Siege of Rhodes 1522 - Ottoman Wars DOCUMENTARY

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Our animated historical series on the Ottoman Wars continues with the siege of Rhodes of 1522. By the early XVI century the famous Crusaders from the Order of the Hospitallers controlled Rhodes and became a constant threat to the Ottoman naval dominance and economic interest. New sultan Suleiman I, who would be later known as the Magnificent just took Belgrade and opened the road into Europe, yet he needed to take control of Rhodes to secure his flank and that led to the siege of Rhodes in 1522.
Previously in our animated historical documentary series on the Ottoman Wars, we have covered the battles of Kosovo (bit.ly/2JI3F0p), Nicopolis (bit.ly/2zUNRre), Ankara (bit.ly/2uW7r0D), Varna (bit.ly/2JIK2VG), Second Kosovo, Constantinople (bit.ly/2uELWlI), Belgrade, Targoviste and Otlukbeli (bit.ly/2JOBlcQ), Vaslui, Valea Alba (bit.ly/2C9Cm0l), Skanderbeg's rebellion (bit.ly/2BYMYgW), Breadfield, Krbava, Otranto and Chaldiran (bit.ly/2DUa3mJ) and the Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517 (bit.ly/2CxSkyp).
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Sources:
Crowley, R. (2008). Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580. London: Random House.
Middleton, J. (2004). World Monarchies and Dynasties. New York: Routledge.
Packard, B. (2018, 15 January). The Sieges of Rhodes: Print and Propaganda. Retrieved from Museum of the Order of St. John:
museumstjohn.org.uk/the-sieges...
Tschen-Emmons, J. (2017). Hospital of the Knights of St. John on Rhodes. In J. Tschen-Emmons, Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe: The Middle Ages Revealed (pp. 34-39). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Woodhouse, F. C. (1879). The Military Religious Orders of the Middle Ages: The Hospitallers, the Templars, the Teutonic Knights and Others. London: Pott, Young & Co.
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com
#Documentary #Ottoman #Hospitallers

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[@tyrion9999]

Do you have Suleiman's hat?

[@halilibo9377]

We are wait for malta siege and mohacs war

[@ss-skanderbeg3336]

Hello man, I'm student of history and you are helping me very much in my studies. I saw in your videos about ottoman wars, in some of those there are around 100,000 forces from ottomansz wich my professors are saying it's hyperbolized number. What's your opinion ?.

[@axlefoxe]

Nice little tease there at the end, looking forward to the 1565 sequel.

[@HistoryTime]

I visited Rhodes a few years ago. Incredible array of history in such a small space. Ancient Greek Temples, Crusader Castles and Ottoman architecture all in clear view. Great video!

[@alvinlin8140]

@@orbit1894 except Rhodes belongs to the Greeks and Greece doesn't belong to the ottomans

[@leaveme3559]

@@orbit1894 go back to central Asia...

[@flak8855]

@@leaveme3559 street shitter shitting in comment section.

[@nantzstein3311]

No phoenician and no minoans nor mycenaeans !? History Time ?

[@grapeshott]

@TheoXaris plz shut up and go home. These buildings aren't ur property

[@secretscipio]

Last time I came this early, Demetrius was besieging Rhodes.

[@jack-hq4ek]

last time I came this early, I was embarrassed

[@secretscipio]

@@jack-hq4ek your embarrassment can save those poor kids of Africa. Just $5 a month.

[@choizde7126]

Last time I was this late, Attila led the Xiongnu people.

[@MalayArcher]

Probably one of my greatest work so far for this series :) As usual, here are several ATW mods we used in this video : - -Medieval Kingdom 1212AD (with some minor graphical tweaks by myself). -Aztec's Graphics Enhancement 2015. -Lucifer Hawk's GEMFX Best wishes, Malay Archer ڤمانه ملايو

[@MatPost]

Will you cover the lost parts of Malaysian history at your channel?

[@maidosama]

Femanah Melayu

[@alimoradi8454]

Where are you from and are you Persian?

[@MalayArcher]

@@alimoradi8454 I am Malay Malaysian

[@thresh86]

Yep , the medieval kinda shows in 5.47 There's now way that this was the architecture of the island back then.Still, great work and thank you very much , there's a lot of effort in these videos!

[@davidrosner6267]

This is not the first Siege of Rhodes on this channel... ...Rhodes has been a strategic fortress for millennia.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Indeed. People, go watch the other one. :-)

[@cemalozarslan3014]

David Rosner excellent comment!

[@Cynane27]

@@KingsandGenerals Will do, loving it!

[@jacksonguillory8114]

@@savvas773 fuck did you say bout trump you goddamned table leg.

