Siege of Vienna - Opening Bombardment - Part 1 - Extra History
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- đ Siege of Vienna: Opening Bombardment - Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' inheritance to the Roman Empire through his conquest of Constantinople. So the current Mehmed decided to target Vienna--but Emperor Leopold dismissed these threats.
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Over a hundred thousand Ottoman troops are heading for Vienna. Only 15,000
men defend the walls. They have only six days to prepare the city. How long can they hold?
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Will u ever make a video about Siege of SzigetvĂĄr since most of historians say that siege was one of the battles that saved european christianity
Give or take one to three days
its time for the biggest Calvary charge in history
@@neptuneseye7832 I see a Magyar, I upvote... :D
60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak...
đ€ Putting Cavalry on your wings.
đ Putting wings on your Cavalry
watch?v=8eXj97stbG8
Cavalry
Oh you mean Vietnam
*Winged hussars intensifies*
Deli Horsemans in Ottoman Army were putting wings on their 'bodies' even before the Polish Commonwealth.
Theyâre outnumbered 15 to one
And the battleÂŽs begun
Neon Dagger THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED
@@Yesnoyesno12 COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE
@@HetaliaGirl1 THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED
We remember
In September
That's the night Vienna was freed
We made the enemy bleed!
@@nicolasstark1367 COMIN DOWN TO TURN THE TIDE
"If only they had the mongols-"
"What..? They didn't get Vienna either?"
"Well shit, there goes that joke..."
funny thing is they HAD the mongols (well their remnants the Tartars of Crimea)
@@sosig6445 IIRC the Poles also had Mongols (Lipka Tatars).
@@iapetusmccool You know, tatars of Europe are (in general) descendents of kumans, pechenegs, bulgars, kazars, etc. Thats why they still speak turcic languages. Mongols were only the ruling class, and as one, they gave a new identity and state structure, but they dissolved into the local masses.
They withdrew from Europe just when they were marching in central Europe
The only thing that managed to take Vienna was the allies. So they needed nukes and bombs back then. With loads of tea to give tp britain if they lend a helping hand
+33% Cavalry Combat Intensifies!!
Europa universalis 4 ottoaman ideas lol
Calvary
Is that a dominations reference i see
We remember in September
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That's the night Vienna was freed
We made the enemy bleed
THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED
Jan III Sobieski : Hey Mehmed, I have a joke.
Mehmed IV : What joke ?
Jan III Sobieski : Vienna .
Mehmed IV : I don't get it.
Jan III Sobieski : Exactly .
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He did not get the point. So It has flown right into his face (metaphorically spreaking, point actually galloped)
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what's so funny?
As a Turk, It's funny.
Wait.. did the..
WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
When the battle's begun
"We remember...In September...When the Winged Hussars arrived"
AS THE DAYS ARE PASSING BY AND THE DEAD ARE PILING HIGH, NO ESCAPE AND NO SALVATION!
bro... spoilers much
PLANT THE CHARGES THERE
AND WATCH THE CITY FEAR
Did you take Vienna?
Ottomans: No
What did it cost?
Ottomans: Everything
Lol
I'm a turk. But this is awesomeđ
Lol
The begining of the end begins here
still pretty impressive that the ottomans took so much collaboration to take down.
Even during their feeble ww1 state they required so many elements including invasions by multiple european nations and their colonies, as well as the arab revolt to take down.
After all that one of their pashas pulled a gamer move and just yoinked back all of anatolia and istanbul right after ww1, only to rename the nation and make himself leader.
Something I love about Extra Credits' depiction of wars between empires (aside from WWII) is that they're not described as holy or righteous wars from a single perspective.
Most everyone is shown having noble moments of triumph as well as being jackasses trying to take each other's stuff. Religion and spiritual beliefs are undoubtedly important, but it's interesting to see how a state's rulers use them as public justifications to drive personal ambition. Bravo, E.C..
