How did Mehmed II create a Muslim Superpower? - History of the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II
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- How did Mehmed II create a Superpower? - History of the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II
Mehmed the Conqueror. The man that brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees and showed the world what a formidable foe the Ottoman Empire could really be. A man of power, wisdom, and creativity. He was a sultan for the ages and a legend that would make its way into history books around the globe. His life was like a movie that millions would pay to watch. But how did young Mehmed II become the fabled conqueror?...
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At age 21 he conquered Roman capital and ended Medival age.
Imagine what he would do if he lived longer
Come on now. He had already inherited a powerful empire. Before and after his rule the Ottoman Empire was expanding
Before he died he was on a campaign but unfortunately he was died
@@Arberesh-um8by And took Constantinople when it was at its weakest
He was already an adult, If he were still alive he would be too old to continue ruling.
@@Mr.KaganbYaltrkthe campaign was towards Italy to conquer Rome which his great grand father Baizid once dreamed.
Mehmed II's mostly known for his conquest of Constantinople but he also conquered many other key regions such as Crimea, Morea, Trebizond, Otranto,...
Trebizond yes.. Not Trabzon
@@altunaze6127same
The Ottomans are not turks , but tatars , the tribe KAI IYI Bulgar origin from the muslim VOLGA BULGARIA !
@@kaloyanrosenov2123cringe larp
@@kaloyanrosenov2123 Can u prove it dude? Kayi tribe is from todays Turkmenistan???
The Mehmad ll was not only the Sultan of Ottoman Empire but the prophecy of beloved prophet pbuh.
Mehmet
PBUH
Buhh
Mehmed II's often compared to Selim I & Suleiman I but most view him as the greatest Ottoman in fact both of his successors reaped the fruits of his sophisticated and visionary rule
@@kleinenfuchse5365 🦊
That is very comparable to the Qing Dynasty's Kangxi, who paved the way for Yongzheng and Qianlong
@@kleinenfuchse5365 🫒
Battle of Kosovo 1389,ottoman defeat ,Battle of Vaslui.Ottoman slaughterhouse
@@Sticna78 Although both leaders died, the Ottoman victory in the Battle of Kosovo helped them secure control over Serbian principalities, which thus became (voluntarily or not) Ottoman vassals.
for us muslims, he is considered as a legendary hero
And a gay rapist🗿✌️He raped Radu cel Frumos (Vald Tepeș's brother) he married at one point a woman with whom he had a daughter who was one of the 3 wives of Ștefan Cel mare
He allowed religious freedom so he is acceptable
Respect
@@novo121Then tell me how is he a Muslim then? Because Quran says this:
Quran 5:51 “O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people."
@@novo121that's true and key respect one love
Mehmed II: As a sultan,I order you to ascend back to the throne.
Murad II: no f**** choice.
I always found Murad II as a mysterious person. He was a powerful ruler and very good military commander. But at the same time he was a pious person who was deeply concerned about the punishments of afterlife. His retirement looks like a religious recluse following a simple amd modest life. He somewhat reminds me the personal struggles of Friedrich II.
Sultan Murad the second was one of the most righteous and honorable sultan’s thats why Lord God Allah rewarded him by making his off spring his son to conquer constatneople and dont forget mohmmad the second mother is the daughter of constatine , Mohammad has half royal roman blood, making him Sultan and ceaser .
The Ottomans are not turks , but tatars , the tribe KAI IYI Bulgar origin from the muslim VOLGA BULGARIA !
@@kaloyanrosenov21231- Tatars also are Turkic. 2- You're probably confusing them with Dulo's, to whom dynasty symbol is kinda same.
@@ahmetdurak725 Modern Tatars in Russia, and also Chuvash and Chechen people say that they are Bolgar , Volga Bulgaria!
Stanbul the ottoman name of Istanbul comes from Stanbulgar!
@@kaloyanrosenov2123Volga Tatars, Chuvashes, Bashkirs, Gagauz, Crimean Tatars are Turkic and there are also many Turkic people still lives around the world with different names. The name İstanbul comes from Greek that is a saying "to the city". Morever this name given during the republic era by our founder leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. In Ottoman time, we used the name Konstantiniyye, which is Arabic of Constantinople. I recommend you to learn your history more precisely.
He speaks 9 languages, amazing intelligent warrior with many knowledge about technique biology mathematics religions etc.
I can speek 7 languages so what..
@@JilanKhadri-vn4ln çok dil konuşan herkes Fatih olamaz
@@Samanyolu-ov1yk write in english..
@@JilanKhadri-vn4ln7 is smaller than 9
@@JilanKhadri-vn4ln Speaking 7 languages in 2024 yeah, he speaks 600 years back 9 languages. Big difference😉
Based Mehmet II As A Kurd Iam Proud Of Him Altho iam Not Turk But still We are One Ummah❤
Kurd, turk, arab etc... are all the same under islam. This ethnicity thing popped up in 19th century thanks to western powers. We should not get fooled by patriotism and so forth..
The ottomans were NOT turks.
Masha'Allah. We need this unity. Nationalism is poison and the greatest fitnah.
@@HardCore_Islamistthey are turks u idiot got read it more even they are grandfather's ertugrul which ertugrul is proper turks name
@@HardCore_Islamistyea was British 🤣
Turks indeed had a decisive role in triggering historical major events like the Migration Period, Crusades, shaping the history of Balkans, Islamization of Northern India, Age of Discovery as well as ending the Middle Ages with the conquest of Constantinople, fall of the Roman Empire
What role they had when it comes to age of discovery?
