Ten Minute History - The Rise of the Ottoman Empire (Short Documentary)

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This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers the rise of the Ottoman Empire from its humble beginnings in the 14th century through the Conquest of Constantinople to its stalling at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. The first half covers the general rise of the Ottomans and details their system of government. The second half deals with the Ottoman conquest of Hungary and Suleiman's rule.
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Ten Minute History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.

[@HistoryMatters]

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[@irfanqayyum2983]

Ten Minute History pls do it im studying about it in school

[@ville7213]

hype

[@ville7213]

Do 30 years war after. It is way to underrepresented considering its significance and magnitude on European politics.

[@augustopinochet7587]

Ten Minute History will there be a part 2 for this showing the decline of the Ottomans?

[@maltazar9831]

Oh I would love the Thirty Years War, huge impact on history.

[@diallobanksmusic]

I was learning about World War One and I kept going further back in time for context and now I’m in the 1300s

[@kartoshka36]

Is it fun there?

[@diallobanksmusic]

Антон Савва what do you think?

[@deiansalazar140]

That's history for ya.

[@parakeetiscool7647]

So basically the ottomans invaded Hungary and this would eventually lead to hitler

[@Gleichtritt]

@@parakeetiscool7647 Therefore Islam is Hitler.

[@SinerAthin]

"Give us money or we'll release him!" It's like a reverse hostage situation

[@chonacastillo4777]

Timestamp?

[@HVACSoldier]

Well, it sort of worked in Germany in 1917 when the Kaiser put Lenin in a sealed rail car and sent it to Russia. “What could possibly go wrong with Germany, if we do this,” said the Kaiser.

[@neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms9326]

Chona Castillo 1:19

[@dovidsokol380]

Yeah Funny Ha!!

[@zuzuzuko3947]

@kiril marinov no, he meant it's about mehmet brother being a "guest" in Constantinople. And he seems to be thorn on the Sultan side so Byzantine threaten to release him back to cause trouble if the Sultan didn't pay them money.

[@adilrahman1142]

Byzantine empire: SEND HELP! Christians: Meh Also Christians when Constantinople was captured: 😮

[@boobooboo6546]

lmao but actually christians helped a lot well they have lost all of the wars between ottoman and byzantine they gave up on 10 november varna war. Byzantine survived because of christian army otherwise they wouldve lost years ago "easily". And they knew this was coming cuz byzantine surrounded by ottomans from the beginning. They were just resisting 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@arielbordes]

Surprised pikachu face

[@samiamrg7]

Also Christians: Whatever, they weren’t Catholics. Back to fighting amongst ourselves.

[@lunchingtangpua2415]

@@samiamrg7 d

[@lunchingtangpua2415]

@@samiamrg7 and thus the holy league was form

[@benrao5565]

Because *money* That's a two second summary of human history

[@spynix0718]

Well you’re not wrong.

[@wakeupamerica2824]

Silly cavemen and their money 😑

[@helenababramirad4593]

Very true, but, go back to 10 thousands of years ago. I am talking about Cyrus the great/Persia they didn't have war. They started as conqiuerng places than conqiuering places which wanted to change rulers. Enentually their amry became very big, and conturys surened to them thats how it became giant (sorry for gammer I'm 10)

[@helenababramirad4593]

Not very true but mostly true to contrys like england and you should (no offines) bad spelling sorry

[@nerosfreak]

@@wakeupamerica2824 cavemen and all of that stuff is pre-history so they're stil not wrong

[@miloelite]

8:01 “Apparently magnificence isn’t hereditary.” Ain’t that the friggin truth.

[@nathanjohnwilliamson7675]

Just ask Napoleon III 😄

[@pauldonnelly910]

I've always like his father's monicker: Selim the Grim.

[@mertarican5456]

Thats why we have democracy xd

[@benderrodriguez5425]

Magnificense is in the eye of the beholder.

[@maazkalim]

Yep, the cycle of Mother Nature to keep things Fair & Balanced™.

[@tesla_autopilot]

"Join me in this war against India" "No" "You're a warmonger I'm declaring war"

[@daniyalkhuhro7443]

Nice civ 5 reference

[@olvustin6671]

How dare you not help me conquer india???You want war? I am sick of your war-mongering!

[@nobledictator2906]

Ah a man of culture

[@samiamrg7]

Constaninople: *falls* Christian world: “Oh my God, that’s terrible! Anyway...”

