THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: SIX CENTURIES, THREE CONTINENTS, ONE COLLAPSE
Episode 9 | Human History — Civilizations & Empires
In this History episode we focus on the Ottoman Empire — the state that conquered Constantinople in 1453, governed 30 million people across three continents, and produced the political geography of the modern Middle East when it finally collapsed after 469 years.
This episode covers Mehmed II's conquest, the devshirme system of Christian boys trained to govern an empire, the millet system of religious diversity, Suleiman the Magnificent's golden age, the Armenian Genocide, World War I and the catastrophic alignment with Germany, the…
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