Hello Mrs Roxelanne, great edit! I can't post this anywhere for different reasons but I was quite impressed! Bravo. This is Tommaso, the actor who played Constantine. You are a talented artist.
Oh wow!!..Your portrayal of Constantine was my favorite so far . I loved it very much., I will make a separate video for him soon..Thank you so much!...
@@MrsRoxelanne Thank you very much. I am glad you liked it. To be honest, I've enjoyed the role incredibly. It was an honor to play Constantine xi. Keep up the great work! Un saluto da Roma.
@@tbasili The legend himself is here. Thank you deeply Mr. Basili for delivering such a masterpiece you us all, portraying Constantine so vividly, and making us proud of our heritage and history.
@@PetrosStrouzas Thank you very much. It makes me very happy to know that, and makes me feel I have done my job correctly honoring such an important figure in history. I have the utmost respect for Constantine XI, I felt I had a big responsability and was honored to be given such an opportunity. Thank you very much for your words.
Holy shit, this is a banger. For an empire to rise, another must fall. Glory to the romans, fighting till the end, even if their fate was sealed. And Mehmed II for actually achieving what so many others deemed impossible.
The best show i have seen in last 5 years. This show was not based on any nation’s bias. İt showed how tactical, determined and focused mehmed was and how valiant and loyal to his nation constantine was.. Truly amazing
@@qumbermurtaza9186 well, he wasn't neither a positive character...honestly except for propaganda, he wasn't so loved by the historians or some important arabs/turks of high society that was not a great muslim(religion talking). Also, is "normal" the attacker/conqueror is from the most times described negatively, Julius Caesar too from his campaign on Gaul some dude think or described him as the "evil" one and Vercingetorix the poor man try to defend his "nation" when if wasn't for Caesar, he din't cared about others celtic tribes and probably just asked help for his sake to defeat the romans.
@@qumbermurtaza9186 Yup, In terms of war, for people, you can be the evil one or the good one. But for me is just stupid think like that...the sultan wasn't evil or good, he was just a human, with his vices and virtues.
Mehmed II was born in the right place and the right time to be one of the greatest leaders to haver ever lived. Constantine XI Palaiologos born in the wrong place and wrong time to die as one of the most tragic leaders who have lived. Both respectable and great men, fate would have only one winner.
Mehmed had 100 of thousands of men and the leatest technolegy with Canons as big as cars. The byzantine army had only them them selfs and jovani justiniani. And yet attacking by land by sea and under ground he was repeled. I dont think a man that a man that lost 18 000 men in battle and then massecared the city of all cities should be called great
@@friedrichnietzsche7376 Constantinople was pretty much the Paris of the middle east, impenetrable Siege was difficult, because they got supplies through boats The walls were being constantly repaired to hold against the overwhelming force It survived over a 1000 years at the forefront of the Byzantine's main enemy, being sieged 24 times under byzantine rule, 5 were successful, two of which were from internal power struggles in the byzantine empire. There were only three sieges that were successful from invading forces, two of those being by Christians As you said yourself, it was the city of all cities
@@friedrichnietzsche7376 Byzantine walls have been besieged dozens of times before. It had the strongest walls in the world. Thanks to these walls alone, many invading powers gave up on conquering the city. Except for a 21-year-old teenager. First he built the Anadolu Hisarı and closed the sea route. Then he invested in the biggest technology, balls. He personally participated in the casting of the cannon and even made calculations of the mortars. The Byzantines had closed the Golden Horn sea with chains. Thereupon, Sultan Mehmet drove the ships from the land and landed his ships in the Golden Horn. Istanbul was surrounded by 3 walls and was suitable for defense with a small number of soldiers. Without such a strategy and determination of the 21-year-old sultan, the invasion would certainly not have been successful. That's why we call Mehmed the successful sultan, after all, this man destroyed the Roman empire...
Guys please lets keep it civil. I did not make this video to start any fights.. I love both Byzantines and Ottomans , Mehmed and Constantine. Its a controversial topic yes but we all can be kind to one another while explaining our opinions. Any hateful comments directed to nations , beliefs or individuals will be deleted. Thank you.