[@brian5128]

Its cus the council of Florence

[@brian5128]

The byzantines also used to say better the ottoman turban than the papal tiara

[@fsdds1488]

@@brian5128 I thought that's what protestants said.

[@brian5128]

@@fsdds1488 protestants were in the west and ottomans were in the east

[@magnusengeseth5060]

Which is somewhat understandable since catholic Christians had conquered and sacked the city a few hundred years earlier in a crusading sidequest that got a bit out of hand.

[@daev3000]

It's amazing how this ten-minute documentary manages to include more content than most two-hour documentaries.

[@mueezadam8438]

Daev Clysdale No dramatic reenactments as an attempt to up production value.

[@AnchisesGamer]

Fact. It hits all the points and anything that someone is confused about or wants to look more into, can do that

[@mahmoudelsayyad6396]

Because two hour documentary’s are detailed

[@clipclipper1054]

@@mahmoudelsayyad6396 meh, mostly they're just over the top dramatic and high level speculative and phylosophical.. at least by my experience I mean the 2 hour documentaries😅 I'm a big fan of this channel😊❤

[@blueblack3591]

truly

[@CommissarMitch]

"Like most mortals Selim eventually died"

[@DeeJayFM]

*most*

[@landlockedcroat1554]

*M O S T*

[@failuretv814]

@Omar Omar They are still alive.... obviously

[@Denois95]

​@@landlockedcroat1554 People who still live haven't died yet, so that's a pretty accurate statement. Most mortals did die, there are still some who haven't.

[@orbiter277]

*Selim looks at year nervously*

[@goranjosic]

As far as I know, the Ottomans promoted smarter children, taken from the Balkans as one way to prevent bureaucratic bribery. A boy from the Balkans (like Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic, Grand Vezier) had no family ties in the Ottoman Empire, meaning he could not favor and promote his family to places of influence in the empire, and was thus much more loyal to the sultan, and more objective in solving the problem of empire. (seen in the context of time, it was an extremely clever move)

[@user-ud3gh8fy5n]

They also didn't wanted to empower Muslim noble families since that would be a treat to the rule of Ottoman dynasty

[@Osmantugran]

Same for (the most) wifes of the sultans. They couldn't backed upped from there families to gain more power. Main reason that the Ottomans didn't mary girls from influence familiies or other kingdoms.

[@hakankarakurt1100]

Exactly, Plato’s Republic might have given the inspiration for this idea…

[@tuluppampam]

@@hakankarakurt1100 Plato's republic is a dream he had about the greatness of philosophers, not really about how to properly run a country

[@batuhankara396]

The smartest Turkish youth became the pasha However, it was used in children taken from the Balkans.

[@awddfg]

*_When you pay money to a guy to keep him from releasing a guy but you don't wanna pay so you just take the city so the guy doesn't have to be released_*

[@waleedahmed1444]

Stonks 100

[@stung39]

LOL you make them a slave for Hostaging the guy

[@stung39]

They wanted an excuse to destroy that city

[@antoniopaganini5700]

@@stung39 an excuse to destroy the city and make it their capital:intellect 100

[@JohnSBodle]

Early modern problems require early modern solutions.

[@J_Gamer_Mapping]

RIP Roman Empire "It went okay" xD

[@stavrosconstantinos5480]

J_Gamer Mapping only one side of the empire got defeated. the other side of roman empire was still in italy not defeated.

[@bigsmoke1787]

J_Gamer Mapping it was barely an empire

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

The Western Roman Empire fell way before the Eastern, imo. Even after the Byzantines reconquered the Italian peninsula, it wasn't the same.

[@Joseph-mf3yi]

Stavros constantinos I think you mean turkey not italy

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

Very cleaver, yes, your right.

[@rohatb]

"Do you know who I am? Basically, kind of a big deal." -Suleiman the Magnificent

[@AhmedMahmoud-tv9vw]

The Magnificent is a kind of a boring title. I prefer Suleman The Legislator which is what we call him in the middle east.

[@rohatb]

@@AhmedMahmoud-tv9vw In English, The Magnificent is sounding better imo. We're calling him The Lawgiver in Turkish, cuz it sounds better in Turkish but not really in English imo. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@TheSuperCoolMan122]

I like his name because it rhymes with sultan, Sultan Suleiman

[@Rune-Thief]

@@AhmedMahmoud-tv9vw So you think legislator is more exciting than magnificent? Weird.