[@Shinyboy29]

We all know that this is not the first. It should have been titled First Ottoman Siege of Rhodes or Siege of Rhodes 1480. Is that what you're after?

[@UtkuOziz]

Quick correction.There is a one mistake at 11:50 The Grand Vezir at that time was Piri Mehmed Paşa. Çoban Mustafa Paşa was the Serdar-ı Ekrem(Commander-in-Chief) and he never became a Grand Vezir. Best Wishes keep up the great work!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, our bad.

[@amine1395]

Yeah i noticed that too

[@ivx8345]

Respect for knowing your history Utku and Amine ánd respect for this channel for acknowledging there mistake! Furthermore much respect for the history this channel is bringing the world with it's very neutral stance!

[@rct9393]

Utku Oziz tebrik ederim utkucum. Güzel yakalamışsın.

[@UtkuOziz]

@@rct9393 Sağolasın kardeşim

[@pikeshotBattles]

Hah! I'm just making a video about this period, glad you guys are also interested in the Renaissance. A little additional info: in fact the Venetians were quite happy to trade with the Ottomans. The problem was that Portuguese activity in the Indian Ocean nearly put a stop to the spice trade coming from India. The trade in exotic spices was the most lucrative business in the 16th century, so to counteract the Portuguese, the Ottomans decided to build a fleet on the Red Sea. However lumber for the fleet had to be brought in from Europe. This is where the Knights of St. John come in. Their piracy was so effective, that only half the lumber reached Egypt. This is why they needed to go.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good luck! Don't smoke too much!

[@feelsgoodman9751]

They also raided many ships from the newly acquired territory; Egypt

[@maxmagnus777]

Hey grate info. GL with series.

[@LeoWarrior14]

I always discover fascinating things when researching for these videos. Spiral vents in the walls to vent out explosions? Who would have thought.

[@tomfoster2526]

@@dalesen u r attempting humor, correct? Walls certainly didn't work at Rhoades.

[@grayc636]

@@tomfoster2526 they did thier job theyre not invincible

[@VisciousPhishes]

@@dalesen If there were no walls the battle/siege would have the same result. With 20,000 or so less dead people.

[@Zamolxes77]

@@VisciousPhishes Absolutely astounding that at this day and age, most people miss that aspect. If there were no walls, the two parties would have went the diplomatic route and hammer out an agreement.

[@abdmzn]

@@dalesen now tell me how you are gonna defend all the american borders with troops. Long walls never worked, the Mongols climbed the wall of China and took it over, and thats in medieval times.

[@OttomanHistoryHub]

I just wanted to thank you guys for all the work the Kings and Generals team has done over the years. I have been inspired in making my own channel about the Ottomans due to your videos. Much love to you guys and keep it up!

[@fulminatus6241]

Same

[@agusrum94]

Instantly subscribed

[@deeipomar2366]

You got yourself a new subscriber!!

[@OttomanHistoryHub]

@Tanrı'ın Peygamber evet

[@OttomanHistoryHub]

@Tanrı'ın Peygamber of course yes

[@jeanduhamel9101]

The siege of Rhodes ? THE SIÈGE OF MALTA IS COMMING !!!

[@DisposableHeroDayZ]

Can't wait for the Malta video.

[@hayro252]

heh many historians agree that had Dragut didn't got killed, Ottomans would sure to take the victory, but alas after he died, his subortinateds fought with each other, thus resulted with horrendous defeat.

[@grandengineernathan]

Anyone who played AoE three knows about that :p

[@emperorpalpy1938]

Nathan yeah, the falcon ended up being pretty cool though

[@davimattos7081]

Hell yeah!

[@absolutshadow876]

I would like to give a shout out to the great comments on this channel. It seems to be one of the few that seems to be absent of any politics or nationalism. Instead some of these comments have driven me to look deeper into these historical moments. Thank you to K&G and the people who leave the comments that make you think.

[@Red-rl1xx]

Yeah, it's certainly nothing like those military update channels like I'm subscribed to. The ones that give updates about the ongoing tensions between the US and China and Russia or the military equipment of any of those nations? The comment sections are war zones in themselves! Name-calling, insult hurling, accusation making. They tear each other apart in those comment sections.

[@Red-rl1xx]

@@NickStrife Looks like I spoke too soon.😕

[@Schweissperle87]

@@NickStrife wow man you´re salty. i feel morel ike that Red13 was thankful that people like you dont comment here....damn bro calm down

[@Schweissperle87]

@@NickStrife What do you mean by "house was stolen" ?