@@majeedmlp brother I'm muslim I'm saying prophet Muhammed SAW was referring to Al Mahdi the chosen one because I have read multiple hadith and they are closely referring mahdi
That awkward moment when you find something to thank the damned quarantine for. Really, I'm solo happy to see my dear Gizem bidding again, ahh! I watched it feeling completely paralyzed and out of the air - so stunning and powerful and... complete it was. Perfection in any way. Idek how they managed what TIMS with their epic epicness failed to do. Your love for history and the love the show's creator also obviously have resulted in something incredible. Bravo, sis!
As a dutchman who loves history This was just chef's kiss Makes me proud to live on a continent that's rich of so much culture and History and full of so much stories
I really respect Constantine as a Turk. He stayed, fought and gave his life for Constantinople, a real leader. He was a great leader and did everything he could to protect his people. Of course I‘m happy that the ottomans had won and I‘m thankful for Sultan Mehmet and adore him but we should never forget about Constantine, they both were brave and are legends.
@@Војвода-т7ш You may be right but not all people are the same, every race has bad people and good people. I wish he had a tomb.he was a brave person. We have a proverb 'a brave enemy is much more better than a cowardly friend'. If he had a tomb i really want to visit hım and give my respect to hım. (I'm from Turkey)
@@Војвода-т7ш that's not true at all. We're very respectful even against our enemies. You can find plentiful examples on history. We respect everyone who fought bravely for his people. I am not sure what Greek media speculate about us, I'd suggest you to visit Istanbul instead and tell locals you're Greek and see their reaction.
@@Војвода-т7ш Seriously tho, I cant believe how you fall for the propaganda that was written about us hundreds of years ago still. You obviously have internet.
I'm a Muslim and in total awe of Mehmed and his victory. but I also have massive respect for constantine who chose to fight for the city till the end and not give it up easily or flee it at the last minute. plus the bond between mehmed and his step mother Mara was heartwarming
I respect the Turkish people and their culture, but Byzantium is too important for us Romans, as it is for you Turks It should be a "special city", with special powers, two official languages (Greek and Turkish) and two official religions (Orthodox Christianity and Islam) The Turkish authorities and the Roman authorities (now the Italian government and the Greek government) must reach an agreement
@@rvscitoold3816 Greece shut down or converted almost all mosques after the fall of the ottoman empire. restore the mosques first. www.dailysabah.com/politics/ruined-mosques-expose-hypocrisy-of-greece-a-major-critic-of-hagia-sophias-reversion/news can Greeks accept this? in Spain after the Reconquista, Muslims living there for more than 700 years were either driven out, killed or forced to convert to Christianity even after they converted, their descendants called moriscos were expelled from their lands. in israel, the historic al hamra mosques has been converted into a bar or entertainment hall.
@@rvscitoold3816 and constantinoplle wouldn't have fallen if the crusaders hadn't raided the city and sacked it in 1204 The Byzantine Empire was left much poorer, smaller, and ultimately less able to defend itself against the Seljuk and Ottoman conquests that followed; the actions of the Crusaders thus directly accelerated the collapse of Christendom in the east, and in the long run helped facilitate the later Ottoman Conquests of Europe
@@Eveready-b2u This is true...i hate the Pope and the Italian Republics for this Only some Romans, Genovese and Venetians try to defends Bisanzio That so sad
@@rvscitoold3816 there are functioning churches and synagogues in Turkey. Muslims Jews and Christians live harmoniously. infact the Iron church reopend recently after extensive renovation. theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/this-newly-restored-church-in-istanbul-is-made-of-iron/ but the turks are extremely proud of their language culture and ancestry. imposing Greek on them would be impossible. they don't even prefer to converse in English or Arabic.
That video was absolutely amazing! 😍 It was epic and your editing was gorgeous!! I loved the part where Constantine names all the great ancient rulers of Constantinople and you used actors who played them for each one. 👌🏻 So cool! You really did justice to these two great warriors and leaders, Gizem. 💛🙌🏻
The first muslim hero is prophet muhammad ibn abdillah and end with the last hero imam mahdi his real name muhammad ibn abdillah too, so what your point ?