[@Ghost-tv1yg]

@@rohatb what is his name in Turkish

[@sh4rkface0]

Why yes, i'm an ottoman O - onion hat T - the hat of onions T - the hat of onions O - onion hat M - more onion hats A - an onion hat N - numerous onion hats

[@ahumanistpotato0501]

Our ancestors just loved onions

[@muinomar216]

I rlly like to wear the onion hat

[@dessnom4333]

shrek approves

[@RodolfoGaming]

S - SO MANY ONION HATS

[@baranjan6969]

If it was garlic hat you would ask why garlic hat

[@polandballhistorian8537]

Venice helped in trying to save Constantinople? Kind of hypocritical, innit?

[@srijansaxena7455]

Got the venetians to help me take Constantinople in my ottoman eu4 game lmao

[@Ksaadmdd]

no genoa did

[@srijansaxena7455]

@Netherlands Cassava guess I got lucky the first time around

[@muksimulmaad7413]

nah they used the medieval 2 exploit to crusade fellow crusaders

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

Wouldn't be surprised if they sacked it again in an alternate world where the conquest failed.

[@fatli3138]

Those death animations made me laugh everytime. lol

[@GeorgeMHarrison]

Ser ARTHUR SAME HAHAHAHAHA

[@DolphinsAreWeird]

*THUD*

[@davesy6969]

@@DolphinsAreWeird THUD!

[@rawrimadinosoar6148]

time stamp?

[@PugnaciousProductions]

@@rawrimadinosoar6148 r u srs?

[@TripleMpro221]

Curious fact: Miguel de Cervantes, writer of "El Quijote", fought in the Battle of Lepanto and actually had his hand hurt.

[@mgam2]

TripleMpro221 he was also a prisoner for about t years by those pirates

[@TripleMpro221]

Vermoo303 Yeah, you are right, "El Quijote" is the Spanish name but "Don Quixote" is the common and international name

[@MehmetYlmaz-qz9bw]

TripleMpro221 actually he was taken Captive by Ottomans and sent to constantinople. he originated from the turkish folk stories while he was writing that book

[@TripleMpro221]

tihulu ! You are right. In captivity he started to think about "El Quixote" and wrote some ideas.

[@cv4809]

I heard that he was taken as slave by Algerian pirates..

[@brenthebli]

Controlling Jerusalem and Constantinople were just as significant to their prestige and legitimacy at the time; the Ottomans early on styled themselves as the Eastern Roman Emperors as well as Caliphs, to them essentially merging the thrones (HRE disagreed). Jerusalem is also the #3 behind Mecca and Medina.

[@walleras]

Its not number three that propaganda by a caliph that lost mecca and medina

[@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008]

Lmao. The Ottomans were as much the Roman Empire as the Holy Roman Empire was. Larpers all of them. Rome died with Constantine the 11th.

[@walleras]

@@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008 Okay boomer Ottomans were the heirs of Rome by right of context

[@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008]

@@walleras Shit makes no sense. Boomers barley know how to navigate the internet. Get outta here with your 2017 insults for lack of argumentative talking points. Context? What context? Holding the territory of the former Roman empire? By that logic Spain is Rome, and England, France, Germany, North Africa, all of the Baltic areas, and the Levant. It's just the fungus that grew out of the once mighty *now dead* oak tree that was the Roman Empire.

[@walleras]

@@rfkwouldvebeenaok1008 Right of conquest lol. Ottomans took the capital, most of the land, and was crowned as such by the patriarch

[@eomalo]

Best death animation always makes me laugh. Great episode mate you deserve a lot more subscribers!

[@gregoryinsanovic2925]

wot ring u got bithc?

[@igotpixelated7829]

hah, everybody knows the rise of ottomans starts at 11 nov 1444 lolololol

[@SultanOfRome]

It's a nice eu4 you got there.

[@warwickeng5491]

usually from 1460s onwards which is after they eat up the rest of anatolia so they're free to wreck the mamuluks

[@realmrjangoon]

Eu4 I knew it the second I saw my acquaintance 14 double 4

[@Muhammed552]

no doubt sir here is like

[@th3omachos]

Lmao bro

[@TheStarcoMarco]

7:57 "This was made worst with the dead of the suleiman in the next year" *Enters 1566* Suleiman: *Dies* I loved how 1565 changed into 1566 and then the Sultan dies.