@@brankojovic2000Conquest of Malaya, which caused entire Indonesia becaming muslim
@@m60tsabra24 you gotta discover some western land to justify how much otttomans contributed to the world events. this is how western narrative worked so far. not anymore tho hehe. world is waking up vey quick nowadays. btw i can't leave this comment wtihout saying that you dont have to be part of discovery age for being important.
@@brankojovic2000Many educated people left Byzantine lands. They brought books and Germans discovered a way to print them around the same time.
@@brankojovic2000 nobody wanted to pay the Turks to go through their land to trade in Asia, so Europeans looked for alternative routes to Asia
Im a christian South korean so I basically have nothing to do with him but this man was a true legend
Oh your south Korean
Pretty cool man
Didn't knkw there were Christians in South Korea
Isn't it a Buddhist country??
@@maddogbasilit was buddhist, but due to american colonialism, most koreans are now atheists and 28 % are christians.
@@adamnesico i wouldnt exactly call it colonialism its more like imperialism
@@adamnesico Christianity in Korea started before the Americans. And depending the branch of Christianity (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox), there was a different starting point (Catholicism being the first to arrive in the peninsula and Orthodox the last).
For example, the Orthodox branch in Korea started with the Russians (but halted due to the Russian-Japanese war and the Bolshevik revolution), until the Greeks came and gave it a new "life" again.
@@maddogbasil South Koreans are mostly atheists
Absolute chad. A great man. Not only by conquering but also devoloping the empire,
What about Selim 1??? He was a bad ass legend.. He ruled for 8 years only.. Beating the Savavids and Mamluks.. Upgrading Ottoman navy and military tactics.. He was also a great man of wisdom and a good father...
As Kadir Misiroglu told. God gave 10 superior Sultan to Ottoman in the early ages of it. They were really genius and pushed forward Ottoman's Great State.
@@CenitaBrookI feel sorry for you that you even know a quote from such person whose every other word is utter bs
@@sjolnick Lol Misiroglu was a philosopher and a renowned well educated person. You just hate him because he spoke facts you don't want to accept. I feel sorry for you.
@@Ommer95 He is a madman with reports who insults Atatürk at every opportunity and says "It would be better if the Greeks won the war than Secularism have come", and he was deported in the time.
@@Ommer95 no one in the scientific world(let alone in his own country) cares for any of his opinions as they are not backed by any evidence or documents, nor they are based on any truth. His writings have been proven to be incorrect countless times by academia. They lack of scientific method and are simply driven by his ideology. He has already gone down in history as a conspiracy theorist who only appealed to people with low education.
For Ottomans, tributes are very very important. If you fail to pay it because of imcompetent management or not wishing to pay, you are asking for war and Ottomans would definetely give in the upcoming seasons...
This is basic logic of middle ages if u dont pay your taxes this means u are rebelling .
Just like every empire past and present.
@@FollowtheSunnah632 Ottoman were very very sentitive about it. If vassal states did not comply, they knew that an army would come next spring taking more land and make the kingdom smaller, or change the king. Ottoman tributes were not heavy in terms of corresponding tributes of the time. They also spared some important part of tribute back to where tribute came from. Those part of the tributes spent more mostly in newly conquered lands, It is islamic tradition to spend money to infidels to keep their support, if possible convert them voluntarily. Under direct Ottoman rule, peasants of the medieval Europe had comparatively far better life. That is the one of main reasons that Ottoman could have stayed in Europe so long. I have seen historical records that Ottomans spend 23 million gold money while receiving only 3 million as tribute in current Hungary.
Mehmed II was not only a great military strategist but also had keen interest in science, history, philosophy & the renaissance culture. He was ahead of his time & no other Ottoman Sultan can rival him. Its a tragedy he died at 49 otherwise, he was planning full scale invasion of kingdom of Naples & already conquered otranto to use as a spring board to italy. His dealth really robbed of what would have been a spectacular war
It was the will of Allah 🤣
@@ibex_capri4514A||ah is geh
@@no-cov-jabpureblood4959 allah is the greatest, and the person who is in ur prf pic had really felt it the time when Muslims fully drove christians out of middle east and anadolu
@@no-cov-jabpureblood4959 Allah is the Arabic word for God & he is the God of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). As you are a Christian, you are mocking your own God which is of course a normal thing for shameless christians nowadays.
Actually if Prince Cem take the throne, the ambition of Mehmed II will continue. Sadly Jannisary prefer his brother, Bayezid
what a legend. Im extremely surprised there are no TV shows or movies about him.. yet there are countless movies about random European leaders who did mediocre things..
Mehmed deserves a big triple A movie and TV show.
There’s a Netflix series on him
@@junior1497 yea its alright
There are a couple of series and movies about him apparently the actual Ottoman emperor who deserves some media appreciation is Selim the Grim
@@junior1497 Is that the series where it shows Mehmed and wallachia's king had some sort of gayish brotherhood relationship
"Rise of empires: Ottomans" is the netflix series on him
Hayatını iyi yaşadı ve de iyi de yatacak. Huzurla yat Sultan.