Bravo
Yeah! They often make me realize there is no good and bad in real life
@@Neptune_symbol0273 Yep. Your favorite historical figure probably did a massacre or was a jerk at one point.
@@Neptune_symbol0273 except in ww2. Like, objectively
@@jester1593 well there was a bad side
@@jester1593 true but our side was bad but not that bad
Anyone thinking about a certain bandâs famous song for this series? đđđđ
Everyone knows the best way to learn history is through Extra history, but the second best way is listening to Sabaton.
Cannon Gerbil
Too right. And it comes with the added bonus of dramatic role playing experience due to dramatic music.
They HAVE TO use the line.
WE REMEMBER, IN SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE WINGED HUSSAR ARRIVED
THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
Extra history: * makes a video about siege of Vienna *
Everybody: *And then the winged hussars arrived*
EH: How long can they hold?
Me: I'm going to go with "Until the winged hussars arrive."
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE
@@NathanTAK COMING DOWN THEY TURNED THE TIDE
Hate these unoriginal jokes. You're not funny, please stop
Everyone: *says nothing*
Voltaire: The Holy Roman Empire is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire!!!
Its not
and that does not matter ;)
I gave the 111st like.
Descendent of Charlemagne
typical brit jealous and over opinionated
As someone who lives in New Zealand and has family in Christchurch this is very appreciated.
âVienna calls for aid!â
âAnd Poland will answer!â
The Polish aid in the Siege of Vienna, specifically the largest cavalry charge in history, is what inspired Tolkien's depiction of Rohan riding out to aid Gondor.
Unfortunately, in century the Habsburgs will prove to be ungrateful bastards.
@@GhostBear3067 Source?
@@budicaesar1213 I don't know that Tolkein ever explicitly said that (Gondor also has a lot of Roman imagery), but the parallels are too numerous to be coincidence.
Seige of Vienna was a direct influence on the Battle for Helms Deep. The parallels are uncanny.
I wonder if those siege had any part in inspiring Tolkienâs writing about the siege of Minas Tirith.
Such a fascinating and complex story.
Jingles. tv it was the inspiration
Helm's Deep was inspired by this battle
Also the second Umayyad Siege of Constantinople (717-718); the Bulgar (Bulgarian) cavalry wrecked the Umayyad army on the Theodosian Walls
Tolkein drew from a few historical inspirations for that battle, but yes, this was definitely a major one.
My thoughts as well, though, since both major sieges are at some point relieved by cavalry, I guess he used the paradeigm universaly.
EC: let's create a truthfull depictions of a event that's being used and mistreated.
FANS: *WINGED HUSSARS.mp3*
"truthfull" its more otoman suportive than anythintg,witch is normal in western apologetic society
@@milosevicmihajlo499 Isn't that just your single-minded opinion?
@@milosevicmihajlo499 Or is that just your opinion?
@@milosevicmihajlo499 You didn't kowtow to the currently accepted history therefore I will claim its your opinon instead of debating you or asking for your side of the argument so I can expand my world view.
@@milosevicmihajlo499 such simple minded opinion
As a history buff from Vienna, I love this series, it's brilliant and unbiased.
To avoid further confusion, this EH series focuses on the Battle of Vienna in 1683, not Suleiman's Siege of Vienna in 1529.
THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
Suleiman had his own series (one of the worse EH series)
@@bkjeong4302 how was it one of the worse ??? It was one of the best
@@bkjeong4302 the ending for the suleiman video was beautiful
Guess he meant the âage of the video@@bkjeong4302
I know it's a nitpick, but the holy roman emperor title has been around since the 900's and was swapped between various german states for the most part.
The Ottomans claimed to be inheritors of Rome after the taking of Constantinopole.
This whole who is the real inheritor of Rome didn't start with Mehmet.
As such this is not something that arised a year earlier when the new holy roman emperor was crowned, rather it's just an excuse for the war, rather than a natural progression of events of escalation.
Well said :)
None of them had a true claim to the Roman empire. It's all an excuse, a cheap trick that people believed because it suited them. In my mind, their claim was not less legitimate than theirs. Their territory was Roman too.