[@joelshewmaker3567]

"A highly efficient bureaucracy." Is that a thing?

[@Kyo-uz1zi]

😂😂

[@CataciousAmogusevic]

Yes

[@ryanjapan3113]

Mahmut Kerem Biçer agreed

[@Obamasanus]

No

[@universalconquest4447]

LOL!

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

6:44 the reason Luis II. died was that he fell into a small sized ravine while fleeing from battle on the swamps of the (not yet regulated) Danube. Also, it wasnt really powerful in the decades before, having weak kings. There's even a phrase about it: „Things more important than Mohács were lost too.”

[@tamasdupcsak2989]

Az Erdélyi fejedelemséget is kihagyta...

[@SeverityOne]

The Siege of Malta is a pretty big deal in Malta, known as the Great Siege. Much of the image that the Maltese create is centred around it. The Knights of St John, who ruled Malta, then built Valletta (named after Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette). To this day, it has very impressive defensive works - which were never actually put to the test. Valletta, despite its diminutive size, and despite half of it bombed into oblivion during WW2 (known as the Second Great Siege), is still an impressive city nowadays.

[@stoneeagle7360]

Agreed. It’s also a gorgeous city at that! The ruins of the Royal Opera House are still in use today.

[@TheGreenlandPenguin1208]

5:50 "you know what would be magnificent" said Suleiman wearing an onion hat; "what if the Ottoman Empire was really big" which it is now.

[@shizzkix5341]

Bill Wurtz reference, I see

[@Inalis_Ps]

What if russia was big?

[@angelofthedeath2433]

@@Inalis_Ps said Ivan, trying to not be terrible

[@TheNinjaDC]

Makes you wonder how world and European History would have been different if the 4th crusade never crippled Eastern Rome during the period of the Ottoman's rise to power. Would Europe be as interested in finding new trade routes? Would the Italian city states get the influx of Roman relics & knowledge that kicked off the renaissance? Would natural borders in the middle east have been born around ethnic lines(instead of Ottoman then French/English Imperialism)? Would the nation of Russia be formed the same way with out the Third Rome identity? Would the Roman Empire still be around to this day?

[@alejandroojeda1572]

@C. C. A. they built on the classics which came mainly from ...you guessed It, constantinople

[@abdusselamzahma7474]

The crusades in Constantinople only weakened it. But the Ottoman would take the city anyway

[@Sandouras]

Due to incompetent rulers and almost constant civil wars, Byzantium was bound to die at some point. Unless somehow they had some major reformer emperor like peter the great was for Russia. It also didn’t help that during the time of the competent Komnenos dynasty’s reign, the empire was trying to recapture Anatolia while also being invaded by the petchenegs, the normans, the bulgars and had crusader armies running across it sometimes even threatening to sack Constantinople. Like the Germans and French armies of the 3 crusade. At the same time its lack of navy meant giving Venice trading rights for its naval services which meant that only about 10% of the trading money stayed in the empire while the rest went to Venice. So yeah.... didn’t look good anyway. Manuel Komnenos had a chance but he wasted his time fighting everyone else but the Turks and when he decided to face them, they were united and ready for him. Then he marched his massive army through the narrow mountain passes like a moron.

[@fulcrum2951]

Having a capital city at a very important trade route that every single neighbors around you want is not a good idea

[@sleros8646]

Pls learn some history before talking. 4th crusade was 100 years before the foundation of the Ottoman Empire. And the Ottomans would take the city anyway, with or without 4th crusade happening.

[@cimbrius5583]

1 second until 10 mins. Guess no ads for you!

[@HistoryMatters]

I'm a strong, independent history channel who don't need no ads.

[@ademhavva1535]

Respect

[@odahimaable]

"Striking his head on the wall for not adding 1 more second"

[@degistirmelutfen]

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[@devilhunter1555]

@@HistoryMatters bro but money...

[@arthurantonakis1421]

One of the most interesting empires in history in my opinion

[@nowthatsjustducky]

And I am guessing very well known for their footstools, seeing how common they are in homes nowadays. :)

[@kasadam85]

@@nowthatsjustducky peak comedy I guess

[@thomasnesmith5426]

Constantinople falling got the medieval equivalent of people Tweeting out "Thoughts and Prayers".

