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Kings and Generals began remaking its animated historical documentary on the history of the Ottoman empire with the early rise of the Ottoman beylik under Osman I. In the first video we covered the early origins of the beylik, its status among the Muslim states in Anatolia and its early clashes against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire at Bapheus and Dimbos in 1302 (youtu.be/Xfb9fIMzuRw). The second episode showed how they became a regional power with the continued battles against the Byzantines and other states, including the siege of Prusa (Bursa) and the battle of Pelekanon (youtu.be/JPAK3stgMBU). As the Ottoman entered the Balkans, they had to face the Serbian Empire and the Second Bulgarian Empire, leading to the battles like Maritsa in 1371 (youtu.be/qBA-jdWQGJs). The Ottomans continued expanding both in Europe and Asia, leading to many conflicts, including the Karamanids, culminating at the battle of Frenkyazisi in 1387 (youtu.be/bIO66-ZKNhQ). As the Ottomans managed to defeat their enemies in Anatolia, they now had time to fight against the burgeoning Balkan alliance that formed against them with Lazar Hrebeljanovic of the Moravian Serbia at its head. His confrontation with the sultan Murad I would led to the battle of Kosovo in 1389 (youtu.be/PwRfCAU7vzA). In the aftermath of Kosovo, Bayezid I continued campaigns in Anatolia and the Balkans. The events in Anatolia culminated at the battle of Kirdilim of 1391, where the Sultan defeats his Turkic opponents led by Kadi Burhaneddin. The Ottomans became the sultans of Rum getting the title of the Seljuks (youtu.be/WY4DVdCTgGY). Afterwards the Sultan continued campaigning in Europe, leading to the major Ottoman defeat at Rovine in 1395 against the Voivode of Wallachia, Mircea the Elder (youtu.be/CQaa4idtCVE). Despite that, the Ottoman advance in Europe continued and to counter it, the king of Hungary Sigismund called a crusade joined by many nobles and retinues from the Balkans, France and beyond. This led to a crusade and the battle of Nicopolis in 1396 (youtu.be/t1LEcJti8_s). In the aftermath, Bayezid had a free rein and he blockaded Constantinople. The Roman emperor Manuel II Palaiologos decided to travel to Europe to get help, but got no help in the West (youtu.be/oJQlRi2KNf0). But with the Ottoman expansion in Anatolia, Bayezid was on a collision course with another conqueror - Timur, which led to the battle of Ankara in 1402 (youtu.be/sHH3lQ_O-xA). In the aftermath, the civil war of interregnum between the sons of Bayezid almost destroyed the Ottomans (youtu.be/bBi33Z1T0YE). Mehmed I won the civil war and he and his son Murad I continued the expansion, leading to the siege of Constantinople in 1422 (https://youtu.be/CjeRqbvsT8I). Although it failed, the Ottoman expansion continued in Epirus, Albania and during the siege of Thessalonica.

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Battle of Manzikert 1071 - youtu.be/JkyYjpYLORI
Creation of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum - youtu.be/0UuHUMesQ6M
Battle of Nicaea 1097 - youtu.be/Pp8gooljT1E
Battle of Dorylaeum 1097 - youtu.be/irQLNITTqd4
Sack of Constantinople 1204 - youtu.be/IpHbbq0O7Wo
What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinople - youtu.be/u7_ewGVo65k
Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Jaffa - youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ
Medieval Battles - youtube.com/watch?v=r2cEIDZwG5M&list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW

The video was made by Ilhan Altunkaya, while the script was written by Ege Güneş (youtube.com/c/OttomanHistoryHub). This video was narrated by Officially Devin (youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). The art was created by Nargiz Isaeva. Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Attila engine.

Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com
Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r0QOzG5-j8yIGUWognTmifAbt1b3TvzEp_wRWzshZlA/edit?usp=sharing

#Documentary #Ottomans #Albania

00:00 Introduction
02:19 War with Venice & the Siege of Thessalonica (1423-1430)
07:29 Ottoman Campaigns Against Epirus & Albania (1428-1436)
10:50 Struggle For Serbia and Wallachia (1420-1438)
14:11 Anatolian Campaigns (1434-1437)
16:51 Byzantine Empire in 1432-1442