Ottoman Dynasty

Constantinople in the 16th Century were written between the years 1555-1562. The letters give not only an insight into the Ottoman Empire’s superior military training in Busbecq’s eyes but also act as a lament of the Christian soldier’s lack of military disciple and the Christian forces use of heredity as advancement. Busbecq speaks glowingly of the disciple that the Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire. Busbecq describes how the Janissaries who were the infantry of the Royal Guard for the…

established in Constantinople what were the impact on the economic sector for Jews 4. Over time how did the influx of Sephardic Jews from Europe influence the roles of Jews within the Empire? 5. In what ways were the conditions of Jews within the Ottoman Empire similar or different to Jews living in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth? Introduction: (Old) Within any empire there are bound to be an assimilation of varying people and cultures. Historically empires had been relatively small and…

Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks was a devastating moment in history. After many attacks the city had faced, the empire was becoming weak. The crusades left the Roman’s still recovering and still trying to rebuild the damage done to their empire. After studying the primary sources and the secondary sources, we can say that the reason for the fall of the city was because the Romans did not have the necessary resources to fight of the Turks which left the Romans weak, giving the Ottomans an…

countries and cultures) and conquering the Egyptian Empire, making the great empire theirs. At that time, the Ottoman Empire was ruling over all, or very close to all, of the Muslim world. Prior to this achievement, he had also been greatly victorious, conquering the Safavids, after years of conflict, in 1514, as well as Syria and Palestine in 1516. 1520. Suleiman I, one of the most memorable Ottoman caliphs, takes over from his father. ‘The Magnificent’, as he was called, was a poet, and…

Towards the end of the Middle Ages in around 1100, a period of castle-building and sieges emerged in Medieval Europe. This formed a new type of warfare called Siege Warfare. This way of fighting featured gigantic, heavily-defended castles and armies of men with multiple weapons in an attempt to siege a castle. A castle is a large, medieval fortress that housed lords, a King and Queen, Knights and other groups of people. Thousands of castles were built in places throughout Europe, such as Italy,…

The Armenians were treated very poorly, killed in many different ways and the Turkification had begun. The Turkish government had declared war on the Ottoman Empire. Armenians were arrested and sent on death marches out into the Mesopotamian desert with no food or water during World War I. The Turkification campaign had begun. They consisted of government squads of the Turkish. Their job was to kidnap Armenian children and convert them into Islam. Once that is complete they gave them to Turkish…

World War 1, which lasted from 1914-1918, was the war to end all wars. There were four main causes behind this war, the triple alliance and the triple entente, militarism, imperialism and the rise of nationalism. The trigger of the war was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinand, which led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, in this conflict Russia siding with Serbia while Germany sided with Austria-Hungary. Russia now mobilized German border which lead to Germany attacking Russia.…

World War I began on July 28th, 1914 and lasted until November 11th, 1918. Known as the “Great War” that “pitted the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against the Allied forces of Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan (World War I). This war introduced new modern warfare technology that resulted in an “unprecedented carnage and destruction, with more than 9 million Soldiers killed by the end of the war in November of 1918 (World War…

The Forbidden Zones play was just about to open. The play was about events during the first world war. It was verbatim theatre devised by The Ohio State University Theatre Department. The show would reflect the untold stories of the war. I was not only in attendance as a patron but I also had the unique opportunity to contribute to the creation of this project. The play was performed in the Bowen Theatre. The physical layout was a thrust stage. The set was created to look like the famous…

Sultan Mehmed II, ruler of the Ottoman Turks came into Constantinople, deciding it was theirs to take (Charles 122). The epic battle lasted from 6 April 1453 to May 29th of 1453 when 10,000 men attempted to defend a staggering estimated 100,000 to 150,00 on the Turks side. The fall of Constantinople was a major turning point in history because of the changes that happened as a result. The Ottomans great and Byzantine’s poor ruling lead to the fall of Constantinople. The city had been an…