Yeah because Finland is the rightful successor to the Roman Empire
@@ChipCheerio finland was not part of the Roman empire...Anatolia was. Egypt too
@@luckyblume2116 Nor was Ireland but that does not stop us being the true heir to the Roman Empire (:
Fact: A small child can swim through the veins of a Blue Whale.
Youâre welcome.
Thank you
Whoaaa
I needed that
"HEY KIDS WHO WANTS TO DO THE BLOOD SLIP AND SLIDE"
Thanks for the fact
Knights of St John in Malta: Laughs in Great Siege of Malta
*Patiently waiting for the winged hussars to arrive...*
WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
everybody gangsta until the winged hussars arrive
Lowercase e
@@baldkevindurant COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!
TNTFreddan We remember, in September, thatâs the day that Vienna was freed... we made the enemy bleed!
WHEN THE SABATON LISTENERS ARRIVED!
My brother
COMING DOWN THEY LIKED THE VID!
âOr at most, cutting north to hit the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.â
Ottomans: Nah dude, those guys are f*cking scary.
Ainât that the truth
They forced them to vassalage for a short while thouugh
well they lost lol
2:53
Romanovs:
I thought we were the third Rome
Fun Fact: France were in alliance with the Ottomans to rival the Habsburg Empire. The plan was that the Ottomans would attack the Habsburg from Belgrade while France would invade from the West.
Plus Constantinople was renamed Istanbul in the 20th century.
N finally, I want to say that u guys at Extra Credits have my utmost respect for your stand on sensitive issues n ur videos. Please continue to work like this.
This would have been more interesting than just saying he was preparing for a western attack; wouldn't even need to animate anything else I think
Why don't france help out the ottomans?
@@Shingoenjoyer Because of a mutual distaste for the Hapsburgs and the HRE in general.
@@Shingoenjoyer They did help out, not only did the french send the ottomans alot of scouts that helped them massivly with getting to Vienna, they also were preparing their attack on Luxembourg and the Habsburg holdings in the west and later Austria would have to fight a two front war against both
Fun fact Istanbul wasn't officially called Istanbul until after the fall of the Ottoman empire even though Istanbul was the name commonly used to refer to the city in Turkish speech even before the 1453 sack.
It basically means "the city" if I recall correctly.
Kyle Colden the word actually comes from the Greek phrase âStin Polisâ which means âThe Cityâ
@@Yurothehotot Yeah its derived from the Greek ÏÏηΜ Î Ïλη which means "to the city" or "in the city" which was then reinterpreted by Arabic and Armenian peoples in the 10th century as a single word Istanbul or variations of it which overtime became more commonly used in the Turkish parlance.
1453 sack đđđ
@@dylanchouinard6141 The word IS actually greek, but the turks couldnt speak properly. Is Tan Polis
Watched this series like 3 times, and i loved it every time, with simplicity and complexity its such a good video!!
YES, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG! THANKS!
Where are you from?
-Constantinistanbul
Greece: -_-
Turkey: -_-
Renaissance: Actually we are going to call it Byzantium
How many names has that place had geez
@@Sly-zn4sp Miklagard
lol
*Istanbul (not Constantinople) intensifies*
ByzantiConstantistanbul
because that's not a mouthful at all
AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!!!
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE!!
The hussars are never late. Nor are they early. They arrive exactly when they need to.
i knew this was going to happen
God bless you dear extra credits.. in majapahit last episode you made fund rising to my place, yes i was there where horrific earthquake happened
Then you made this ... im speechles and all i can do for your great heart and works just subscribe and ring the bell
Wow! Fascinating. Almost held my breath listening to the end. Great story telling, EC. Love you. On to the next installment.
Winged Hussar: Hey, you know why The Two Towers is my favorite Tolkien book?
Janissary: I don't know. Why.
Winged Hussar: *maniacal laughter* "You'll find out."
The Rohirrim.
OOOOOOOHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOO
The hell
More RoTK than TT, but ya.
Is that real? I don't want to believe this
BTW. Constantinople wasn't renamed Istanbul before the 1920's. During the Ottoman empire the city was called in Turkish by the Turkish name for Constantinople: Kostantiniyye. I don't know if any other sultans held this title, but Suleiman 2. was sometimes referred to as the sultan in Constantinople among christian monarchs.
True. But as I recall traders and in general Turks living in the Ottoman empire have sometimes used the name Istanbul before 1920.
So eh. Both named would be historically correct.
@@patriongodoffinancialgainf6301 Istanbul comes from the greek word for "going to the City" Constantinople was the only major trading hub in the region at the time, thus referred to as "the City"
Istanbul was the local name for a long time. I don't think the government even switched the name until the fall of the Empire.
As TomlHodet said, Istanbul is just Turkish for "the City".
Nobles refered to it as Constantinople until the end of the Empire, but by then most regular ppl were calling it Istantbul, as so many had for ages.
@@jeffbenton6183 Istanbul is not Turkish, it's Greek but yeah.
Thank you so much extra credits, i love your videos, and the opening uhhh scene i guess or intro i dunno just made me love your content even more
Thank you Extra Credits. Love all your videos! From NZ
As someone who lives in Vienna, I'm really happy you're exploring the city's history, and from both perspectives too! As always, great episode!
brilliant narration of the siege, i was excited the whole series with expectation.
Jesus, this is some of the best animations you had in the show, kudos to the artist!
Also thanks for explaining this events in detail, unfortunately many ignorant and hateful people can't separate themselves from supposed grudges from centuries ago
Istanbul was still called Constantinople during these events, that had nothing to do with Muslim occupation. The city's name change happened after the formation of the Republic of Turkey after the collapse of the Ottoman empire in the early 20th century and was overseen by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923.
Also at 6:18 Austria is called the Holy Roman Empire. The coloured area is, as before correct labelled, the Habsburg territory, not the whole empire of independent states ^^
Thank you for this series! Iâve always wanted to study the siege of Vienna but never got the chance!
Then the winged hussars arrived
COMING DOWN THEY TURNED THE TIDE! WE REMEMBER. IN SEPTEMBER! THATS THE NIGHT VIENNA WAS FREEEED! WE MADE THE ENEMY BLEED! WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!
YES! Finally again some interesting history from extracredits
Thank you for this amazing video.
The holy roman emperor title was around before the ottoman empire existed
yeah... and mehmed II claimed the title when he finished of eastearn roman empire
The titel of Holy Roman Empire was around before the Roman Empire was even gone. To piss off the actual Roman Emperor. The Ottomans just took over that conflict by right of conquest.
Indeed. When Empress Irene was on the throne in the east, the Pope declared Charlemagne as Emperor. There was even talks of a marriage between the two, to 'unite west and east', though death tragically got in the way of such a union. This was due to a Pope wanting the support of Charlamane in depended his Papel see from attack, and using a title is not exactly a new way to curry favor.
I think what they meant was that the Ottomans had a bone to pick with the Hapsburgs specifically thanks to that title (among other things), because their houses took on the Title of Roman Emperor at roughly the same time and the Ottomans saw their claim as more legitimate.
As far as Western Europe was concerned, the Holy Roman Empire was in fact THE Roman Empire: in-continuity with that empire of the Caesars of antiquity. When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, their empire also became part of the Roman Imperial tradition, at least in theory. In essence, the HRE and the Ottomans were bickering over which empire was the true successor to Rome.
1452 is when Frederick III von Hapsburg ascended to the imperial throne, from which point his dynasty would rule the empire nearly interrupted until its final collapse under the weight of Napoleonic France.
Istanbul was officially known as Constantinople until Turkey came into existence after WW1. Istanbul comes from a Medieval Greek term meaning "to the city" which locals referred to it as for centuries (if you live near a city you call i it the city) but everyone in an official context called it by the name it deserves Constantinople
Official name was "konstantiniye" not constantinapolis.