[@Schweissperle87]

@@NickStrife well its the fault of your greek fellows who tried aggressively to assimilate the turkish people of cyprus. So calm down lil salty greek and accept your loss like u did always :) Sit down puppy

[@BeratLjumani]

Sultan Suleiman: your brave defense has touched my heart, therefore I’m allowing you to leave with your lives Vizier: are you sure letting the Knights go was a good idea my Sultan, what if they oppose us in the future? Suleiman: don’t be stupid, what are the chances of them occupying ANOTHER ISLAND vital for operation: Ottoman lake?

[@ivx8345]

Honour meant something in those days. I much respect this.

[@xxbilalxxgs]

@@KOVROL Lol nice propoganda.If Ottomans wanted to genocide the people all of the Balkans would be talking Turkish and practicing Islam.So you can put your hate in to your ass my dude its history.

[@mustafam3285]

KOVROL If the Ottomans were so cruel, you wouldn’t exist as you do now. Stop whinging.

[@user-jp5hq6ow4z]

@@KOVROL Dont be ungrateful. You should be satisfied for being constant population during ottoman rule. Greeks, Armenians, assyrians e.t.c had huge loses at the same period. But the worst was that wherever the ottomans were on command absolute darkness was dominated. Sience , poetry and other elements that provide a civilization simply didnt exist. The european rennaisance was blocked at the gates of ottoman empire.

[@emilianairinei3223]

Transylvania had a Romanian majority for almost a millennium so your supposition doesn`t aply to it.From 1867 when Transylvania was abusely incorporated to the new Hungary a ruthless policy of hungarisation started: hundreds of Romanian schools were closed and the plan was that all citizens of Hungary to become Hungarian ethnics. Add to this the insatiable Austrian apetite for new teritories by occupying Bosnia and you have the selfcall for WW1 asked by Austro-Hungary itself. So you should stop complaining.

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[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@Wilkse1]

Visited Rhodes few years ago , and saw different areas in the old town with English quarters and Spanish quarters but could not work it out. If I had watched this before it would have made my visit so much better.Love this channel and keep up your amazing work.

[@arthurrebello919]

Damn the Hospitalar know how to defend a Castle.

[@heavenwatcher100]

And Castiles(Spain) know how to defend the knights in Lepanto!

[@arthurrebello919]

@Corporal Sky that is kind of the point of walls. But the Knights Hospitalar are very, very good at it.

[@eduardmacovei4732]

@Corporal Sky You really think so? Just imagine - 7000 soldiers vs 100.000. I don't think you are too brave then, even if you are behind a wall. You know that your chances to escape alive is somehow close to zero.

[@johnwicksfoknpencil]

Corporal Sky It’s even easier to be brave when you outnumber your enemy 12 to 1.

[@darthveatay]

Arthur Rebello this is nothing what happened at Malta what happened there makes Rhodes look like easy

[@CrimeanHorseArcher]

We are slowly marching to Mohacs and epic navy battle of Preveza.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep. Soon!

[@ardaaslan1923]

@@KingsandGenerals Mohac was a classic open-field battle. Preveza was, on the other hand, was a master piece strategic victory. Can't wait for it!

[@greengiant1017]

Ahh the legendary Rhodes..great video! Keep up your work!

[@matthewkuchinski1769]

I think it is truly impressive how the defenders of Rhodes were able to hold on against overwhelming odds as long as they did, particularly when the force arrayed against them was one of the most technologically advanced of the day. The lessons of Rhodes surely determined how the Knights of Saint John were able to defeat their Ottoman adversaries in their final enclave in Malta, where instead of consolidating all of their forces into one fortified locale, they were able to control several key citadels and fortifications which bled the Ottoman forces dry. Furthermore, it meant the Ottomans lost more time in attacking the individual bulwarks and, as such, the Hospitallers were able to receive desperately needed reinforcements from Spain and Italy.

[@richardhawkins3423]

Rhodes old town is unmisable if your into your history it just takes your breath away

[@pltkaiser9258]

Another Ottoman Video! Amazing!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@TheNIK10000]

Crusaders : we lost our last stronghold in the middle East. Let's attack the byzantine empire the last Christian buffer between us and the Muslims

[@emrenuriyev9132]

If you mean the fall of Acre,4rth crusade occured 90 years before that

[@TheNIK10000]

@@emrenuriyev9132 no I mean the attack on Byzantine Rhodes.

[@TheNIK10000]

@ actually I believe that the byzantines where just an easier target. Only if they knew that the Ottomans would be attacking the Eastern Catholic nations 100 years later.

[@kdakrusha804]

Blah b correct also the Byzantines didn't help during the first crusade and it pissed off poor urban I believe could be wrong

[@kdakrusha804]

Pope urban

[@cekinci]

This was one of those battles that I never could understand how difficult it is to capture a small island by one of the greatest empires at the time. Thank you Kings and Generals, keep up with good work!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you, we will!