@@kavv5013 bizansin varisi Yunanistan Atina'da hiç cami yok eski Osmanlı camilerinin çoğu ya yıkılmış yada saygısızca birahane ye çevrilmiş , hâlbuki bugün bile Türkiye'de binlerce klise özgürce faaliyette , en azından Ayasofya hâlâ ibadethane ,, lütfen objektif olun
Constantine XI was a true hero in my opinion. The Byzantines had no chance to take out the massive Ottoman onslaught of 60,000 against 8,000 Constantine knew this himself but fought to the last stand, I don't see 1453 as a surrender, but a heroic last stand.
@Aung Un'Rama well technically Byzantine's grave was dug by Arabs long before and ottomans wrapped up the rest so since both were Muslims and we literally consider ourselves brothers so yeah I would say Muslims destroyed the Byzantine empire and Constantinople I know my statement is gonna fire you all up but it's the truth
the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and did not exterminate the indigenous people !!! Look at the European colonies, all wiped out, the countries annexed !! no Ottoman colonies speak the Turkish language, they all speak their own language !!!
@@giacomoleopardi9910 no no no no, you don't get to do this, do not change subject BTW I'm not even English or American, explain right now how you aren't hipocrites? are YOU native to the land?
The entire Siege of Constantinople was basically a contest between the two biggest Giga-Chads of the 15th Century. The level of Chadery to charge into the midst of an invading army as the battle is lost, or to sail a fleet of warships over a mountain. One can only be thankful that these two fought as enemies. Because if they ever allied, nothing would stand in their path.
@@Војвода-т7ш nope, mehmed wasn't losing, he was winning and had to rule a city afterwards. It was better course of action for him to stay safe although I do think that he fought too. Constantine on the other hand was desperate, his loss was inevitable and he had literally nothing else to do. He had no noble excuse left such as having a government to lead like Mehmed. He can afford to die recklessly.
@@Војвода-т7ш he did charge up-front tho, but then got Shot by an Arrow and still trying to stand up before the Jannisaries covered and backed him up. And then Constantine did the same thing as he waited on his quarter and then when all things seems lost he joined his men and died with Honor as Roman. Both are Ultra Gigachads.
Despite some of the historical inaccuracies in this Netflix Documentary if their ones thing they did well it was showing us how the Fall of Constantinople was not a foreshore event from the perspective of the Romans and Ottomans that was going to happen in 1453. I find that as student of history we all to often look back at everything that has happen and always just naturally assumed it was inevitable.
This Netflix series is telling history the wrong way. When I watched it, I thought for a moment that Fatih Sultan Mehmet would not be able to take Istanbul. It is completely wrong for Fatih to conquer Istanbul with the help of the Genoese and other countries. In addition, a Turkish hero who killed Justinian and Ulubatlı Hasan was the first to put the flag on the walls of Istanbul. Although there are contradictions for this hero, this information is correct. Akşemseddin was the mentor of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. He has a very knowledgeable and devout personality. Fatih Sultan Mehmet; Hafiz at the age of 9, the sultan at the age of 12, conquering Istanbul at the age of 21, destroying 2 empires, 4 kingdoms, 11 principalities, speaking 7 languages, the inventor of the mortar and a great ruler who opened the era and closed the era. Undoubtedly, he is the most intelligent, well-informed person in Turkish history.
Byzantine Empire or better said, the Eastern Roman Empire, had an epic ending. They fell fighting and that's something only a few fallen kingdoms and empires can say. In the end Constantinople was a trophy to be taken, there is no way that Byzantium could recover from that disaster.
21 years old speaks 7 languages. Apart from Turkish, he spoke Greek, Arabic, Latin, Persian, Hebrew, Greek and Serbian as well as his mother tongue. He knows the Quran by heart. He has enough knowledge to explain the Bible and Torah books in detail. Military genius, engineer, strategist and politician. He is one of the greatest poets of his time. Historians agree that he was one of the rare people who had knowledge of east and west. During his thirty-year reign, he destroyed two empires, four kingdoms, and eleven principalities. Before he dies, he leaves very important laws to the future emperors for the state to continue in security and prosperity. He fell ill and died on his way to Italy. Bells were rung and victory ceremonies were held in Europe for a week. They announced his death as 'The Great Eagle is Dead'." Finally, a word from Mehmet: "True art is to create a magnificent city and fill the hearts of its people with happiness." From the entrance to the Fatih Mosque Foundation.
