Ottoman Empire Podcast

YOU Can SUPPORT the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠PATREON⁠ Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Episode Summary PATREON Extra The Empire's Elite "Origins" Part 1 This episode is the first 10 or so minutes freeJoin the Patreon and listen to the FULL 29 MINUTESIt's just $3.00 a month AND you'll be helping to show! A brief meditative practice involving imagining history The term, word, of Janissary and how it relates to YeŋiçeriJanissaries trace their origins to Sultan Murad I (although Sultan Orhan may have had something to do with them as well) Christian captives first JanissariesTraining regimen established under Sultan Bayezid INumbers, and training in detail Growing animosity between Janissary and cavalry unitsMAIN SHOW WILL ALWAYS BE FREE BUT I'M CUTTING THEM BACK TO TWO A MONTH AND FOCUSING ON PATREON FOR NOW Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠the ⁠Ottoman Empire Website⁠ and IMMERSE yourself in the ⁠Daily blog Music CREDIT: "Big Drumming" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Clash Defiant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

You Can Support Empires Podcast the Ottomans by joining the show's official ⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes JOIN the PATREON NOW! Will always be 100% ad free Reimagining Constantinople, War with Serbia & Siege of Novo Brdo Handling loose ends relatives of Constantine XI, execution of Grand Duke NotarasArchitecture, art, design and building the Topkapı Sarayı (new palace of the Sultans)Building of the new Ottoman Palace in Constantinople: طوپقپو سرايى, Topkapı Sarayı, Tokapi Palace, also known as the Seraglio A new kind of Sultanate, and a new kind of Empire of the Turks Đurađ Vuković Branković-Despot of the Kingdom of Rascia Siege of Novo Brdo 1455Konstantin Mihailović, famed author taken capture by Turks Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website⁠

YOU Can SUPPORT the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content PATREON Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Episode Summary "Strategic Consequences for Europe" Timeline of Constantinople's Fall reaching the courts of Europe Reactions in Venice, Rome, Paris, and the Holy Roman Empire Duke of Burgundy attempts to start up another Crusade Silk Trade route consequences Age of Exploration spurred on by Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople Europeans Poles, Hungarians, Serbians, and Wallachians and Roman/Italian states brace for war against the Ottoman Empire int he Balkans Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠the Ottoman Empire Website and IMMERSE yourself in the Daily blog TRANSCRIPT for this EPISODE HERE

You Can Support Empires Podcast the Ottomans by joining the show's official PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes Will always be 100% ad free Strategic Consequences Thoughts on Ottoman "atrocities" Historiographical feedback loop Religious, Political, Military, & Economic consequences of the Conquest Where Sultan Mehmed II is going from here Show take up to the end of August, 1453 Stage is set for the military campaignsDeath/Execution of Candarli Halil Pasha Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website TRANSCRIPT for the Episode HERE Music Credit: BIG DRUM  "Big Drumming" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

You Can Support Empires Podcast the Ottomans by joining the show's official ⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes Will always be 100% ad free "And Europe Wept" May 29, 1453 Final battles for the Conquest of Constantinople Defenders on the Theodosian Walls are profiled Last stand of Emperor Constantine XI Standoff between Pasha Halil and Zagaons 5 major assaults by the Elite Shock troops of the OttomaEmpire: The Janissaries Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Episode 25, Part 5 OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE Visit the ⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website⁠

You Can Support Empires Podcast the Ottomans by joining the show's official ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes Will always be 100% ad free "The Siege Continues" Episode 25, Part Picks up where Part 3 (episode 25) left off. Ottoman naval commander Baltoglu is punished severely for his defeat. Sultan Mehmed II decides up a plan to transport the Ottoman naval squadrons across the Golden Horn and up over the land into the harbor. April 19 through May 15, 1453The end is getting close for the poor Byzantines. Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Check out THIS SHOW'S OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT HERE Visit the ⁠⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website⁠⁠

You Can Support Empires Podcast the Ottomans by joining the show's official ⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes Will always be 100% ad free Akşemseddin Episode Intro and Yes, I'm back from pod-fade land againThe life and times of AkşemseddinThe importance to prophecy to the young Mehmed IIInfluence upon Siege of Constantinople and importance for morale The beta version of science began in the world of Islam Grandson of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi TRANSCRIPT Read the Official Transcript to this Episode Here: Akşemseddin TRANSCRIPT Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website