[@TheSaintArmando]

Very Nice video, I visited Rhodes about 10 times, last time this summer and have propably visited Every ins and outs of the castle/walls, bastions etc. So only point I find a bit dissapointing is the lack of actual pictures/footage of the fortresses, walls, huge moats, huge bastions, etc etc which are all still standing and alot have been rebuild. The architecture of the defences is immense and Almost unbelievable that gives you more respect for the builders But Also the attackers who had to breach them. I have seen the spot where the wall collapsed, which is now rebuild and what a meat grinder it must have been. For anyone who likes medieval architecture, fortresses, castles, temples, churches, mosques, rhodos is the place to go, it has everything! Just look up some footage of rhodos city, it is beautifull.

[@casper191985]

you said foot.. haha in footage.. so cool

[@Storytellers450]

I absolutely love this channel, but I would like to see some more modern era battles as well. I love seeing how the strategies of war changes over time. Thanks for the great content!!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching! More modern battles on the way!

[@dizzytheday5586]

Round 2: Siege of Malta

[@AdamNoizer]

Joshua Hauge Round 3 siege of Cyprus? Or was that just Venetians?

[@nantzstein3311]

Round 3 ;) that is !

[@emrenuriyev9132]

Besieging the island castles have been pain in the ass for empires

[@youravaragetoxicmasculinem9508]

@@mig-stallion1359 Dude Crete is an island castle the all İsland is a castle WİT WALLS '' NO PLACE TO LAND'' and the ısland had food reseves for 15 years and it regened it food for 10 years.

[@enesmalikyavuz7956]

Round 3:Siege of Konstantinopel

[@acdragonrider]

The ottomans’ battles at mohacs, against Charles V are my favorite. Please talk about Charles’s campaigns against Suleiman and Barbarossa in detail please. This is my favorite part of the story.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will!

[@acdragonrider]

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[@acdragonrider]

Baghatur Tarkhan I love he victory at Tunis .

[@Espingol]

Been looking forward to this

[@painized2737]

The greatest channel on KZbin so far. Thanks for enlightening me with every documentary. Keep it up !

[@Terensu-desu]

Been watching this channel for so long now and STILL the quality surprises me like it first did, even more so with the frequency of videos!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you :-)

[@jackkenny6376]

Excellent video. I always enjoy learning about the Ottomans, they are quite the interesting empire. Keep up the great work, I look forward to your next video!

[@siyuchen8112]

Thank you for this great content. The one of the most epic sieges in history. You should include the ottomans 1st attempt in 1480 as well, it was also very interesting.

[@andreipavel4389]

Amazing job. So much time and effort put into these videos. All respects for that!

[@bluewill7]

Rhodes has been always irritating me in EU4

[@emregungor7853]

Damn them!

[@bilgeturkkan6095]

This battle not well-known and that makes it way more exciting for most watchers. İ think this was one of your best episodes. Great job as always!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@MrCytree]

Fantastic work as always. Just top notch work. This is exactly what the History channel wishes it could be.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! More on the way!

[@saia24]

Definitely the most interesting way to learn about historical wars in a nutshell, I've being waiting for theses videos since kid, hope your channels is here to stay, a date on screen along a dead count would be much appreciated

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! Yes, we are here to stay!

[@DarkDennis1961]

Great history narrative. TOP NOTCH writing, and *amazing* animation. Best History related channel on KZbin

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@gokhanermis1185]

I am watching your videos for more than one year. I watched some of your videos more than once. Some battles which I read from academic books became more familiar to me by following wars on geography that you present. Your channel enables me keeping my history knowledge fresh. Congragulations for your work. I wonder whether you will make a video on 30 years war (1618-1648) and Sedan war in 1870 (France-Prussia war).

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! Those are on the list!

[@emiruslu4564]

There is 1 wrongness in the video. at the time piri mehmet pasha vas the great vizier of the ottoman empire, Mustafa pasha was only a vizier. its actually Piri Mehmet pasha who saved Mustafa from death they ll say.

[@KingsandGenerals]

That is true, we made a mistake - should have been "vizier Mustafa Paşa"

[@lejlanjarrod1]

Excellent as per usual! Looking forward to future vids! Also, an in depth doc about the Barborossa brothers would be awesome!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! Yeah, we are considering an episode on him!

[@dukaktemuryaylg9659]

Love this channel, high quality and objective :)

[@xjuliussx]

One observation: Tunis and Venice has same colors on map, this can create confusion for ppl who dont know the period. Overall, good video!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Good point, will change it in the future videos!

[@olbiomoiros]

xjuliussx similar looking colours*

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The start of the Ottoman quest to destroy the fountain of youth...