Constantine palaiologos the last emperor of byzantine empire continues the path of Greek heroes like Leonidas in thermopyles battle !! He died with honor defended his city againist all the odds! Respect and appreciation
@@thestrengthformula1793 5 thousands Greeks ,2 thousands latins against at least 150.000 (maybe more ) please remind me Turkish casualties from that tiny group of soldiers... Also remind me please the Turkish casualties on Negroponte siege 1470... from even smaller groups of guards... (2 thousands Greeks and 2-3 thousands Italians ).... 50.000 ottamans were slaughtered... imagine the defenders had a few hundred more ...
@@thestrengthformula1793 No, but he had even better help from two natural obstacles which meant the enemy could only attack head on and thru a narrow pass which altogether neutralized the vast size of the Persian army. This maximized the efficiency of the Spartan phalanx formation. Meanwhile he also didn't have to worry about protecting civilians, preventing widespread panic, starvation and constant shelling from huge cannons. And he already had some Greek city states fighting alongside him and could always rely on the other Greek city states organizing more armies. The Italian city states held back most help until the soldiers could be *payed* and many of them already traded with the Ottoman Empire for goods and earned more from this so as far as they saw it they backed whoever payed them better.
@Hammody Ahmed Even the strongest walled city can't sustain itself without enough money and resources to maintain a flow of soldiers, food and goods for the people inside. This is why long blockades are so efficient in starving an enemy out. Btw, the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade managed to invade Constantinople in 1204 and sacked the city. The walls didn't stop the crusaders which held the city until 1261 when the Greeks (Niceans) reconquered it. This 1204 sack btw was the mortal blow from which East Rome (Byzantine Empire) never recovered. Even Mehmet II's advisors questioned why he had to conquere Constantinople when the Byzantine Empire was merely a rump state remnant of what it once was and posed no threat to Ottoman interests. Especially not since the wealthy Italian city states already were paying for goods they traded with the Ottomans while the by now decimated Byzantine Empire had virtually nothing to barter with. By the end of its existence the Italian city states and Rome began squeezing the Byzantines themselves and demanded that they convert to Catholicism or they'd receive no help. Without outside help a siege will almost always succeed. The only siege I can think of in which outside help still couldn't defeat the invaders was Caesar's victory at Alesia over Gaul (present day France) where Caesar's siege of Alesia became a siege of his legions from angry Gaulish leaders. My point is that the walls of Constantinople were only ever going to buy the defenders inside some time but that enough would never going to save them. Fact is most historians say that even if Mehmet II's siege had failed Constantinople still would have fallen 10-30 years later because it was by all accounts broke and powerless. No walls can remedy that serious deficit.
@@makavelithedon3204 Yeah Its belong to turky but Its not Mehmet City. I mean his Tropps kill evrybody who hit in the Hagia Sophia. And wout did hi to the City? Can you please Tell me?
@@arzusanfo8063Tell us why is Mehmed City?? Constantine the Great is the founder. And Roman past is clearly to see it everywhere... You just renamed the city in Instabul 😂😂 Conquer meaning: taking sth that originally was not mine.
@@Војвода-т7ш Bro Mehmed is not my god. My god is Allah. And Mehmed never idolized caeser. It is in series because of film is arrenged by christians and it is not true in most parts
@V C yes sir Jesus is also our prophet just like Prophet Muhammad (SAW). But i was talking about Christian Jesus who were crucified ( according to Christianity)
No matter what you feel about each side, you can’t deny that this siege came with amazing quotes from both leaders. What they say is up to debate, but we can fill in the blanks without twisting history.