kemalists hate him
It is a partially correct explanation, but it has mistakes. First of all, it seemed impossible for Mehmet to ascend to the throne in the Ottoman Empire. Because he was not loved by his father, he was also the prince Aladdin, who was the favorite of his father, pashas and janissaries. Aladdin's accession to the throne was considered certain. However, the sudden death of Aladdin changed the whole history. His father Murat fell into depression with the death of his son and left the throne. Thus, fate laughed at Mehmet. Mehmet now had the throne he wanted so much. Yes, Mehmet always wanted to rule, even at the age of 12. The letter that Mehmet wrote to his father is an inconclusive rumor. He gave the throne back to his father, but this ambitious boy did not happen at the request of Mehmet. Mehmet's reign adventure was ended by Halil from the Çandarlı family, who had served the Ottoman Empire for a long time and had a say in the Ottoman Empire. But for Mehmet, everything was just beginning. His reputation was gone. He would not be able to speak if he ascended the throne again. The more he thought about these, the more his hatred for Çandarlı grew. Of course, he started to think about bigger things to regain his reputation. At that time, Mehmet had set his mind to conquer Constantinople. He would conquer Istanbul and write his name in history with golden letters. We will never truly understand Mehmet's thoughts. He is one of the most different personalities the world has ever seen. His vision and vision made the Ottoman Empire an unforgettable empire.
The way smart people think is impossible to understand
He was thinking about jihad and raising the banner of Islam throughout Europe. He dreamed of what Alexander the Great dreamed of, the mixing of all cultures, all people and religions, and the supremacy of the Islamic religion over all religions. Death prevented him from realizing this dream, just as death prevented Alexander the Great from achieving his desire. I think that the best description of Muhammad Al-Fatih is that he is a dreamer
@@Jarir-vd1owso all those he achieved are DREAMS?
He didn't do anything?😳😳😳😳
I mean you do know the meaning of "he is a dreamer" right?
@@mariajason3547 Does being a dreamer of something mean that it is not possible to achieve it? No, he dreams and aspires and seeks to achieve what he dreams of and what he aspires to. Muhammad II achieved much of what he aspired to and was able to produce a civilizational mixing and mixing of cultures (some of which do not contradict Islam) under the shadow of his empire + Muhammad II. I personally consider him The best sultan to rule the Ottoman Empire, and he had many accomplishments. If death had not come between him and his dreams, he would have controlled the entire property of the Roman Empire, but death prevented him from that, and I admire the character of this inimitable military leader and mujahid who vowed his life to defend the essence of Islam and the dignity of Muslims. And spreading the call of Islam to all corners of the earth. I am proud that Muhammad Al-Fatih is my brother in Islam.
There is message and order about Christians by Sultan Mehmed:
The below is a Ahdnama (Declaration) from Sultan Mehmed II El Fatih (The Conqueror) in 1463
(Mehmet - son of Murat Khan, The victorious)
The command of the honorable, sublime Sultan’s sign and shining seal of the conqueror of the world is as follows:
“I, Sultan Mehmet Khan inform the world that the ones who possess this imperial edict, the Bosnian Franciscans, have got into my good graces, so I command:
Let nobody bother or disturb those who are mentioned, nor their churches. Let them dwell in peace in my empire. And let those who have become refugees live and be safe. Let them return and let them settle down their monasteries without fear in all the countries of my empire.
Neither my royal highness, nor my viziers or employees, nor my servants, nor any of the citizens of my empire shall insult or disturb them. Let nobody attack, insult or endanger neither their life or their property or the property of their church. Even if they bring somebody from abroad into my country, they are allowed to do so.
As I have graciously issued this imperial edict, I hereby take my great oath: In the name of the Creator of the earth and heaven (Allah), the one who feeds all creatures, and in the name of the seven Mustafas and our great Messenger (Muhammad PbuH), and in the name of the sword I have, nobody shall do contrary to what has been written, as long as they are obedient and faithful to my command.”
Source please?
@@zahirhussain5913 "Sultan Mehmed ahdnama" - Google it
Islamic justice was main reason Bosniaks converted to Islam. As a disticnt Christian sect they were constantly attacked by Pope( Chatolics) and Orthodox. Many dont know but first crusade in HISTORY was sent against Bosniaks cuz they were consider disbelivers by pretty much all other Christians.
@@altunaze6127
Sorry bro. I want book name, edition, page number.
I never believe Google 💯
if this is true, still most muslims, then and now, were not that noble or tolerant.
This was the Janissary slogan;
O enemies of Allah and O enemies of Muhammad,
You are infidels, we are grateful; you are one side, we are another.
There is only one God and Muhammad is his messenger.
Mehmet khan I love you ❤❤ The Greatest Warriors 💪💪☪️🕌 Legend
Tirana wasn’t the capital of Albania, during that time it didn’t even exist as a city. Tirana was officially founded in 1614 by the Albanian general Sulejman Bargjini. The capital of the League of Lezhë during this time and the main stronghold of Skanderbeg was Kruja
The same in the case of Moldova. The capital was at Baia and Suceava during those times.
Same with Wallachia it was Târgoviște not Bucharest. Ironically the channel owner is Romanian so he should have known that. Probably just an error
Amazing ! Thank you !
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Mehmed. He was really good warrior. And I personally think that Suleiman wasn't really that good at war. Reason is that when I watched extra history series about him they didn't mention any crazy tactic. It was just firing cannons. Mehmed on the other hand was truly a beast
❤Suleiman The Magnificent💚
Because in his Era, the Ottoman Empire reached it's Golden age☀️ Economie🪙 Military⚔️ Political📜
@@danielsantiagourtado3430 He had it easy
Selim the Grim
Mehmed ll or Abdul hamid ll
Mehmed 2 the conqueror was not only a great strategist but also a renowed erudite,
He had a strong interest in ancient Greek and medieval Byzantine civilization.
His heroes were Achilles and Alexander the Great and he could discuss Christian religion with some authority.
He was reputed to be fluent in several languages, including Turkish, Serbian, Arabic, Persian, Greek and Latin.