[@ProfessorPolitics]

As someone who is woefully ignorant on Ottoman history, this was a fantastic introduction. Great video!

[@benthomason3307]

Ikr? As an American, the most the Ottomans on in the history books I was raised on is just... show up every once in a while.

[@MUSTAFK]

@@benthomason3307 I dont think thats too odd. I personally think History is one of the only subjects that varies heavily depending on where you live. I mean being a European myself, i didnt learn much about the American History except for the civil war, contribution to WW1 and 2 and the cold war. However being European, more specifically Balkan, the Ottoman Empire had a huge impact on how these curent countries operate, their borders etc. So its only logical that they have a much bigger presence in the history books.

[@benthomason3307]

@@MUSTAFK That makes sense.

[@Inferiis]

As a hungarian I am very well aware of our side of the story. Mohács is one of, if not the biggest loss of our 1000 years of history. However, after seeing the TV show Suleiman I became interested on their side of history as well (surprisingly historically accurate for a soap opera). Their structure of leadership was probably the best to exist

[@calidone7661]

Tunis was also conquered in 1574, after defeat at Lepanto. So, Ottomans really re-built their navy.

[@Adonishh1234]

Until Lepanto the Europeans thinked about the Ottomans they are invincible.

[@PAppMundo]

This video was brilliant, highly informative and enjoyable to watch. Unlike the name suggests it didn’t focus enough on “The Rise” of the Ottoman Empire though. More a general crash course on the entire time line of the Ottoman Empire. It would be great to see more on this subject, especially the origins and beginnings of the Ottoman Empire etc.

[@cv990a4]

Yeah, it might have been nice to talk about how the Turks got to that part of the world - and the Ottoman's predecessors, the Seljuks.

[@kaliningradtoczechrepublic8162]

@@cv990a4 i recommend „Kings and Generals“. you might like it

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

⁠@@cv990a4 I’ve always wondered about the Turks after playing CK3 where the Seljuks seem to just show up, fuck everyone up and disappear

[@nks2405]

​@@Chadius_Thundercockit was mostly because of the mongols

[@TheMaskedSam]

2:06 that was totally unexpected xDDDD

[@Baduri89]

My families hometown Massawa in Eritrea was ottoman for 300 years and our family have an ottoman surname... We were Pashas and Naibs there :)

[@suluayran121]

Ottoman Empire yavaşşş

[@sahararaptor7600]

Balawiyah I know i'm late but one of my family member was a Berber pasha in the vassal of the ottomans Algiers. AKA Barbary states.

[@EDANAiRoNY1]

cima etmeyin deyyüz

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

@Yh I’m Pakistani Yh I’m Pakistani Hey don't be so rude yar. You are making us look bad. Just make your point and leave the bad language to fools.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

@Yh I’m Pakistani Yh I’m Pakistani Yeah but don't call him names bro/sis. He will use that as an excuse to say that you are wronge.

[@filiomusic]

I have to say, you have become my favorite Channel within only a few weeks :D - I really enjoy your videos. The content is presented so that it is very easily digestible and entertaining still. The pictures and animations make for a very good background, that further eases understanding everything. I also really like your slick humour (especially the signs the characters are holding up sometimes). If only you would post more regularly...

[@mr.dawson9141]

Who would win? An empire on a seemingly unstoppable rise. B O A T S

[@FlyingDwarfzz]

I love these episodes. You have a firm grasp on pacing and a good balance of visual aids based up by your narration. Even the little points of humor are perfectly timed.

[@Gray-Wolf]

"Because apparently magnificence isn't hereditary" Wow 😂 that was really good

[@RobertDani89]

Best Hungarian pronunciation ive heard for a while. Keep up the great work

[@craigcunningham2124]

These videos are absolutely fantastic! Love them! :D. Please don't ever stop making them!

[@AlpDYel]

Perfect video, but could have focused more on estabilishment of Ottoman Beylik and its transformaition into an empire (ie. 1300-1450) instead of just jumping to fall of constantinople

[@cantutmez8854]

boring

[@mahfoudseraf5995]

@@soeppoes8949 why salty about something that happened centuries ago? Lol

[@valikmikze]

@@mahfoudseraf5995 looks like you're the salty one😂 why pressed over one of the beat things in history?

[@mahfoudseraf5995]

@@valikmikze don't say funny things please

[@binbasesatoktayyldran5236]

@@soeppoes8949 Armenian spotted

[@deeptoot1453]

Great video! Thanks for the upload! I'd been waiting for this for a while.