Our Prophet Muhammed(SAV) said " Constantinople will be conquered what a great conqueror, Leader He is and what great warriors they are " Fatih Sultan Mehmets fathers dream became his obsession. Mehmet was ridiculed,not least by his own grand vizier,who called his obsession a folly youth. Mehmet ignored such sagacity. He prepared for the invasion by constructing the fortress of Rumeli Hisari on the Bosphorus to ensure stability and security of his supply lines. In may 1453 Mehmet gave a call for Jihad. Addressing his troops as Ghazis/Gaziler(Warriors of Allah),he inspired them with the Prophets prediction that Constantinople would be ruled by the faithful. On 29 May 1453 his army made the blood flow like rain after a storm and corpses float to the sea like melons on a canal, according to Nicolo Barbaro. The last Byzantine emperor Constantine II, fought to the end of his life and his empire. some 30,000 Christians were either enslaved or sold. Sultan Mehmet rode on a white horse towards the Cathedral of Hagia Sofia/Haji Sofya, mother of all churches,built in the sixth century by Justinian. He dismounted in front of the cathedral, picked up a handful of dust, poured it over his turban and proclaimed the shahadah " There is no god but Allah, Muhammed(SAV) is His Prophet ". The cathedral in that instant became a mosque.Mehmet prayed for the success of the house of Osman He was only 20 years old. One of his first decision was to order the death of a grand vizier who had taunted him for dreaming of Constantinople/Istanbul. Istanbul its Turkish name does not mean the city of Islam. It's a variation of a Greek phrase eis teen polin,and stands for " into the city"for the Turkish peasant a visit to the capital was a clearly an event. What Mehmet did was to corrupt a corruption, and devise a variation called " Islambol"/the City of Islam. Constantinople was to become the new center of the power of Islam,the base from where Ghazis could renew their thrust towards Christian Europe. Within 2 years of his fatah/fetih, conquest the Fatih the conqueror was dreaming of Rome. Like his grandson Suleyman Selim, Mehmet saw himself as another Alexander and had Arrian's life of the Macedonian read out to him every day. Alexander is one of the ancient heroes referred to in the Quran and a legitimate model for an Islamic warrior. The Ulema reminded Mehmet that victory had come from Allah, and he did not argue,he interpreted it as a sign of Allah's blessing for the House of Osman. Preachers put out stories that saints in white robes, led by the Prophet Elijah had fought in Mehmet's army on the day Constantinople fell. as if to confirm this divine help, and to link this achievement with the Prophets Hadith on Constantinople, the grave of Abu Ayyub Ansari was discovered at the Golden Horn, against the walls that had not succumbed in 669. Ansari was one of the companions of the Prophet and one of the commanders of the Ummayad army during the second siege of the Byzantine capital. In 1459, Mehmet built a mosque at the site of the grave, which became a point of pilgrimage. The area, called Eyyup,is still a celebrated enclave. A second mosque, completed in 1470, on the site of the Church of Holy Apostles,has the Prophets prediction for Constantinople inscribed in golden letters.
Salam alaykum, it is not for certain that Dhul Qarnayn is Alexander, it is merely an opinion that has many legitimate and powerful criticisms, I personally don't believe he was Alexander.
@Domine Iuimus this proves that you know nothing, our prophet was a war lord, is it a bad thig ? no. he was defending him self against quraich that wanted to kill his followers, and if you say that islam is violent, the hypocrisy of this is insane, see christians, what they did during the crusades, during their conquest of the americas and australia and everything, its uncomparable to islam that conquered a city withot any massacre.
@Domine Iuimus moses , joshua are warrior prophets . But the wars of prophet were defensive not offensive . Most of battles started by disbelievers whom came to where prophet lived to kill himand his companions.
@Domine Iuimus moses and joshua are war prophets . Prophet mohamed'wars were defensive not offensive to defend the city he lived in from attacks of disbelievers as battles of badr , ahud and trench .
I am here after having seen the documentary series: And I must say that they represented the siege of Constantinople very well, and the actor who played MEHMET II did it very well, a whole Turkish sultan who after 3 weeks of siege managed to conquer a great city, but it really cost him a lot I was also very sorry how from a very young age Mehmet was separated from his slave mother and raised to be a sultan, because in the documentary they said that at the age of 12 he already knew Greek, Arabic and Persian
I am absolutely fascinated by mehmed , i model my life by him. I study history, finance , mathematics , philosophy, but all to build my knowledge of this world and the people that own it
@Bayraktar TB2 Attila who got his ass smacked by Aetius and fled, not to mention Huns are not turks, Timur is a mongol, Great Mehmed the conqueror who managed to take the city with ancient walls, and skeleton garrison, using most modern siege techniques avaible... Yes truly a great conquest, truly wiped out an "empire". If you want all these nations destroyed it means you are not really paying an attention to what Ataturk was doing. Turkey makes enemy of all their neighbours and its going to bite you in the ass in time.