At times, he assembled the Ulama, or learned Muslim teachers, and caused them to discuss theological problems in his presence. During his reign, mathematics, astronomy, and theology reached their highest level among the Ottomans.
His social circle included a number of humanists and sages such as Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli of Ancona, Benedetto Dei of Florence and Michael Critobulus of Imbros, who mentions Mehmed as a Philhellene thanks to his interest in Grecian antiquities and relics. It was on his orders that the Parthenon and other Athenian monuments were spared destruction
(From wikipedia)
Final Messenger of Allah foretold that “Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will that leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!” (Musnad Ahmed)
And he said, We will lose it again to Romans before “King Mahdy from East” will reconquer before capturing Jerusalem. All prophecies will be fulfilled on correct time. In sha Allah
Το όνομα έμεινε στην ιστορία... Και είναι.Κωνσταντινούπολη.....
@@katerinatsoliakou235 can you translate in English
@@katerinatsoliakou235it was referred to as Constantinople back then obviously today it’s Istanbul
this hadeeth is weak and the majority of 'ulama agree the conquest did not happen yet.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
A fun fact, Hagia Sophia is still registered as property of Mehmed the conqueror. When Türkiye was established it inherited all Ottoman properties but not the ones registered to Sultans. Ottoman had pretty strict rule of ''government property'' for centuries unlike western Kings who owned everything in the country. So vast majority of palaces etc were already government property while Sultans had some small palaces or properties here and there, they are still owned by descendance of Ottoman dynasty today.
Been waiting for another video like this love it
Fatih never wanted to leave the throne. He left the throne with Çandarlı's compulsion. And for this reason, he had a great anger against Çandarlı. He killed Çandarlı with the conquest of Istanbul.
Mehmed II (Muhammad Han) died in his tent as him and his massive army were about to leave on a campaign towards Italy. (Ottomans already right before this conquered some areas in southern italy) The number one suspect upon his sudden death was his very close and trusted doctor of jewish descent (not being racist just facts)who it is said was bribed by the pope and after learning mehmed died the jannissarys were enraged and beat the doctor to death. Many wonder if Mehmed didn't die so young and unexpected what would have happend if he lived another even 5 years. Most likely would have Conquered Rome and centralized ottomans in Europe. He was by far the greatest and most loved Ottoman Sultan amongst his people and foreigners
The thing fascinating about Mehmet II is; he really wanted conquer Constantinople because of the scientist and philosophs living there. He wanted to make philosophical debates with the intellectuals in Constantinople. This was his number one motivation. When he conquered the Istanbul he granted freedom everybody in the city but he really begged intelectuals to stay. He was a poet, scholar and engineer himself. He designed the cannons himself but hired Hungarian metallurgy master Orban to cast and craft them. He invented mortar artillery. These mostly because of his mentor Akshamsaddin. He was one of the greatest scientist of his era. One of the worlds first real surgeon. He defined microbe in his medicine books. Great people raise great people.
Another funny thing when Mehmet II is dead he was loved so much that everybody wanted join his funeral. This includes freshly conquered Otranto's garrison. So most of the garrison returned for funeral, leaving castle undefended. And Italians recaptured the castle easily because of that.
But people of Constantinopolis didnt want him to come inside the city,who cares what he wanted and how much he wanted to " debate" with scientist there,the fact remains that tens of thousends died beacuse of him
Are you ok?
Ahaha. Almost all of these things that you wrote either misoriented or completely false. Why would someone address a man from 15th century with the modern time virtues even though the man was already great at its 15th century standarts. He wanted to conquer Constantinople, yes, but the endeavour was not foremostly for the sake of the intellectuals living in the city; rather purpose was mostly oriented around social/religious, political and econimic grounds. Nevertheless, it is really a thing that he wanted to make intellectuals decide to stay with such concessions. But it was his number second motivation, at best. And the city also sacked for three days as a part of Islamic traditions of warfare. He was definitely a poet and a scholar. But not quite sure about the thing he's being an engineer and designing the great cannons for Orban to build them, where did you get it XD? The microorganisms was well about the Akşemsettin only, thanks to his patreon Mehmet II. Your last proposition is completely out of mind. Mehmet II was a hated ruler by his Muslim tebaa primarly due to his being a man of renaissance. Good amount of his achievements restitutioned when his son Bayezid took the throne. And Otranto being lost to Naples is solely about the lack of provision of food and man, not about garrison lefting the defense to participate Mehmet's funeral. Mehmet's last agenda was to continue to conquer Italian peninsula before his assasination. What a pity.
😁 sorry
@@ivanvidojevic2461they actually prefered Ottomans over the Catholic Crusaders tho. Crusaders used to enforce religion and burn the city to the ground. Opposite side Ottomans gave them religious freedom and only made their biggest Church a Mosque. Which is a Ottoman tradition. As always when they conquer a city which is not Islamic, they will make the biggest Church a Mosque. Also the citizens of Byzantium where pretty accepting of Ottomans since they take much less taxation from the citizens
"Mehmed the Conqueror. The man that brought the Byzantine Empire to its knees" LMAO. Good one
WHY CONQUER?????
Outstanding Editing ❤❤❤
It’s Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alehi Wasalam who said, “Indeed! You will conquer Constantinople, What a great leader he will be and what a great his soldiers will be! “
It was an informative and precisely historical coverage video about Mamad II as Ottoman Empire Sultan...yes when empires and nations are leading by enlightening, intelligence minds... these nations like ( Ottomans Turkik) as an example....these nations steps passage over glorious and brilliant historical pages....while nations are leading by semi illiterate, madness, and self greedy minds..these nations passes over defeats , epidemics, annihilation, chaos and Starvations ... ...it was a great episode
He was the most nobel, wisest and most respected but it was the fierce Selim who turned this sultanate into a global scale dominating the most stratigically remarkable regions in his sphere of influence.