[@franciscomm7675]

Age of empires 3

[@abbas_hashem]

@@jacklaurentius6130 I do because I replayed the campaign some 20 times

[@Omegaeon1]

The mission where i fell in love with the great bombard

[@AlphaSections]

It was heresy for me to play as the Ottomans, but the great bombards were fun.

[@grandengineernathan]

Great bombards and janissaries for ever, I was level 80 with the Ottamans :p

[@alraziosmany]

Another great visual explanation by Kings and Generals! Most Favourite KZbin channel Love you guys from Bangladesh Hope so you may made some videos on mouryan,guptas,palas,senas,Bengal sultan and mughal era of this area. ❤

[@franz.isler799]

Great maps, illustrations and lucid explanation. Keep up the great work.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thank you!

[@tayyarkilicaslan7598]

Kings And Generals channel has many turkish subscribers. Because of many documentaries are solid and objective as much as possible...We are awaiting more Ottoman documentaries , thanks alot...

[@2lazy2makeupname]

This was your best video yet!!!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@user-rn6sl4ge5w]

What a superb work you did Wonderful But when will you make a series to cover the crusades?????

[@jl9737]

Most interesting series 👏 Can't wait for next video, i hope that battle at sisak and siget would be mentioned

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@batukartal1477]

I love the documentaries that include the Ottomans. Thank You So much Kings And Generals team

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching!

[@taiho7514]

well Barbarossa actually took the algeria by himself. After this he entered into ottoman service as an admiral.

[@emrenuriyev9132]

No he didn't take it solely by himself.He asked for guarantee of protection and further military assistance against spanish in algeria and Tunisia for defending castles.With that help he was able to secure Algiers in 1516

[@feelsgoodman9751]

@@emrenuriyev9132 u mean ''they'' not ''he'' , both brothers are reffered as Barbarossa here

[@johnforbes8282]

too bad we never got the Succession wars with Barbarossa & the Six Great Generals with Leon & Mathieu as strategists verses Geil Rugner, smitz, Kretuz & the other one

[@davimattos7081]

@@johnforbes8282 say what? Never heard of that! Please, elaborate!

[@johnforbes8282]

@@davimattos7081 Hello Peixe Coruja I shall explain In the original Suikoden ie # 1 the events of the Rune Gate wars take place. In the game at the start we are told that the glorious capital of gregminster has been restored to it's former glory all because of the efforts of the emperor (Barbarosa) since he won the Sussion War 7 years ago. It's not elaborated on any further in game, but the Succession war was a massive war fought 7 years ago when the emperor died and Geil Rugner usurped the throne, much like suikoden 5 Barbarosa had to flee the capital & after a long war where 2 of Geils generals were killed (Kretuz was the only survivor & hid with the knights of the dragons den until the events of the original Suikoden) the war was ended with the total defeat of Geil's forces at Kwaba Fortess and the sacking of Gregminster. you can get more information on suikoden.wikia.com Scarlet Moon Succession War. ps I hope this helps Phan was a common soldier in Geils army. Cleo fought too gremio also fought.

[@Red-rl1xx]

Another excellent video! Always great work! Love your channel!

[@Weaponizedadhd303]

Kings and Generals you have made my Sunday!!!

[@cagatayaksu6549]

you forgot to mention one member of the ottoman dynasty living with the knights. he was considered to be a probable threat to the succession in the future like cem before him. that was also another prompting reason for the siege of the island. after the capture, he was executed.

[@bog_pepper]

you silly idiot that was just a lie to justify the attack and slaughter of rhodes, idiot

[@cagatayaksu6549]

@Ghazwa e hind no he was not. He was a male descendant of the ottoman lineage but not Cem himself.

[@Kaptaintrips2831]

This is a good preview to the Battle of Mohacs, the Siege of Vienna and the climactic Siege of Malta.

[@tomtom21194]

Something that i think would add to the clarity of your videos if you have a timeline, specific dates or weeks for particular events can they pop up on screen and transition alongside the audio? Great vid as always anyway :)

[@hollin220]

Gotta do a follow up video of the Battle of Malta! Look forward to it!

[@austiedlee9265]

How wonderful! Is next the Battle of Mohács in 1526?

[@Muhammed552]

yes better stack some men and hire commandant

[@AlphaSections]

I'll be crying but ready.

[@ThatOneSandwichGuy]

Can't wait for the Battle of Mohac's video keep up the good work.

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will, thank you!

[@brokenbridge6316]

What a highly fascinating video. Now I know a little more about this time period. Nice job whoever made this video a reality.

[@jurgenchristiansen6075]

GREAT VIDEO. Kings and Generals. Ottomans vs the Knights of Rhodes. I was really looking forward to this video. Thank you very much.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@pittassavvas7512]

I don't know what Rhodes is or means to anyone, but to me it's home, I'm proud to be born and living in such a wonderful place. I live the history of the place every day, you have to visit to understand what and why Rhodes is and was so special to so many people in power through out history. I'm blessed to have a wonderful home called Rhodes.