@@taylannurlu8752 means literally the same thing, "city of Constantine"
@@MrVibriocholerae
When....?
"stan" in arabic means place so how does that translate?
This reminds me of the song "Instanbul" by They Might Be Giants.
This got my really excited, the animation and narration just really make this fun to watch. đ
When I saw the narrator with realistic legs my heart stopped in fear
When your ancestors are busy slaughtering each other in a siege.
Also we dinosaurs are heirs of Rome.
Edit, holy crap lots of people support dinosaurs and our claim to Rome.
I mean I'd fight for a Roman Emperor who was a T-rex
No, you're a dinosaur.
Shouldnât dinosaurs be the ancestors of Rome?
@@ProjectEkerTest33 "Roman Emperor who was a T-rex"
Surely you meant T-princeps, citizen?
No, Finland is
*sabaton - Winged Hussars INTENSIFIES*
my best channel Thank you for this wonderful work and for your mission we must all live in peace
Saying families âjockeyedâ to give e their sons to the janissaries is grossly misleading. While it is true there were times, usually during famine or when a family had too many children, that they would âgiveâ their children away to the janissaries this was not the norm. Donât be mistaken. This was mass kidnapping.
Well... initially. Yes, the Janissay Corps was made up of boys taken by the DevĆirme (mainly Greeks and Albanians) during the fithteenth and sixthteen centuries, but by about the mid-seventeenth century (when the Siege of Vienna takes place) this method had been abandoned.
I am thinking that this is the time when the Janissary stopped being a purely military unit and became what the Ottomans called "The deep state" (no kidding, the concept actually came from the Ottomans.) Families saw the Janissary as a way to gain political power, they became corrupt and all powerful
Have you thought about doing the Greek War of independence? Its really fascinating!
Man, watching your shows is like watching some kind of epic saga.
YES YES YES WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS.
Could you do a video on the unification wars in Italy?
That would be so great!
*Starts watching extra history about siege of Vienna and realizes I already know how it ends*
*Sabaton intensifies*
That beginning message was one of the first truly genuine feeling ones I've heard in quite a while.
And this is why I love this channel :3
i wish i could've spent more time in that beautiful city, Austria is truly one of the best places on Earth
A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league
60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak...
Sent a message to the sky, wounded soldiers left to die
Will they hold the wall or will the city fall?
AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED
Dedication, dedication
They're outnumbered fifteen to one
And the battle's begun
@@jelenacerkasova5252 THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED
Hey guys, I just wanted to say it's really hard to follow extra history when you release multiple stories over time, instead of what you used to do with releasing one story and then on to the next.
I love your work otherwise and keep it up!
In many ways Vienna actually was a final hold against a growing Muslim empire. To say it wasnât, is a little disingenuous. Just because it was an important religious battle doesnât mean that Muslims are bad people, it just means that religion frequently does affect politics and war.
the shooting that happened was very devastating as i had just got home from work
At the time, I had the day off through illness and was watching TV when a broadcast came on
Hello
Actually.....
In most parts of the Hungarian territory, the enlistment of the young was (into the Turkish army) a forceful act and it was hardly a willing consent. It was up to the point that mothers cut off some of the fingers of their children, thus making them less capable to fight, with the intention of preventing the Turkish army stealing their child and conscripting them into the army.
This is how the enlistment into the Turkish army is taught in Hungarian schooling system.
There are a few things going on here. During this period both the Austrians and the Ottomans would use levied local forces such as unlucky Hungarian peasants as foot soliders.
However they were specifically talking about the Jannisaries who started out as abducted Balkan children trained from a young age as elite troops, but by this point in their history had become a part of the military-political elite of the Ottoman empire and now were mainly recruited from families of Jannisaries within Anatolia.
Finally some Austrian history, I have been waiting so long for it
I'm still hoping they make a series about Empress Maria Theresia, she was one of the most interesting monarchs in European history.