[@Murtsley]

Love this series so much

[@rockstar450]

One of THE BEST history matters videos... honestly the amount this video condenses is jaw dropping

[@Conankun66YT]

"Constantine the 11th" jesus christ, they really weren't very creative with names.... Also "Objectives: Wreck face" made me laugh a lot :'D

[@thecapitalist1502]

this has been pretty good , Im very impressed by your documentaries well done.

[@matteopenspace]

I wish to commend your successful effort in maintaining a very high quality-time ratio throughout your videos. Impressive. Congrats.

[@B0idh]

The way you portray a figure dying is incredible funny to me. Brilliant work.

[@jinjiyoshi5548]

Hey, I really enjoy your videos. I am a historian in some aspects and you've shown me many things i previously didn't know! I have a suggestion next time, can you please cover the early and late Japanese empire when you get the chance? I really appreciate the hard effort you put into these videos, which is why I subscribed! -Sincerely, Jinjiyoshi.

[@piyush93688]

Really liked your videos, keep them coming!

[@PasserMontanus]

05:29 Massive kudos for pointing that fact out. The Crescent was originally a Turkic symbol which only became associated with Islam many centuries later.

[@haitamc5611]

Actually no, the crescent moon is connected to islam as well. Because the islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, its based on the shape of the moon. The holy month of Ramadan is the 9th month of the lunar calendar but muslims cannot start their fast until they can clearly see the crescent moon.

[@spqr1023]

It was used by both turkics and arabs but turkics used it first.

[@kasadam85]

@@haitamc5611 Connected ≠ sign of Islam. Get it?

[@LordVelari]

It was not even a Turkic symbol. It was the symbol of the city of Constantinople. Mehmet II took it over after taking the city. The double-headed eagle, on the other hand, was a Turkic symbol, brought in Europe by the Sultanate of Rum. Byzantium took it as their own symbol, followed by other orthodox nations like Serbia and Russia.

[@egorence2149]

virgin western slavery vs chad ottoman devshirme

[@haykalThimawan]

Faxxx Ottoman is C H A D

[@erenozturk6638]

Western style slavery was much much more brutal than ottoman devsirme. In fact some of the most important grand viziers are devsirme. Devrirmes easily find them self's important positions in bureaucrat and soldier classes. Aside all of this look at the western slavery. It is brutal.

[@ahmetnumanduman8653]

@Nathan Morrow well devshirme people were just mandatory state officers. Not someone's property to be sold like a common good. They also had right to own property they were getting fairly good wages and when they retired they were free citizens. They were well respected in the society and had political power to take what they wanted most of the times. It is nowhere near brutal as western slave trade on black people.

[@lepangolin4080]

@@ahmetnumanduman8653 Well those boys and family had there life ripe appart anyway. Ottoman were just better to get potential of there slave because, like greek or roman if I could, they treated the slave as a human, not a soulless thing. (Western slavery (wasn't only european, some african kingdom/tribs and arab enjoy the deal a lot)) Ottoman weren't "racist", well a bit like everybody at those times, but were able to acknoledge the fact that smart people from other ethnie could be used in good way for their empire. It's always the same for all government, how to use properly their population to grow their (or your) wealth.

[@AhmedMahmoud-tv9vw]

The Mamluks in Egypt were slaves and the people recognised them as such and were Ok with. But for some reason refused to marry with them because they were "slaves" and the Imams recognized them as state property even though they were the head of state. That's they have to be freed first to be able to marry. It is probably weird for you but it makes sense for us Muslims.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Good stuff, you've got a good mind for visual humor.

[@repomandan07]

I enjoy your videos. You explain quite a bit in 10 minutes.

[@FireDuck6607]

3:40 give child

[@8ig0r86]

5:54 "Suleiman was quick to follow in his father's footsteps by conquering Belgrade and Rhodes" I thought he's gonna say that Suleiman quickly died after his father did

[@maazkalim]

Yiikkeess!

[@brandongray1023]

These videos help me to understand and appreciate history more. Being able to string history together is important for my ability to remember.

[@DinoCool44]

This guy says it so casually yet so detailed it’s PERFECT

[@mustafahakansandk7747]

It is said that Suleyman the Magnificent inherited his magnificience from his father Selim, who gained lots of loot from the Mamluk Treasure, who by the way reined only seven years.