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (sm) prophesied about him
Super nice. Congrats🎉
Alexander, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Three great people I take as an example. I hope I can have the capacity to think like them.
mustafa kemal is a kaffir, he is our enemy. Allaha şükür
This visionary Sultan, who ascended to the Ottoman throne in 1451, left an indelible mark on the world with his military genius and his grand vision of a vast and powerful empire. Mehmed II was not only a conqueror but also a statesman, an architect, and a patron of the arts, whose achievements would shape the destiny of the Ottoman Empire.
….. Mehmed was such a visionary sultana that he allowed his Muslim troops to rape and kill the Christians in Constantinople ? - just one of the hundreds of genocides that are associated with the Turkish world.
BTW - 1960s exactly what the modern day Turkish government did to 20,000 Greek Christian citizens in Constantinople in the 1960 ?
… and again in 1974 where the Turks butchered the Cypriots during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
… and let’s not forget the ongoing Turkish use of chemical weapons on the Kurds - this is regularly reported by Turkish media !!!
Remember the old saying:
“Proud be the man who can call themselves a Turk” - I don’t think so !!!
Litteraly no the ottoman Art culture and Architektur was all the sheap muslim copy from the byzantines he did nothing just copy.
@@Storm-1.You graduated from Ohio
@@OrcunBagcivan well they have many universities so thats nothing bad
Its funny when people disagree with someone without actually disagreeing with what that person said…
For some reason, the people of the Nordic countries often term that state “angry like a Turk.”
Its kinda weird but I observed many old sayings in nordic people spesificly directed at turks. Which is weird as their contacts with turkic people is more or less limited to bolgars.
It's crazy that Mehmet the conqueror fought two separatists, Vlad - Skenderbeg yet he didn't lose and kept both Wallachia and Albania for 400 years
There are big mistakes about Murad 2.
Murad had received from his father a state that had just emerged from the interregnum period. And he regained his strength before the interregnum. It wasn't Murad who created the problems. In addition, the letter that Mehmed II wrote to his father is an urban legend. Mehmed was too ambitious to actually do that.
What a great ruler and an individual that even many books can't describe enough of his legacy, may Allah forgive his sins, thank you for this video you summarized a big parts of his military accomplishments.
Yes, he is our great conqueror. However, before Muslims, he is the great leader of us Turks. Mehmet and the Turkish army were praised by the prophet of Islam.
Mehmet came far after our prophet😂
@@HammadKhan-tl6bb He's referencing the Hadith about the conquest of constantinople
@@HammadKhan-tl6bb “Istanbul (Konstantiniyye) will definitely be conquered. What a great commander, the commander who conquered him, what a great army that army is.”
@@crimson8076 Yes definitely,The Turk emperor and the Turkish army succeeded in fulfilling the words of the Prophet Muhammad.
@@yakupcemil561and the only were able to fullfill it because they were muslims, all love to our turkish brothers
Ottoman Sultan Mehmet-II's simplicity :
" The old, simple ways that were soon to disappear are strikingly illustrated by the Tractatus de moribus conditionibus et nequitia Turcorum (Treatise on the customs, conditions, and iniquity of the Turks) written by Brother George of Muhlenbach after his twenty years in Turkish captivity ( 1438-1458). This work, editions or translations of which were put out by Erasmus, Martin Luther, and Sebastian Franck, gives a candid, unadorned account of life in the Ottom an Empire during those years. After assuring the reader that amid 1,00,000 horses one could scarcely hear the sound of a single horse-an observation corroborated by other contemporary observers, such as the Burgundian knight Bertrandon de la Broquiere, who describes the utter silence in a Turkish army camp he continues:
Saddles and harness are of the greatest simplicity. There is no sign of vanity or superfluity. Nothing is simpler than the gear of the horses. No one bears arms unless he is leaving the camp. They are kept in sacks. No little dogs or mules are seen scampering about. No one bustles about on horseback or makes noise, as is custom ary among Christians.
The great lords and princes display such simplicity in everything that they cannot possibly be singled out from the crowd. I saw the ruler, followed only by two young men, on his way to the mosque far away from his palace. I saw him going to the baths in the same way. When he returned from the mosque to his palace, no one would have dared to join his followers, no one would have made bold to approach him and to cheer him as is done in our country, to burst into the cry: "Long live the king," or other such applause as is customary with us.
I have seen the sultan at prayer in the mosque. He sat neither in a chair nor on a throne, but like the others had taken his place on a carpet spread out on the floor. Around him no decoration had been placed, hung, or spread out.
On his clothing or on his horse the sultan had no special mark to distinguish him. I watched him at his mother's funeral, and if he had not been pointed out to me, I could not have recognized him. It is strictly forbidden to accompany him or to approach him without having received express permission. I pass over many particulars that have been related to me about his affability in conversation. In his judgments he shows maturity and indulgence. He is generous in giving alms and benevolent in all his actions.
The Franciscan brothers living in Pera have assured me that he came to their church and sat down in their choir to attend the ceremonies and the sacrifice of the Mass. To satisfy his curiosity, they offered him an unconsecrated wafer at the elevation of the Host, for pearls must not be cast before swine.