What do you mean?
I see videos about the Battle of KarĂĄnsebes all the time ;)
Thank you so much for talking about this.
Bravo folks. That was an excellent way to start the episode. Thank you.
Thank you for covering this, the only counter to ignorance is education â„ïž
and Sabaton
@@kaboomluong9373 and shootings
Literally, considering ignorance is the lack knowledge or understanding
Voltage Drop tis what happens when religions schism, Christianity was no different.
Plus thereâs a centuries worth of foreign policy decisions made by the west that laid the groundwork for where we are at today.
MrHanzzie tell me, what do you think happened to all of the pagans that where living in the Roman Empire pre-Christianity?
Instantly hearing: We remember in september when the winged hussars arrived.
Sabaton reference?
Bravo! I've always wanted to know a little more about this famous siege.
You guys are the fuckin best. I've become hopelessly addicted to this channel and my respect for you guys grows constantly. Bless
I love the new musical outro - a combination of European orchestra with an oh-so-subtle blending-in of Eastern plucked strings. Very classy!
Outro is always based upon the culture they talked about
7:39 Ah, you never fail to amaze me.
thank u for posting this on my birthday wow what a video
This is great thank you soo much
Love from London uk
*When the winged hussars arrived*
A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league
60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak
Sent a message to the sky, wounded soldiers left to die
Will they hold the wall or will the city fall
Dedication
Dedication
They're outnumbered 15 to one
And the battle's begun
Then the winged hussars arrived
Coming down the mountainside
Then the winged hussars arrived
Coming down they turned the tide
As the days are passing by and as the dead are piling high
No escape and no salvation
Trenches to explosive halls are buried deep beneath the walls
Plant the charges there and watch the city fear
Desperation
Desperation
It's a desperate race against the mine
And a race against time
Then the winged hussars arrived
Coming down the mountainside
Then the winged hussars arrived
Coming down they turned the tide
Cannonballs are coming down from the sky
Janissaries are you ready to die?
We will seek our vengeance eye for an eye
You'll be stopped upon the steps of our gate
On this field you're only facing our hate
But back home the sultan's sealing your fate
We remember
In September
That's the night Vienna was freed
We made the enemy bleed!
Storm clouds, fire and steel
Death from above make their enemy kneel
Very nice
Hell yeah!
Good on you extra credit! Changing people's perceptions equals changing the narrative.
Lol the artwork is so precious. I love it.
Winged hussars: Since Pegasus's don't exist lets put wings and Pegasus looking armour to make them look like Pegasus
PegaSUS
Let the awesome history lesson begin :D
Thank you for helping my people
This is my favorite vid from you guys
EC: actually leaves a link in the description to donate to victims of a hate crime
Susan: Hmm, hate speech
Who's Susan?
@@nooneinparticular5256 I know it's like seven months late, but it's susan wojcicki, longtime CEO of youtube.
1.It wasn't called Istanbul, Ottomans changed the name of Constantinople to Konstantiniyye when they took it. Istanbul named in 1920s shortly after Republic of Turkey founded.
2.General opinion thinks Ottoman Crown cared their ancestoral roots but in reality Ottomans only carried Turkic traditions in the military. BUT in society things were VERY, VERY different. When Mehmed II took Konstantiniyye and tried to have a more centralized government Turkmen people living in Anatolia revolted to him because that type of Government would take their freedom away and eventually damage their living style, from 1453 Ottoman Crown always in fight with Turks (Turkmens) in Anatolia which because of that Ottoman Army relied more on Janissary type non-Turkic soldiers but trained with Turkic Discipline and tactics...Yeah Akinci, Sipahi and Deli Cavalries were mostly Turkmen Soldiers and higher ranks than the Janissaries (Which this caused problems inside the army between Janissaries and Cavalries in many Festivals and Celebrations usually Janissaries and Sipahis get into large fights) Even for that Turks in Ottoman Society was one of the poorest and seen as how can i say...Low born in Ottoman society because of their revolts against the crown even at one point name of Turk was a insult to another person. Which many Turks including myself who knows history about it hates OsmanoÄlu Family (House of Osman rulers of Ottoman Empire) Yeah they carried out Turkic Traditions in the military but they simply killed more Turks than anyone else also made the Empire more Arabic because of Islam (Made Empire more weaker as the society and governing body get more Islamized). WHICH This was one of the reasion new Turkish Republic was a more Turkish Nationalist and had Secular beliefs, because in 18-19 century many Turkish commanders of the Ottoman Army like Enver, Fevzi Ăakmak, Mustafa Kemal, Ä°smet Ä°nönĂŒ, Kazım Karabekir etc. Were more Turk Nationalists (Only Enver were the Hardcore one others were defending their Turkic identity but they also respected other nationalities living in Anatolia, meanwhile Enver...Well, you know...) but have disagreements about Ottoman Empire should be Secular or keep its power on Islamic World.