[@elekberkerimli572]

The music in the background is "Ottoman Mehter March" (I think that it makes all Ottoman videos much more interesting!) Thanks for this nice video! :)

[@matthewbryson6423]

Love this channel!! Def appreciate the knowledge. This should be made into a 3 part movie.. just saying

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Agreed. More historical movies, please?

[@geofrey670]

such an amazing channel you make history so alive

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@AdamNoizer]

Thank you guys so much for this. I look forward to you covering Mohacs and the first siege of Vienna. Quick question, will you also cover some of the Ottoman-Holy league naval battles of this century? Such as the Battle of Preveza and Lepanto?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you for watching! Yes, we will cover all the major battles!

[@absoleet]

The siege of Rhodes and Malta are intertwined in the history of the Knights of Malta. The knights never considered Malta to be their permanent home and clung on the hope of recapturing Rhodes back because Malta by comparison was cramped and rocky. But after the massive success from the great siege, there was no question that Malta had to be their permanent base.

[@pasinduabeysekera6006]

Nice video kings! Hope to see more videos in the future!

[@giuseppienad3413]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO!! I've been waiting to see this. Love your vids. Hoping to see more.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much! More on the way!

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

Wow I never knew this but the hospitaller had possession of 4 Caribbean islands and the 4 islands were Saint Kitts, Saint Martin, Saint Barth’elemy, and Saint Croix and the Knights Hospitaller gained possession of the islands due to the orders close relationship with the French nobility and the presence of many French administrators in the America’s.

[@lukeportelli2097]

Malta is remembered for the siege of 1565 and for winning the Axis in WW2. It also played a part in the Napoleonic war where the French were locked in the fortifications and defeated after two years. Can't wait to see it.

[@corners3755]

Your videos good pretty in depth and are impressive. I really enjoyed watching this video

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you very much!

[@utkarshtrivedi5343]

U guys r doing phenomenal job!!! Thank u for the magnificent video n keep making videos on ottomans.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks, more on the way!

[@ardiharyadi5020]

Ah... there is nothing better than the ottoman series.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Sleep. Sleep is much better.

[@LetsRock1t]

@@KingsandGenerals And Sex.

[@peymanmostafaei6963]

The possibility of Shah Ismail seeking peace especially with Selim is low: First, he was a Shia, and he didn't believe in the caliphate system because the Shia branch of Islam believes the power has been taken from the righteous ruler (Ali the fourth caliphate in Sunni Islam and the first Imam in Shia Islam in his descendants) and those who ruled and their successors are usurpers. Moreover, if you see his actions especially towards Sunnis, then him seeking peace with a Sunni makes no sense. Second, he saw Selim as a rival and his most dangerous enemy, therefore he would have destroyed all his kingdom than making peace with him. Third, most of the Abbasid caliphates were puppets and after the fall of Baghdad by Hulagu in 1258 no one cared about them anymore.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Well, the sources are conflicted and that is why we mentioned it. :-) Iranian sources claim that the war was concluded in 1555 with the peace of Amasya.

[@aslanbayramuqlany6189]

Unlike Sunni sources, Shia sources are untrustworthy

[@ahmetosmanoglu8985]