[@TheTikox]

I love your animation style

[@Bootrick33]

You are great. Keep up the good work!

[@mertakman1889]

Pretty good job👌🏿 Thanks for videos

[@robinshields6760]

Check out the Battle of Ankara 1402, and the insuing interregnum. The rise of the Ottoman Empire wasn't as straightforward as your video makes out.

[@jacobloft3898]

Robin Shields it is a very brief and simplified history anyway.

[@alejandroojeda1572]

If he has to Talk about every rebellion and pullback this video would be tenfold

[@robinshields6760]

@@alejandroojeda1572 True, though to be fair understanding that rebellions and succession crises plagued early Ottoman history is also better than just assuming they were this monolithic force which conquered all the 'smaller and weaker' Balkan lords. There's nothing wrong with complexity in history, if anything it's preferable.

[@alejandroojeda1572]

@@robinshields6760 i actually agree. I don't have much of a history education and i used to think of the ottomans as this "monolothic unstoppable force". Then i researched a bit and discovered the constant struggle, the succesion crisis, the balkan resistance. He could have added some more info on that respect and i think he should have. With my last comment What i was trying to say IS that these videos are not meant for a Deep look, they're just a very quick summary. He could explain this topics on more detail but he doesn't because his videos are always concise and Direct. He gives a simplified version, but one that's easy to understand, interesting and increadibly neutral, and i'm really gratefull for that. In fact i think he shines more when the topic is obscure and simple, because he's basically the only one Who makes videos about "why does Belarus exist?" Or "why was sweeden against the Vietnam war?". We'll always have WW2 videos, his strength comes from his format and the topics It allows. By the way, If you want videos detailing the military history of the ottomans may i suggest kings and generals, it's a wonderfull Channel and goes Deep into the militar reforms, the wars and battles of the empire, with an amazing presentation and a wonderfull narration.

[@peteradamson5160]

EU4 anyone?

[@fawwazn.1244]

You could beat the Big Blue Blob ass with this Eastern Power.

[@arubaluba9955]

Of course!

[@daifeigo]

Wonder when I could end the game... Jesus..

[@theamericanguy1969]

John McCrindle I play aoc2 and I always see Netherlands taking Denmark or Germany taking Brazil some of that sh*t

[@HistoryTeacherSteve]

So good, thank you. I miss these 10 minute videos.

[@EurasiaOnYT]

Great video! You're a great inspiration for my channel. Great video once again! 😊

[@stuffedmannequin]

Watching a roblox figure casually crossing a room is so intense in this series because you know that at any point they're going to flop over sideways and die.

[@aldojitsu]

Any upcoming episodes for the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire after Selim II?

[@HistoryMatters]

There will probably be another two on the Ottomans. 'The Stagnation (1571-1820)' and then the 'Decline of the Ottomans and the birth of Turkey (1820-1970)'.

[@aldojitsu]

Looking forward to them!

[@ufukcangencoglu2279]

No. The stagnation beginned with the death of Sokullu Mehmed Pasha.

[@franciscomm7675]

@@HistoryMatters i am still waiting for those episodes

[@jkv15]

Who would've thought we could enjoy history lectures. Nice video.

[@footballeratilla]

This was very well presented great Clip i enjoyed this. :)

[@burningnapalm4436]

“Like most Mortals he Died*

[@jhhddhhdbdbd887]

Like most?

[@gregoryinsanovic2925]

Hang on, what do you mean by most

[@thatdude9091]

never heard of queen Elizabeth you lot?

[@No-mn9do]

@@thatdude9091 feels weird reading this now

[@alejandroojeda1572]

Because...money ~Venice Classic🤣

[@charlieputzel7735]

Yep. That basically sums up the reasoning for everything the Venetian republic ever did. Why divert the fourth crusade towards Constantinople? Because money. Why repeatedly defy the papacy? Because money.

[@UNKNOWN-wh2jb]

Your videos are cool and you explain briefly

[@zevikan8638]

These videos are brilliant.

[@nairoc3]

"Like most mortals, Salim eventually died" I'm dead hahahha

[@Nova-ng9lx]

I just found out that Mehmed II became the sultan for the second time because the grand vizier replaced him with his father after his father was not the sultan for whatever reason which made Mehmed execute the vizier.