Join the show's PATREON! Early access to new episodesPATREON ONLY ContentSeries on the JANISSARIES Sum-up Empires Podcast the Ottomans officially breaks for the holidays from December 22 through January 1, 2024 (I forgot to announce this in the Podcast) Changes for 2024 Main narration will be cut back to 2 times a month. The "in between" weeks will see premium content for Patreon only listeners, you will get a 5 or ten minutes teaser for the bonus content. I'll be posting a "wish-list" from Amazon of books on the Ottoman Empire. If you purchase something for me I'll make sure you get premium content for a year (since it's more expensive than Patreon). Right now the show qualifies for Spotify ad program. HOWEVER I HATE ads. I'll assess the Patreon membership by July of 2024 and cross the ad bridge when I get there. Thanks for sticking with me for 2023. I've got a whole lot of content planned out for 2024 and am very excited! -Frank

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) "Ottoman Assaults" Episode 25, Part 3 Recommend listening to ⁠PART 1 "The Fortress of Doom" ⁠and ⁠PART 2 "Ottoman & Byzantine Military Postures"⁠ first before jumping in this episode. Ottoman army arrives outside Constantinople April 2, 1453Vanguard elements of the "Orducus" logistical units April 5, 1453, Sultan Mehmed arrives"Royal Cannon" Urban/Orban cannon monster artillery pieceApril 12-18 bombardment and two ground assaults (failed)Things getting bad for the defenders TRANSCRIPT Read the Official Transcript to this Episode Here: Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠⁠⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website⁠⁠

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) "Hamza Bey" EXTRA 08 Hamza Bey was vital to the buildup, planning, and operational command of the Ottoman navy from 1453- 1458Laid foundation for Ottoman victories in coming decades Bey's role in the Siege of Constantinople His diplomatic dealings with and eventual execution at the hands of Vlad Dracula III TRANSCRIPT Read the Official Transcript to this Episode Here: Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠⁠⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website⁠⁠

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) "Ottoman & Byzantine Military Postures" Episode 25, Part 2 Recommend listening to ⁠PART 1 "The Fortress of Doom" ⁠ first before jumping in this episode. Detailed examination of the Ottoman and Byzantine military forces before and during The SiegePunitive expedition by Mehmed II Ottomans build out their navy at Gallipoli, Mehmed sacks attacks Eastern Roman districts Genoese Commander Giovanni Giustiniani with 700 menOttoman army force composition: Kapikulu, cavalry units, Janissaries etc.. TRANSCRIPT Read the Official Transcript to this Episode Here: Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠⁠⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website⁠⁠

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Check out the show's Blogpost at: https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/blog/the-life-and-times-of-vlad-dracula-iii Be sure and Listen to Part 1 of "Dracula" EXTRAS can be found here: https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/episode/land-of-myths-shadows-the-life-and-times-vlad-dracula-extra-06-part-1 In the show I reference John Hunyadi EXTRA Episode 05: https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/episode/extra-05-john-hunyadi-1406-1456-scourge-of-the-ottomans Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com In Part 2 of Land of Myths & Shadows: The Life and Times Vlad Dracula... we pick up in Hungary. Dracula's father, Vlad II, has been buddying it up with the Hungarian King in an attempt to gain favor for a play at power in Wallachia. Meanwhile, Vlad II's, half-brother Alexander assumes control of Wallachia. In this episode King Sigismund dies, Alexander is removed, and Vlad II takes control of Wallachia. However, the fragmented geography is reflected in the internal politics, and Vlad's unstable position forces him to seek aide from the Ottomans. This episode explores the geography of Wallachia, it's strategic importance to both the Ottomans and Hungarians, and how Dracula and his brother Radu (aged 11 & 4-we think-) ended up in the Ottoman Empire as hostages.