Shiaism is a mixture of different religions, mainly shaped by ancient religions of Iran manichaeism, zoroastrians, mazdeism, yazidi and influenced by buddhism, judaism, christianity. Fundamentally Islam stands out with the notions of "servitude"and "good deeds", while Shiaism is based on the concepts such as beatification and holy men (like Sadhus in India) demonstrated in practices like "Ayetollah", "Velayet-i Fakih", "Imamet", "the lost Imam" etc. For example Ayetollahs (the sign of God) are considered manifestations of God on earth (similar to how christians believe Jesus is an embodiment of God). Ancient religions of Mesopotamia had a belief that something holy would always show itself in the form of a human and would have a higher understanding of reality which ordinary people cannot grasp (mazhariyet theology). Such pantheistic beliefs have spread into the Shia cult forming into "Velayet-i Fakih" which is also referred to as the "papcy doctrine of Iran". Mainly implemented by Khomeini, this belief states that only high ranking Ayetollahs can comprehend the truth, can perceive the world accurately and can truly understand the esoteric purposes of religious rules. By doing so Ayetollahs are able to cover up and justify all their decisions with a "divine meaning". Belief in reincarnation has also influenced the Shia cult through Hinduism, and also adopted from ancient Egyptian and Assyrian religions which are also strongly associated with Jewish Kabbalah. Reincarnation in Shiaism is called "Rij'at". It is believed that "the lost imam", the 12 imams and some other Shia saints will reincarnate at a time when evil is at its peak in the world. Reincarnation is very apparent in the Alawites (Nusayri) a branch of Shia in Syria Superstitious as it is, they believe the reincarnated "lost imam" will bring back to life Abu Bakr and Omar (first Caliphs of Islam) and have them executed :) Notable perversions in Shiaism include a practice called "Mutah" (temporary marriage contract for money) where they literally cover up prostitution under a religious mask. This practice has been derived from the Mazdek faith in which people are expected to share their women and wealth (Mazdeism is considered the sociological ancestor of Communism). Many Ayetollahs in Iran and Iraq have issued fatwas (rulings) stating that "women should not refrain to support pilgrims and Shia militia by offering their bodies to satisfy the sexual needs of fellow Shia men". This perverted practice is in unity considered haram (forbidden) by the Islamic world, and would so by any moral human being. The trinity concept found in christianity and hinduism can also be observed in Shiaism, especially featured by Shias in Syria and Lebanon (Nusayris & Fatimids.) Trinity in Shiaism is a direct manifestation of Yarsanism which was practiced in Mesopotamia not so long ago. In the Yarsani tradition, the world is governed by three diety brothers (masters of the sun). Hence you see in some Shia branches "Allah-Mohammed-Ali" trinity faith, actually many Shia attribute Ali to be God. Cursing is also commonly practiced by Shias as their ancient religon zoroastrianism's dualism concept is based on "blessing the good and cursing the evil". However in traditional Islam "cursing" is refrained from and evil should be avoided rather than cursed. Along with all of the above many similarities can be found between Judaism and Shia practices and beliefs. The main one is they have both distorted a monotheistic religion. Shia believe it's Halal to kill a Sunni Muslim, just like Jews believe it's OK to kill the Goyim. If you research you can find many more.

[@aslanbayramuqlany6189]

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[@NimbleBard48]

Nice! A video just in time for lunch!

[@mattgrandich3977]

Amazing. I love these Ottoman war videos, especially when they pit the Ottomans against the last vestiges of the Crusaders. Will there be a video about the Siege of Malta?

[@firstname4868]

The Knights of St John have an incredible history, even in this second siege of Rhodes where they ultimately surrendered in order to protect the lives of the citizens of the island. They did engage in some piracy against Muslim ships but far more commonly defended Christians from Muslim corsairs.

[@suckatchess]

Thank you. This channel is addictive.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@suckatchess]

@@KingsandGenerals Oh my God! They responded to my comment! I'm set! :-D!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Your comments are always welcome. :-)

[@Chairman_Lmao]

Great Job! I would love to see Battle of Zenta and Petervaradin as well.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks! We'll get there!

[@Reha-qr9vz]

i love the Back ground music of the Ottoman xDD Great Videos! Thank you for the Work :=)

[@deathbasch]

You definitely have to make a video about the siege of candia. The longest siege in the history of humankind. It lastet over 21 years. Sadly this siege doesnt gets mentioned too often. It was the Ottomans vs venice from 1648 to 1669.

[@skena76]

Thought you said siege of canada.

[@oddlyparadox4694]

Interesting episode,definitely looking forward for Mohacs next,also there's an interesting thing to say about this siege the thing being the QualityVsQuantity problem because as you mentioned in the video the Knights Hospitaller definitely had built their fortress to last yet it was numbers that was the problem(yes you did mention that the walls were rubble by the end of the siege but the walls definitely lasted for a while under insane bombardment)ultimately its the problem that you can't have 100.000 soldiers with no training and equipment and except them to win(well it technically happened in WW2 but the Soviets had at least somewhat decently trained and equipped troops) but at the same time you can't have 10.000 expertly trained troops and have them last indefinitely against those 100.000 because you need at least 50.000 properly trained and equipped troops in order to have a proper army to balance out the QualityVsQuantity problem Also i know what i said doesn't make much sense for the Ottomans as many of their troops in this siege were Elite Janissaries rest being trained soldiers,engineers and so on but the Ottomans(at least until their slow decline later in history) had command of a large empire that could maintain a huge army that was expertly trained and equipped so i mainly reffered to the Knights Hospitaller and the QualityVsQuantity problem overall

[@brandyrose9997]

Amazing as always 👏💟

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@rockakiki1010]

Great videos thank you Kings and generals

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@zoekarlsealland3139]

Could you do the videos through chronological order all the way to the battles of Kemal？

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they did that.

[@zoekarlsealland3139]

@Mr Seboss Battle of Tobruk Derna Bulair Gallipoli Megiddo Marash Sakarya Dumlupınar

[@mirzaeser9943]

@Mr Seboss "Kemal" is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founder of Republic of Turkey. Both a military and political genius.

