Around September 22-27, 1364, Louis participated at the Congress of Krakow, where the European monarch discussed possible crusade against Turks. I love this series and i hope u keep up the good work and maybe do a vid on some Serbian history.

[@Batuhanify]

I think they said in the video that Balkan sources were lacking and the traditional Ottoman sources depict the battle as it was described in the video.

[@calidone7661]

it is possible that sirpsindigi and maritsa were same battles. it is also suggested that course of events is similar to an earlier raid of suleiman pasha to serbia and early ottoman chroniclers may have confused that with maritsa.

[@Nolifer1234]

​@@calidone7661sirpsindigi and maritsa is the same(one) battle

[@DiscipleOfTheMostHigh]

It's no wonder why we consider the Battle of Maritsa (Маричка битка) to be the most tragic piece of Serbian history. We went from having a brilliant and ambitious young emperor, who ushered in the Serbian golden age, who then suddenly dies - which itself was a tragedy - to then soon after have the empire completely fall apart due to reckless leadership that gets everyone killed - which is nothing short but an outright disaster ... Had Emperor Stefan Uroš IV Nemanjić the Mighty not died that young, things might have turned out very differently. In fact, had he been alive and led that campaign, he very well could have won with his strategic genius.

[@akrepiidfiresupportvehicle2289]

We cant know for ever

[@omerfaruk6082]

In Turkish we have a saying; If my aunt had a penis/cock/"thing", she would be my uncle. This actually means discussing "if", "if only" doesn't have much sense.

[@MrSerbianred]

Stefan Uros was the Weak not the Mighty his father was the Mighty

[@DiscipleOfTheMostHigh]

@@MrSerbianred - They both carried that name, except the Mighty was the IV, th Weak was the V.

[@soul8938]

The „golden age“ lasted a mere 25 years so can you even call it that. Also he wasn’t really a strategist nor a genius given the fact he built his „empire“ through incorporating byzantinian territories who were barely defended due to plague and the byzantine army being already preoccupied with constant ottoman attacks. He was basically just a lucky guy picking up the scraps of a dying empire only to realize he had no real means of holding it.

[@cabalesnicanor207]

Finally! Been waiting for months!😅

[@markusskram4181]

Cool vid

[@RayshiaRoman]

The Early Ottomans were a lean mean fighting machine

[@Nomadicenjoyer31]

Most Turkic empires were initally war machines😅

[@RayshiaRoman]

@@Nomadicenjoyer31 The Ottomans were the most stable and successful though. 600 years of continuous rule by a single dynasty is amazing

[@Nomadicenjoyer31]

@@RayshiaRoman yeah🦈 you are good at history

[@kasadam85]

@@wankawanka3053 He clearly says "early Ottomans". Do you read butthurt greek?

[@gogmagog60]

Love ottomans❤❤❤

[@mariohohxa1849]

Epic series

[@aboriginalalex]

I shed a tear

[@zahirhussain5913]

"The Osmanlis did not therefore slaughter every Christian 'miscreant' in their path. Rather they encouraged the Christian inhabitants of the countryside and the towns to join them. Islamic law and tradition declared that enemies who surrendered on demand should be treated with tolerance. The Christians of Bithynia were obliged to pay the haradj or capitation tax for the privilege of being tolerated, but this was no more burdensome than the taxes they had paid to the Byzantine government which had neglected their interests. Once they had made the decision to surrender or defect the Byzantine population did not find the change of masters too distressing. The inducements were often strong for the Osmanlis wanted to increase their numbers. A band of Catalans even went over to them in 1304. Some Christians went all the way with the conquerors and were converted to Islam. But this was not demanded of them, for all who entered the service of Osman, Turks or Greeks, became part of· the same nation and were collectively known as Osmanlis. It was because they began to look to the future instead of living from day to day that the Osmanlis prospered when the other emirates declined. BOOK : The Last Centuries of Byzantium 1261-1453. page - 146 AUTHOR : Donald M. Nicol EDITION : Second edition ( 1999 )

[@Marshal_Rock]

*John V plans to negotiate release of a prisoner exists* The writers of GoT: intense copying intensifies

[@islampaxa1546]

Wonderfull

[@Argacyan]

4:55 Empire Total War music in the background I noticed

[@HellenicWolf]

Great work man 🙏💯 greetings from Greece

[@thewarriorfrog]

Huh? Do you like Turkic history?

[@A.K.4.7]

@@thewarriorfrog history is history, we can't put any personal value on it because it stands on its own.

[@HellenicWolf]

@@thewarriorfrog are you 5 or can't you read? what is it?

[@HellenicWolf]

@@A.K.4.7 he is probably a young boy or something man, so let's give him some slack for taking everything personal

[@burairraza573]

@@HellenicWolf why are you getting mad he just asked if you like Turkic History 😂

[@berkin3086]

I think Murad the First ( Hudavendigar) was the worst nightmare in Serbian history. Maybe that's the reason why they love Milos Obilic so much:)

[@crazygrainger2006]

1:29 I've never played Civilization 6, but I can recognise the music from the game.

[@waffle-waffle5416]

it's interesting to see an Empire and Emperor whom title reserved for the top of the food chain in Feudal system where the title itself is above that of a King is somehow become tributary state

[@Neosamx]

Hats off ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love from Kashmir

[@cesimcan9041]

Wow im amazed that the title is not "Genocide of Serbian people" which you guys quite love the attribution of that word to Ottomans.

[@noping4100]

Is that subtle backing track 'Rasputin' ?