[@rdvanemreide233]

Well, that’s not entirely true. Murat retired on his own will because he was tired and wanted to spend his days doing more spiritual stuff. When Mehmed II became the sultan he was only 13-14 and Murat has been a pain in the ass of the christian world so they (can’t recall the nations sorry) started preparing for war. Mehmed knew he couldn’t prevail this war due to his age so he wrote a letter to his father, which included the words: “If you are the sultan, come here and take the command of the armies. If I am the sultan, I am ordering you to take the command of the armies.” After this letter Murat took the reign again won these battles. And about the vizier he was basically pulling favors for his and his familie’s good. Mehmed realized this way before he re-sat the throne in the age of 19. However didn’t do anything about it because all his focus was on taking the Constantinople and didn’t want conflict and chaos in the chambers. After he took the city (with quite extraordinary ways) he had him executed for corruption. And took precautions for these sort of things never to happen again. Fatih (which is what we call Mehmed II meaning the conquerer) was one of the three smartest and the most important leaders of the Turk history with Atatürk and Mete. Spoke literally 7 languages in that time

[@jackwiseley6920]

Great video lads!!

[@dorylaions]

real good vods. keep it up.

[@ruisoul]

6:17 Portugal: Stop existing ahaha lmao

[@cenktuneygok8986]

First time I see a western historian aware that crescent isn't symbol of Islam. You do your research well sir.

[@Rogerrramjet1]

Thank you for the video

[@Orenstein123]

Great channel!! :)

[@yoshilorak5897]

Ottoman empire: "We have captured Constantinople which will deal a major blow to Christianity!!!" Western Christians aided boosted by the renaissance: "Yes. But actually no."

[@user-iv2dx9ps9y]

yoshi lorak pretty sure Christianity was not part of the renaissance...though I may have misunderstood you

[@almalayuwiyyah2512]

@mdx well Constantinople is like mecca of orthodox christian but well they are now in muslim hand

[@lucasbrant9856]

@mdx End of orthodox christianity? Russia would like to have a word with you.

[@man-who-sold-the-world]

Hindsight is beautiful.

[@aliviatevis1581]

5:44 like most mortals selim eventually DIED *falls

[@mohamednazirbasharat913]

Love your videos! Can I ask which animation programme you use to make your videos?

[@noon8681]

I'm so glad I found this channel.

[@lapiswolf2780]

7:45 Animation error on the boat here.

[@justarandomguy3264]

Thanks imma get a good result on my exam

[@mikeykm1993]

Another awesome video :)

[@AminAmin22]

Last 5 seconds is very telling of what perspective you are telling the story tbh

[@darnit1944]

Ottoman rulers liked Onion hats

[@Sami-ep2jg]

LOL

[@Zen-rw2fz]

It's seems to have been a popular thing frOm india to some parts of northern africa even

[@Zen-rw2fz]

Even today more, it's seems to be popular under indians

[@ibrahimgultekin1366]

@@Zen-rw2fz indian muslims probably

[@Zen-rw2fz]

@@ibrahimgultekin1366 that's kind of ironic tho, considering modern day indian nationalists don't like muslims much

[@RexoryByzaboo]

Mehmed II: Release my uncle plz... Constantine XI: No, give me money first. Mehmed II: **proceeds to capture Constantinople**

[@MusicGamesEverything]

Actually it was because Constantine XI wanted to releaae him unless Mehmed II paid up

[@davidtownsend6092]

Yea he didnt want him released. He would be a rival to the throne. He paid for Constantine to keep him

[@ColePenner]

“Battle of Lepanto” *Guns, Drums, and Steel version of the song starts playing in my head*

[@documentariesnow3960]

I was inspired to make KZbin videos because of this channel, it's so good!!!

[@niteshmurti]

haha those cartoon characters you make are so cute! especially funny when they die, they just plunk to the ground XD and sooo cute when it's waving goodbye ^_^

[@Sophy-vk6or]

Yeah!

[@Sophy-vk6or]

Soooooo cute/funny!

[@TheSgrizli]

Do vikings next please

[@sunitaranjan663]

I find your videos very informative. Please make a video on the rise and fall of other Gunpowder Empires too,such as the Safavids of Iran and the Mughals of India.

[@Larodar]

By far the most objective individual work over the Ottomans, on KZbin.

[@caldoesstuff7290]

7:44 whoops look like that blue square got through editing