[@feelsgoodman9751]

Untill the end of the Turkish war of independence i hope!!!

[@sukrugulluoglu5462]

All the way to reconquest of Cyprus and Afrin :)

[@gianlucaborg195]

Yes. Epic. I just want to say thanks! I feel compelled to point out however that as from 1519, the HRE was lead by Charles V of Spain so ought to be the same color. The Knights also were not Pirates but Corsairs due to working under the legal remit of the Grandmaster and through him, the Pope and thus Christendom. The Knights also were not technically defeated, but honorably surrendered, taking with them their galleys, carrack, all their treasury and relics and so on, and sailing to Crete and then to Italy. The order also sought to retake Rhodes but failed. Finally, the Knights took with them a great contingent of Rhodians who emigrated with them from Rhodes. That’s all I can think of at the top of my head. Good job K&G, keep it up!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Indeed, should change the colour!

[@emrenuriyev9132]

Knights were decesively defated.Knights goal was to defend the Rhodes while Ottomans main goal was to take Rhodes and kill or expell the knights.The aftermath,Ottomans took what they achieved while knights were expelled.Bear in mind,it was the humanity of Suleiman that allowed them go in peace while he had surely power to take every treasures and relics and kill the remaining garrison including the leaders.

[@gianlucaborg195]

Emre Nuriyev well, they lost Rhodes yes, on paper they ought to have disintegrated but well, they ruled Malta for 268 years after, 1530-1798, and still exists today. Surely it is not a decisive defeat, i say they lost but defeat is something else, too much, particularly since they would avenge themselves on Modon in 1531 and in 1532, take Koron with the Spanish from the Ottomans and in 1535, help Charles V retake Tunis. Not so defeated I must conclude, shaken sure but not defeated and certainly never in decline. I do agree about the rest though, suleiman succeeding in his goal to take the island and being honorable and chivalrous in the treatment of the Knights letting them go on January 1 1523 as detailed by K&G

[@emrenuriyev9132]

@@gianlucaborg195 I do agree but the reason they live because they were monastic order.If I am not wrong they were given Malta by the kingdom of Aragon.I mean they were not really a state,so of course they will live somewhere else as long as Catholicsm is not extinct

[@gianlucaborg195]

Emre Nuriyev weplay actually they are not a monastic Order and never were. They were a religious military order from 1113 to 1798, and then stayed a religious order. They were not monks but what are called Religiosi Laichi. As for Malta it was given by Charles V of Spain offered in 1526 and accepted in 1530 along with Gozo and Tripoli (the fortress). The order still exists today albeit it does not have any landed property. As for its sovereignty, it was a virtually full independent state that had the pope as ultimate leader but could conduct war and diplomacy as it wished.

[@TheWhiteFaction]

incredible job as always.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks!

[@danielanthony256]

Another epic story and video. Thanks kings and generals!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@Christian-kr6yc]

I'd recommend anyone interested in this era of naval/siege warfare to read: Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean. It's a short history book covering the battles & sieges fought in the Mediterranean between the Ottomans and Christian forces. It's a fun read!

[@AmitSamkariya-jt5rt]

my prayers have been heard. Thank you for finally releasing a video on ottomans

[@KingsandGenerals]

Nothing to do with the prayers, just the schedule.

[@martingale8014]

Make a video about the preparation for battle in the middleages like skirmishes scouting etc.... P. S.: love your work

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you! Will consider!

[@muhtesem1946]

In 1520 Sultan Selim passed away succeeded by his son Sulyeman today known as Suleyman the Magnificent ❣️❣️

[@davidkaaa]

I sense a disturbance in the Force. Mohács is coming...

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep!

[@LeoWarrior14]

I'm working on it. ;)

[@ahmedshehab6297]

Yes, thats the episode I was waiting for long time ago

[@KingsandGenerals]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@ahmedshehab6297]

@@KingsandGenerals of course I do enjoy it, I also watched the documentary of Sultan mehmet and his atempt to takeover Italy, but I am kind of irritated by the false fact that you placed that they forced Islam on the inhabitants of the fortress, I dont think thats true, The quran clearly says "there is no compulsion in religion", The fact that the ottomans forced Islam on the fortress is kind of bias, but anyway, I love your documentary series

[@thedarkhunterofthepast7715]

very informative, thank you

[@muhsin001]

wow, amazing. The last great empire Ottoman!

[@victorlima8127]

As séries sobre os otomanos são extraordinárias. Parabéns ao canal. E aos tradutores.

[@gdjiselberg]

another great video. thanks a lot guys.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks for watching!

[@krzysztofroskowski8971]

Information, that sources are not certain sometimes is really appreciated.