Thank you for sharing you knowledge. =)
Not wrong about the official name from what I understand, but Istanbul had unofficially been called Istanbul for centuries from what I understand. Admittedly, I could be mistaken...
Thats something a person would say that follows the stupid Kemalist Ideology.... Making everything bad that is about the ottomans and the empire. The "turk" being a insult thing was because many people in the government simply werent turkish (turkic) if somebody called me arab i would be mad too.
Tolerant to other cultures? Lol the Turks are extremely intolerant towards other cultures, especially the ethnic people of anatolia and East Turkey (the Kurds, Assyrians etc.). The ottomans weren't the problem, nor was the "not being nationalistic enough" vieuws. No, the ottomans were just as racist and nationalistic then the modern Turks. However, their hubris and narcissism caused the downfall of the ottoman empire. They were more busy with religion and were plagued by weak sultans (perhaps because every sultan killed his brothers having a very limited amount of candidates for the throne). Having a kemalist government will not work (we had the past 100 years to see that), however an islamofacist, turk nationalistic leadership like we have now in 2019 won't work either. I suggest a leadership who wishes equality for all, and who better then those who suffered the most (the Kurds). You will know their love and wish for equality to be real because they suffered the most, and only thing the Kurds want is peace and cultural freedom for all. Everyone is free to live.
@@yurichtube1162 wtf did the kurds suffer? Stop making them look like the victim, everybody in the middle east is suffering
3:37 "This one didn't age quite so well"
Thank you from Christchurch, your support is greatly appreciated.
And thank you for your adherence to the truth, that is also greatly appreciated.
Excellent intro, thank you
5:11 what? He has legs?!?!?
glossing over the fact hes presenting in his underwear.... extra history underwear...
If I had the money to, I would donate to help. Extra Credits, well done for such an establishing intro. The worst enemy of hate is ignorance, and your channel fights that every day. Thank you for including such an important message in the video and providing a way for your viewers to help NZ.
7:35 this is so interesting, thank you! Itâs often overlooked and you only really hear about army baggage and subdivisions in the Roman army
The opening of this us why I respect you so much
Wasnt it Konstantiniyye at this time?
Indeed,
Constantinople was only renamed after the Ottoman empire collapse and became Turkey
"By right of conquest"?
I thought that was called "stolen land" nowadays...so that term only applies to certain regions?
Its almost as if we're exploring things from a medieval perspective that was more comfortable with violence and conquest. Sorry you weren't smart enough to pick up on that
Thank you for the history! Love all your stories, but can honestly say I miss the old narrator. He brought the stories to life a little better but thank you for your hard work bringing us awesome history
Didn't even know you guys knew about what had happened in NZ.
As a kiwi your Courtesy is definitely appreciate. Thank you
I arrived in Vienna today.
And I see this...
YYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Thanks you guys for the opening message! I don't normally comment but it makes me proud to support this channel.
only if they wold do such an opening every time innocent blood is spilt on the streets of Europa.
I love EH, you guys can tell it amazingly. Love from West-Flandres in Belgium
Love your intro!!