☪️🙌👉 Supreme Allâh (C.c.) .. Leader ; If he is not fighting for the con- To spread the religion of the Allâh .. Without cruelty .. If the morals are fighting .. Without putting anyone between the sole creator of the power and labor .. Only if he wants it .. The Allâh is next to that army .. If the Allâh is next to it .. There is no power and cesland that can beat the army of the Allâh..✅❗❗
The great emperator constantinos the 11th how died when trying to protect his the great city of Constantinople from your Turkish mehmet ...he is the real legend
@@Војвода-т7ш Seni minik Ortadoks İstanbul’dan Ezan sesleri çıkıyor Ayasofya’dan Hristiyanların en parlak çağında günümüzde 20 sene önce unutma fahişelik yapmak için kızlarınızı gönderiyordunuz 100 dolara satın alıyorduk Antalya’da
Byzantine walls have been besieged dozens of times before. It had the strongest walls in the world. Thanks to these walls alone, many invading powers gave up on conquering the city. Except for a 21-year-old teenager. First he built the Anadolu Hisarı and closed the sea route. Then he invested in the biggest technology, balls. He personally participated in the casting of the cannon and even made calculations of the mortars. The Byzantines had closed the Golden Horn sea with chains. Thereupon, Sultan Mehmet drove the ships from the land and landed his ships in the Golden Horn. Istanbul was surrounded by 3 walls and was suitable for defense with a small number of soldiers. Without such a strategy and determination of the 21-year-old sultan, the invasion would certainly not have been successful. That's why we call Mehmed the successful sultan, after all, this man destroyed the Roman empire...
The walls was from Theodosios time... Extremely old.... Eastern Rome had given countless battles with Arabs and Avars before and Persians and Slavs. Cruaseders finished it by taking its treasures. The horses outside of Saint Marcus Church is "awards" from Constantinople. The Empire was in its worst position. And Westerns did not help at all. Except a few.
Sultan played by Gem Yigit is an ultimate leader and such an eye candy 🥰 🍬 That's when you know you did good in life, when in movies you're being portrayed by someone far more handsome 🤭🤭🤭
We Turks respect the brave enemy. Constantine fought and died as a hero and he will always be remembered. Greetings from Turkey. Both Mehmed the conquer and Constantine rest in peace
The City has fallen, the City has fallen The Queen of Cities, golden gate And Porphyrogenitus in the Red Apple-tree The city was the sabre, the city spear The city was the key of the entire Roman Empire Fall silent, Mother of God and don't cry much Again with years and times will be Yours.
Sultan Mehmed may be or may not be the commander who was mentioned in the prophecy but he did something which was impossible for others and set a lesson that anything can be achieved by believing Allah and doing hard work to achieve it.May Allah bless him and grant him Jannah
Was impossible for others because in that times the cannons still wasn't invented/introduced in Europe and probably the romans was in a better situation than 1453 where was just a matter of time to fall. He take a greatest city, yes, but except for simbolism, wasn't a great victory, but a easy one. Also, Mehmed wasn't so religious and probably he din't cared a lot of a "Bless from Allah", considering how was descripted by some of his contemporary historians.
Besides the other points, its not the first time Constantinople was conquered. I think it didnt even happen a century before that Crusaders as well conquered the city. The conquerors simply lost it again because at that time the Byzantine Empire was still strong enough to raise armies.
Gandhinin korkak yürüyüşü bile 100 den fazla filme konu oldu. Amerikalı film şirketleri Kostantinopol'un düşüşünü çekmeye korktular. Çünkü istemeden Osmanlı hayranlığını tırmandıracaklardı. Osmanlı filmi yapmak her yiğidin harcı değil
Diziyi aslında ben çok beğendim böyle olması fethin çok da kolay kazanılmadığını pek çok şeye mal olduğunu ve pek çok şeyden fedakarlık edildiğini göstermekle birlikte diğer devlet açısından da acıklı olan durumları göstermesi benim cidden hoşuma gitti
If finishing countries arrives with 100000 men if ceaser return from the greave to leave constinopole troops we will take the city it showed how determined sultan mehmed ii was At age of 22.