Brother George's observations are confirmed by Bertrandon de la Broquiere and also by the so-called Serbian, but probably Greek, Janissary Constantine, son of Michael Konstantinovic of Ostrovica.
Book: Mehmed the
conqueror and
his time
Author: Franz
Babinger
Edited : William C
Hickman
Translator: Ralph
Manheim
Edition: 1978
Page: 418,419
somewhat disappointed about the inaccuracies of these videos.
great video
Mehmed was adamant to take The Eternal City Rome from Papal State. But Before he began the campaign he fell ill and died in the end (May Allah be pleased with him). After hearing his death the pope ordered 3 days of festivals all around the chrisendom.
The personality of Mehmed II the Conqueror (1432-1481) is portrayed with considerable variations in the chronographies, the histories, and the multi- farious other texts that pertain to the conquest of Constantinople and to the establishment of the Turks as the dominant power in the Balkan penin- sula. Theologians saw in the young conqueror the new Sennacherib, the precursor of Antichrist who was to destroy the Church of Christ', while se- veral humanists, historians, and scholars adopted a milder and often am- bivalent attitude. They described the Turks as "Asiatic barbarians" who might destroy the ongoing rebirth of the Greco-Roman culture, but at the same time evidently reflecting the Renaissance concept of the ideal prin- ce-they did not hide their admiration for Mehmed's strong personality, his administrative ability, his religious tolerance, and his military genius. In this spirit they did not hesitate to connect him with the Classical tradi- tion and draw parallels between the young sultan and Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar. Sometimes Mehmed was even portrayed as an exemplary leader, a "philosopher king" surrounded by artists and men of letters, a prin- ce who divided his time between victorious campaigns and leisurely academic pursuits reaching so far afield as to embrace Greek and Latin literature.2
Viator. (1970). United States: University of California Press. p. 349.
I didn’t realise he was so vastly educated or whether this was even possible at all.
Peace maker Mehmet II - 2 :
Perhaps the most important measure inaugurated by Mehmed before the end of 1453 ( after victory of Constantinople) and concluded in the first months of the following year was the election and consecration of a new patriarch according to the traditional ritual and custom. The few archpriests and laymen who had remained in the city soon agreed on the monk Genriadius, formerly the layman George Scholarius, who during the siege had fled from his monastery, been captured by the Turks, and sold as a slave in Edirne. Mehmed had him brought back to Constantinople and at the beginning of the new
year, on January 6, 1454-and not, as most historians have written, in the summer of 1453-Gennadius was consecrated by the metropolitan of Heraclea (Marmara Ereglisi) and installed in his new office. Before the ceremony, the sultan sent for him, received him with special honors, and invited him to share his repast. On his departure, Mehmed presented him with a precious scepter and, in spite of the priest's protestations, escorted him into the courtyard, and ordered that all the Turkish dignitaries present should accompany him to the patriarchate. On a palfrey provided by the sultan, Gennadius rode to the Church of the Holy Apostles, which had been assigned to him as his official residence ...... Mehmed ordered a document issued to Gennadius to the effect "that no one should vex or disturb him; that unmolested, untaxed, and unoppressed by any adversary, he should, with all the bishops under him, be exempted from all taxation for all time."
By decree the members of the Orthodox church were granted three
privileges:
first, that their churches not be transformed into mosques;
second, that no one interfere with their marriages, funerals, and other church rites;
third, that they be free to celebrate Easter with all its rites and that during the three nights of the celebraion the gates of Fener, the Greek quarter, remain open. In conquered Christian cities the sultans had always respected the juridical prerogatives of the bishops and metropolitans, allowing them to retain certain of their revenues and dignities. But quite aside from this precedent, there is no doubt that in the present case Mehmed aimed, by preserving the hierarchical structure of the Orthodox church, to perpetuate an institution that could be expected to serve his designs and to compensate to a degree for the present inadequacy of the civil administration. And Mehmed's installation of the Orthodox patriarch served still another purpose: it demonstrated that the supreme spiritual authority, not only of the Greeks but also of all Oriental Christendom, had fully recognized the new state of affairs. Thus, at the very inception of Turkish rule over Byzantium, any thought of resistance on the part of the new subjects and payers of poll tax was rendered unthinkable.
Gennadius held three terms as patriarch, with his last appointment in 1465. Later he retired to the remote monastery of St. John Prodromos, situated in a picturesque, well-watered ravine on the flank of Mount Menikion (Boz Dag), near Serrai. Here, after a life of danger and excitement, he engaged in intensive theological studies. Alone and forsaken, he died shortly after 1472.
Mehmed's installation of Gennadius as patriarch of the Greek Christians has recently been characterized as incompatible with Islamic law, on the ground that Constantinople did not surrender voluntarily but was taken by force ( cebren). In this view, Mehmed's protection of the Greeks and their church was one of several instances in which he disregarded the law. By his tolerance, the argument continues, he hoped to take the ground from under any possible crusading movement on the part of the West. It is perfectly possible that in pursuing a policy of indulgence, Mehmed looked beyond the situation of the moment;
Book Mehmed the conqueror and his time
Author: Fanz Babinger
Edited: William C Hickman
Translator: Ralph Manheim
Edition: 1978
page :104,105
Jews in Ottoman:
Among the few inhabitants of Constantinople ( after victory of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmet-II, Ottoman Sultan) to have survived the Turkish seizure of the city were the Jews of the Balat quarter. Not long after the appointment of Gennadius ( the priest, first patriarch of Orthodox welcomed by Mehmed, after fall of Constantinople in 1453 ) or perhaps at the same time, Mehmed also selected a chief rabbi to preside over all the Jewish congregations of Turkey. His choice fell on Moshe Capsali, a man of piety and learning, founder of a celebrated family of scholars; Elijah Capsali, who in the sixteenth century wrote a Hebrew history of the Ottoman Empire that is still awaiting publication, may have been descended from him. The sultan, we are told, even made him a member of the imperial council
(divan) , where he was honored by a seat next to the mufti, thus gaining precedence over the Greek patriarch; furthermore, he delegated to Capsali certain political powers over the Jewish congregations of Turkey. It was Moshe Capsali who assigned the taxes to be paid individually or collectively by the Jews, appointed officials to collect them, and transmitted
the proceeds to the sultan's treasury. He also possessed penal authority over all members of the Jewish community and the right to confirm the appointment of rabbis. In a word, he was the head and official representative of the Jewish community in the Ottoman Empire.
