Fall Of Constantinople 1453 - Ottoman Wars DOCUMENTARY

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Published 2018-02-04

The Eastern Roman Empire was under constant Ottoman pressure ever since the new conquerors appeared in the Anatolia. Although the Ottomans tried to take Constantinople on a number of occasions, they had to lift the siege of the city due to the Crusades of Varna and Nicopolis, the Timurid Invasion and the battle of Ankara, and the Interregnum period that happened after their Sultan Bayezid was taken hostage by Timur. However, after the victories at the battles of Varna (1444) and 2nd Kosovo (1448) against the crusaders of Wladyslaw III and John Hunyadi, the road to Constantinople was open and the new sultan Mehmed II set his sight on the city of the Roman emperors...

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All Comments (21)

@VirtualnomadVirtualnomad 5 years ago

Sometimes I wish I had a time machine, invisibility cloak and a bag of popcorn. I would watch every historic battles from a safe distance
@kaanozturk8038 5 years ago

Psychologist:Walking ships are not real and they can't hurt you. MeHmed II:
@marble25 2 years ago

Imagine being in the Ottoman army and waiting for Sultan's command and seeing your flag rising up on the walls of the city. Must have been an epic moment.
@rottenfist220 3 years ago

Fact is they moved ships through land. Turks did something almost impossible.
@marvelfannumber1 6 years ago

DISCLAIMER: The war between the Greeks and Turks in this comment section are going to be bloodier than the wars depicted in this video
@sgm3488 5 years ago

21-year-olds today: University is very tiring, there is sooooo many exams. 21-year-olds in 1453:
@disappointedramsay1152 3 years ago

This made me realize how much morale and confidence played a role in medieval warfare. Intimidation really works.
@manugamer9984 3 years ago

“Thus the last Roman Emperor died alongside his empire.” A glorious end for a glorious ancestor. Rest in peace, Rome.
@connorkenway9488 3 years ago

Ships: Sultan we dont have legs Sultan mehmet: Shut up
@rafazeppeli8778 3 years ago

Everybody gangsta, until the ships start sailing on Land.
@faridabiyyu 3 years ago

Constantine XI : "Don't be ridiculous, ship can't walk on land!" Mehmet II : "AHAHAHAHAH THE SHIP GOES BRRRRRRRRRR"
@MS-Melas 3 years ago

Constantinople was founded under an Constantine and it fell under an Constantine...
@emreaybar649 6 years ago

"Dont be stupid ships cant walk" XII.Constantine
@eskikanal9278 2 years ago

''If they're smart enough to chain the strait, we're crazy enough to walk ships over land.'' Mehmed II.
@elgrandtvrcomehmedii5839 3 years ago

Everybody is gangster until the ships walk by land
@dmert1809 5 years ago

Mehmed II:Makes the ships walk Constantine XI:Wait. Thats Illegal
@TheRealSantaGaming 3 years ago

“Please help us, the Ottomans are going to take Constantinople” Pretty much everyone: “new phone, who dis”
@razaulkobir8990 1 year ago

Islamic hadith, "You will conquer Constantinople. Its commander is the best, and its army (that will conquer it) is the best,"
@Dilzak69 1 year ago

Prophet Muhammad PBUH said “Verily, you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful army will that army be, and what a wonderful commander will that conqueror be.” and Sultan Mehmed conquered constantinople alhamdulillah thus fulfilling another prophecy of Prophet Muhammad PBUH
@IbtissamTrabelsi 4 years ago

Mehmed al fatih at 21: create history Me at 21 : Delete my Histories