Yes, I agree that it was not easy to defeat and capture the city Constantinople but Mehmed II is the one of whom our Prophet SAW PBUH many years ago had already said that one day a destined Muslim Emperor will conquer the land and it happened. Muslims are the ones on whom no one can rule expect ALLAH SWT
You know that most of the army of Mehemed II was made up by Christians (Serbs, Bulgarian, greeks etc) and 1/7 of the Roman army was made up by Muslim deserters, right?
@@paslaruflorin-alexandru9088 Vlad was a brutal but good leader. But unlike the movie that actually happened, Fatih cut Vlad's neck and displayed it in all Ottoman cities.
Apart from having pride in Mehmed II's victory over Constantinople, I also feel sympathetic over the fall of Constatinople from a Christian perspective. Their holy city that was founded even before Christianity, surely its fell would have traumatized Christians for generations.
@@-Starboy_509 the laziest nation on face of the earth? Why should I when 363 years one man was ruling with them yet they can't survive by themselves nowadays
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Hello Mrs Roxelanne, great edit! I can't post this anywhere for different reasons but I was quite impressed! Bravo. This is Tommaso, the actor who played Constantine. You are a talented artist.
Oh wow!!..Your portrayal of Constantine was my favorite so far . I loved it very much., I will make a separate video for him soon..Thank you so much!...
@@MrsRoxelanne Thank you very much. I am glad you liked it. To be honest, I've enjoyed the role incredibly. It was an honor to play Constantine xi. Keep up the great work! Un saluto da Roma.
@@tbasili The legend himself is here. Thank you deeply Mr. Basili for delivering such a masterpiece you us all, portraying Constantine so vividly, and making us proud of our heritage and history.
@@PetrosStrouzas Thank you very much. It makes me very happy to know that, and makes me feel I have done my job correctly honoring such an important figure in history. I have the utmost respect for Constantine XI, I felt I had a big responsability and was honored to be given such an opportunity. Thank you very much for your words.
Tommaso Basili great edit and a great portrayal of this historic character! never thought a actor himself would comment on a RUclips video.
"Augustus, Justinian, Constantine...they will be watching!" Got chills.
I felt the need to wear a heavy armor and fight side to side with the emperor.
@@andrespolo2722 Exactly!
Mehmed II: tell your Emperor that even his dreams cannot reach the places where my power reaches !
You spelled wrong that must be "got kills"
@@inflames433 that doesn't make sense, what are you trying to say
Holy shit, this is a banger. For an empire to rise, another must fall. Glory to the romans, fighting till the end, even if their fate was sealed. And Mehmed II for actually achieving what so many others deemed impossible.
The best show i have seen in last 5 years. This show was not based on any nation’s bias. İt showed how tactical, determined and focused mehmed was and how valiant and loyal to his nation constantine was.. Truly amazing
Still they show Mehmed character negatively
@@qumbermurtaza9186 well, he wasn't neither a positive character...honestly except for propaganda, he wasn't so loved by the historians or some important arabs/turks of high society that was not a great muslim(religion talking). Also, is "normal" the attacker/conqueror is from the most times described negatively, Julius Caesar too from his campaign on Gaul some dude think or described him as the "evil" one and Vercingetorix the poor man try to defend his "nation" when if wasn't for Caesar, he din't cared about others celtic tribes and probably just asked help for his sake to defeat the romans.
It really show true war and everything else is just staged fighting
@@toni2296 So in easy word's you are trying to say one man hero could be evil to other ??
@@qumbermurtaza9186 Yup, In terms of war, for people, you can be the evil one or the good one. But for me is just stupid think like that...the sultan wasn't evil or good, he was just a human, with his vices and virtues.
"If they're smart enough to chain the ocean, we're crazy enough to run the ships on land."
-Mehmet II (remember the name)
@Mr K And was also the great-grandfather of Suleiman the Magnificent, another intellectual genius in his own right.