Under the Conqueror, if the accounts of Jewish contemporaries are to be believed, Turkey was a paradise for the Jews, who were cruelly oppressed in Western Europe. Jewish emigrants from Germany were overjoyed at the favored position of the Jews in Turkey. They were free to
live and trade as they pleased. There was no "golden penny" to pay, no crown taxes amounting to a third of their fortune. They could dispose freely of their property and dress as they saw fit, in silk and satin if they wished. Their enterprise found rich sources of profit, though it is true that they were soon obliged to limit their activities to commerce and moneylending. In 1454 Isaac Sarfati, a Jew born in Germany of French descent, sent a circular letter to the Jews of the Rhineland, Swabia, Styria, Moravia, and Hungary in which he spoke with enthusiasm of the fortunate conditions of the Jews under the Crescent in contrast to their yoke under the Cross, and encouraged his coreligionaries to leave the "great torture chamber" and come to Turkey. The years that followed witnessed a massive emigration of Jews to the Turkish paradise, especially from Germany. Certain countries, Italy in particular, prevented their Jews from leaving."
" There can be no doubt about Mehmed's religious tolerance. If even a part of what Isaac Sarfati wrote from Turkey in his circular letter of 1454 to the Jews of Central Europe about the favorable situation of his
coreligionaries under the Crescent was true, Mehmed's empire must have been a paradise for non-Moslem subjects (reaya) , especially Jews. Turkey, Sarfati wrote, was a country where nothing was lacking. Every man could spend his life unmolested under his fig tree and his vine. In judging this letter with its invitation to emigrate to the Ottoman Empire, we must not, of course, forget that the situation of the Jews in Central Europe
in the middle of the fifteenth century was particularly wretched, that they were subject to incessant persecution, and that measured by these conditions, Turkey, where no one was molested for his faith, could promise a truly blissful life. It must also be borne in mind that in his commercial undertakings and his fiscal policy, Mehmed preferred to rely on the help of Jews, including his physician Maestro lacopo, whom he sometimes, to the dissatisfaction of the Moslems, employed as his financial adviser. But
also in Christian quarters, as it is more than once confirmed, each man could "seek salvation in his own way," complete religious freedom prevailed, and no one incurred serious difficulties because of his faith. There can be no doubt that the Christian inhabitants of places far from the seat of government were often oppressed and unjustly treated, but it is equally certain that this was not the work of the supreme authorities. The truly magnanimous treatment of non-Moslems in the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed can in large measure be attributed to his indulgence and mildness in religious matters, qualities which were in all likelihood closely
related to his own liberal ideas on religion."
Book: Mehmed the
conqueror and
his time
Author: Franz
Babinger
Edited: William C
Hickman
Translator: Ralph
Manheim
Edition: 1978
Page: 106,107,412
murad II : Son I'm tired , rule the empire now on
mehmed II : But daaaad , I have the math exam next week!
murad II :You gotta be fking kidding me , alright whatever
Best leader ❤️
All the Muslims love him
The Byzantines were not the successors to the Roman Empire… They were the Roman Empire and what was left of its Eastern territories
What an great ruler, surely one of the best rulers who lived.
One of the greatest conquering, badasses rulers in history. 👑
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If Bayezid 1 didn’t get captured, He would have Suleiman's time Ottoman in 14th Century : I really saddened me 😔
thanks to mongol timur
Hello Sir. I am one of your subscriber. May I ask on how to get those maps from different period?
Nice!
Everyone is gangster untill the ship start walking
İf He lives enough i am pretty sure he could establish third Rome after conquest Italy.
For Moldavia the capital during medieval age ( in this case during Stephan the Great ) was at SUCEAVA not Chisinau. Chisinau is a made up capital made by the Russian Empire after the occupation of half of this Romanian historical province.
true, is funny how Romania is the only country that still respects the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact which took half of the Moldavian historical province and transform it into a country on its own and where people were brain wash that they are Slavs not Latin
Good video.
Great video bro ❤
khalid,saladin,mehmed is Legendary
They faced weakened opponents
Where Otlukbeli ? Akkoyunlu and Ottoman war .
I like learning about people who created superpowers
Fantastic video!
proud to be turkish
The portrait of Mehmed II is considered as one of the most known and reliable Ottoman Sultan Portrait. Still you use the different ans most inaccurate one? I Wonder the reason of your Choice
It's hard for me to decide who the greatest Ottoman emperor was out of Suleiman and Mehmed. Suleiman expanded the empire to its greatest height, into Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and even Subsaharan Africa, but Mehmed was the one who toppled the Roman Empire! All remarkable and historic feats.
The justice system and revenue sources established by Mehmed helped Suleiman's conquests. The laws laid down by Mehmed enabled the Ottoman Empire to live this long.