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) "Fortress of Doom" Episode 25, Part 1 Recommend listening to EPISODE 24 On Sultan's Mehmed II "Forgotten Years" that detail his life from 1451-1453 it's vital to understanding the decision he made at the outset of The Siege Opening quote from Soren Narnia of "Knifepoint" Horror The building of the Boğazkesen Fortress, also known as the "fortress of doom" or Roumeli Hissar FortressThe political maneuverings which led to it's construction The towers and the strategic significance of the fortress for both the Ottomans and Byzantines TRANSCRIPT Read the Official Transcript to this Episode Here: Thoughts? Feedback? Email Frank at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Visit the ⁠⁠⁠Official Ottoman Empire Podcast Website⁠⁠

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com In episode 23, we left the young 19 year old Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II, back in the saddle of the Sultanate for a second time in 1451. Most histories, podcasts, YouTube channels, and bloggers completely gloss over Mehmed's early years of 1451-1453. This is a mistake, however, as these three years set the stage for the entirety of Mehmed's life and reign. It would be easy to skip on ahead to the "cool stuff" like siege of Constantinople, but in doing so would be to do this show an injustice. This episode covers Mehmed's bloody reform and purge of the Janissaries, securing his Eastern flanks in Anatolia, peace treaties with the Christian nations bordering his West, and launching a project to construct a navy. Along the way Mehmed will build allies for his vision of conquering Constantinople and a sound strategy to this end is identified and laid out for the listener.

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com This "Extra" has been a long time in coming. Frank dives into the world of the real historical Vlad Dracula III and his war with the Ottomans, and pretty much all his neighbors. The Balkans of the mid-15th century were a dangerous place and time be alive. A ruthless period in history which produced equally ruthless men. The story of Vlad Dracula is a tale not for the faint of heart. In this Part 1, Frank explores the vampire myth, it's connection with the historical "Dracula" Bram Stoker, and more importantly, the "Order of the Dragon" that old Catholic military order equally as sordid as the life of Dracula.

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com Murad II is back in the saddle as Sultan. He reconciles with Mehmed and the two face off against the combined armies of Wallachia, Hungary, and various Germanic formations for what history calls: The 2nd Battle of Kosovo. A short overview of Murad's campaigns after Kosovo, the strategic significance of the Crusader's defeat, death of Murad II and final accession of Mehmed II.

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com In 1446 Sultan Mehmed is forced to step down after a brutal Janissary revolt in the city of Edrine. We profile 3 key reasons which led to Mehmed's downfall. His father, Murad II, returns to the Sultanate. Meanwhile the clever John Hunyadi plot yet another Crusade. The stage is thus set for the 2nd Battle of Kosovo.

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com King Vladislav, John Hunyadi, and a diverse army of Crusaders finally face off against the Ottomans led by Murad. This episode breaks down the order of battle for both sides, the personalities driving the decision making, and a blow by blow account of how the Battle of Varna went down. A brief appearance also, are the Battle Wagons of military history fame. Please listen to Episode 21: P1 prior to this one. If you know what happened, exactly, to the Papal Legate Julian Cesarini (in the show I mention how he was killed by Hungarians on their retreat) please shoot Frank an email at: empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com The year is 1444. The young newly minted Mehmed II takes the throne and falls into conflict with the willy old statesman Vizer Candarli Halil Pasha. After Sultan Murad II resigns.. the Crusaders hold a war counsel and are egged on by Cardinal Cesarini to break their vow of a 10 year peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire. The Crusaders rally, decamp from Buda and plunge into Ottoman territory. The Crusader strategy, army composition and belated Ottoman response is examined. Sultan Mehmed II summons his father for help and all eyes are turning to the City of Varna, on the Black Sea coast.

YOU Can SUPPORT ⁠the Ottoman Empire Podcast by joining the show's official ⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠ CLICK HERE PATREON ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 2 Tiers to choose from Exclusive content Early access to main show Exclusive EXTRA episodes and additional content ⁠⁠PATREON⁠ ⁠Will always be 100% ad free and YOU can JOIN now for as little as $3.00 a month! :) Where to find the show? Check out the Website: ⁠⁠https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/⁠⁠ Please consider leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts & drop a "Follow" & 5 star rating on Spotify. Email Frank at: Empiresofhistorypodcast@gmail.com The year is 1444, a Crusade is gathering in Hungary but hits a snag. King Vladislav unites the two kingdoms of Hungary & Poland, thereby creating the greatest existential threat the Ottomans faced in Europe since Nicopolis. Sultan Murad II, resigns, his son, Mehmed II, becomes the new Sultan. Mehmed is profiled and the stage is finally set for the next episode of Varna.