Just if 5 year more mehmet live, the Rome could fall...
Yes
No lol
Dude failed to take Belgrade and failed twice to conquer an Albanian fortress 😂 he had zero chances at taking rome or italy
@@wankawanka3053He was not defeated while conquering Albania. Their commander was defeated. When he arrived, Skanderbeg ran away. He was also educated by the Ottomans
@wankawanka3053 we where controlling so many places that we didn't have enough soldiers anymore 😂
ALLAH YUR HA MA ☝🏼
May he rest peacefully in heaven.🤲🏼🤲🏼🤲🏼🤲🏼
He could speak 5 languages fluently, read a lot ..
9 languages
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Speaking of Stephen III, when is the next part of that series coming out?
Some Greeks who remained in the East , like the chronicler Kritovoulos , saw Mehmed II as a great ruler and military genius .
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@@EvoVerse2why don't speak English
@@raptorhacker599Why are you not speaking Turkish? 😂
Great vid!
He truly was a conqueror kaiser sultan the khan of khan defender of Islam all these name's he earned
In short, it is hard to think of any other ethnolinguistic entity in history that conquered so vast a territory and founded so many empires and states, also contributing to world civilizations. The history of the Turkic peoples was an important factor in world history for more than a millennium until the emergence of Europe as the world's dominant power. What happened in the Turkic world often affected the history of China, Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. One may also argue that world history began with the "Turko-Mongol" empire created by Chinggis Khan. In the contemporary world, Turkic-speaking nations form six states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey/Türkiye) and several "autonomous" units in Russia (the republics of Chuvash, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Altai, Khakassia, Tuva, and Sakha) and China (the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). Turkic peoples also reside as minority groups in several other countries, including Mongolia and Iran, among others. It would therefore be difficult to acquire a comprehensive understanding of world history as well as our present world without studying the history of the Turkic peoples.
Genghis khan was born in the 12th century history existed WAYYYY before that
@@cheesecircle3033 There were Göktürks, Onoghurs, Khazars etc. before Chingis Khan.
Their role cannot be discounted , but without the military genius of Sultan Mehmed II , whose technological faith and foresight in using these new weapons can easily be recognized , the gunpowder weapons present , if there had been many there, may not have played the role they did.
If the Ottomans had not been busy with a civil war against the Timurid dynasty, the whole of Europe would have been under the Ottoman flag.
It is quite sad that the Ottomans behaved very selfishly in the 14th century. Peace and permission were granted to conquer Eastern Europe, but the Ottomans canceled their natural spread to Europe and returned to fight against the Timurid dynasty, who were also Muslim brothers and desired sole rule. This led to the most devastating war in Muslim history. Thousands of elephants from India were used by the Timurids to crush the Ottomans, resulting in the deaths of 40,000 Ottoman soldiers. The Ottomans were declared defeated after their leader was killed by the Timurids.
He simply had a powerfull mission tree as well as powerful ideas and governement type
you forget his biggest rival on east
I notice Chisinau put on the map .. the city did not exist at the time ;)
Can anyone tell me what motion graphics are used for this video. Thanks
Which software he used for doing maps like that
As it happens, today is 100 years since the Lausanne Treaty, which basically brought the Ottoman Empire to an end. As to the rulers, wasn't one of them called the Magnificent?
So the OTTOMAN EMPIRE is not the only TURKS EMPIRE in fact TURKS still have influence in bosnian kosovo albania cyprus azerbaijan iran syria libya qatar somalia
Yes it's Suleiman the Magnificent, the 10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the one who brought it at it's height in power and influence.
I know I know but I gotta do it. It’s “command” you to lead my armies and not order…
What is that soundtrack playing in the background at 4:23?
2:36 Nice ! 😂 That's smart.
During his reign Mehmet received letters from George of Trabezond to establish a new religion that was to merge Orthodox Christianity and Islam.
Furthermore based on the work of Yahya Kemal Beyatlı and Reşat Ekrem Koçu during the time of Abdul Hamid the tomb of Mehmet II which is under the Fatih Mosque in the foundations of the church of the Holy Apostoles where the Roman emperors where buried was opened. They discovered that Mehmet was buried as a Roman emperor which caused a fuzz in the sultans circle so the entrance to the vault is sealed to everyone to this day.
Although a speculation this may shed some light as to why Mehmet died suddenly.
Source: Trust me, brother 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@user-cg2tw8pw7j Sources: unfortunately not my fault you never opened a book. Firstly I stated speculations, secondly George Amiroutzes close advisor of Mehmet on Classical philosophy and nephew to Mahmud Pasha and thirdly Yahya Kemal and Resat Ekrem just buy their books at your local bookshops.
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Turkey? The Ottoman Empire was mainly ruled by Balkan Muslim. Even mehmed 2 had a European mother
In the siege of Constantinople
There was more Albanian Greek and Bulgarian commanders and general and admiral than Turkish Muslim.
Not only that even the elite ottoman Janissaries they were all Balkan boys converted to Islam to serve the ottoman sultan
@@Arberesh-um8byIn the end they all served the turkish, go cry 😅😂
He is a hero for Christians, also.
Alfatihah...Read for Sultan Mehmed 2💕
Fun fact:One time when Mehmet the II was having a lecture with his teacher he started to have a heated argument with him and soon after he slapped his teacher😂😂😂
That's why aqsyamudin came to edirne order by murad 😂
Naughty boy
Ottomans were powerful as far as they were islamic but after suleiman they become seculars and spending more time in harem and drinking wine hence they become weak