Mr K it was his desire since he was a child, what his ancestors worked for, he achieved with his wits and faith
@@jorgebersabe293 I hate Sulaiman the Magnificent in The Hareem TV Show🤦♀️ Mehmet is another story 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Did he say we are crazy enough??
@@queenqueen754 as a turk I hate him tok
Mehmed II was born in the right place and the right time to be one of the greatest leaders to haver ever lived. Constantine XI Palaiologos born in the wrong place and wrong time to die as one of the most tragic leaders who have lived. Both respectable and great men, fate would have only one winner.
Mehmed had 100 of thousands of men and the leatest technolegy with Canons as big as cars. The byzantine army had only them them selfs and jovani justiniani. And yet attacking by land by sea and under ground he was repeled. I dont think a man that a man that lost 18 000 men in battle and then massecared the city of all cities should be called great
@@friedrichnietzsche7376 Constantinople was pretty much the Paris of the middle east, impenetrable
Siege was difficult, because they got supplies through boats
The walls were being constantly repaired to hold against the overwhelming force
It survived over a 1000 years at the forefront of the Byzantine's main enemy, being sieged 24 times under byzantine rule, 5 were successful, two of which were from internal power struggles in the byzantine empire.
There were only three sieges that were successful from invading forces, two of those being by Christians
As you said yourself, it was the city of all cities
@@dazeyndrowsy More like Paris was the Constantinople of Western Europe
@@deadking8224 would be more accurately Eastern Europe, but even more accurate as all of of Europe
@@friedrichnietzsche7376 Byzantine walls have been besieged dozens of times before. It had the strongest walls in the world. Thanks to these walls alone, many invading powers gave up on conquering the city. Except for a 21-year-old teenager. First he built the Anadolu Hisarı and closed the sea route. Then he invested in the biggest technology, balls. He personally participated in the casting of the cannon and even made calculations of the mortars. The Byzantines had closed the Golden Horn sea with chains. Thereupon, Sultan Mehmet drove the ships from the land and landed his ships in the Golden Horn. Istanbul was surrounded by 3 walls and was suitable for defense with a small number of soldiers. Without such a strategy and determination of the 21-year-old sultan, the invasion would certainly not have been successful. That's why we call Mehmed the successful sultan, after all, this man destroyed the Roman empire...
Guys please lets keep it civil. I did not make this video to start any fights..
I love both Byzantines and Ottomans , Mehmed and Constantine. Its a controversial topic yes but we all can be kind to one another while explaining our opinions.
Any hateful comments directed to nations , beliefs or individuals will be deleted. Thank you.
Hello can you please create it's opening titles in the tudors theme style??? Regards
Wowww what an edit♥️♥️♥️ the song is perfect and love the editing, fantastic work!!!
Which software you use for editing?
mostly it was a Greek Empire after a certain point
I think Eastern Roman Empire is a much more accurate term than Byzantine. It really cheapens The Ottoman achievements
I am a 21 year old Turkish. Conqueror Sultan Mehmet conquered Istanbul at my age. I'm studying at university :(
@Lauty :D can't do it anymore
Respect for both armies. Mehmed at 21 conquering what was deemed unconquerable. Constantine for fighting like a man for his empire.
"Augustus, Justinian, Constantine... they will be watching!" Got chills. Amazing edit!
@@MartinMoxena
Mehmed was a man.he wasn't gay like you.
@@majeedmlp brother I'm muslim I'm saying prophet Muhammed SAW was referring to Al Mahdi the chosen one because I have read multiple hadith and they are closely referring mahdi
Bilal Mujahid You are right, thank you! I will delete my previous comment.
Dont forget agha Hassan afandi (R.A)😍✌🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙
@@MartinMoxena Hitorical fact? PUH-LEASE 😂
That awkward moment when you find something to thank the damned quarantine for. Really, I'm solo happy to see my dear Gizem bidding again, ahh! I watched it feeling completely paralyzed and out of the air - so stunning and powerful and... complete it was. Perfection in any way. Idek how they managed what TIMS with their epic epicness failed to do. Your love for history and the love the show's creator also obviously have resulted in something incredible. Bravo, sis!
As a dutchman who loves history
This was just chef's kiss
Makes me proud to live on a continent that's rich of so much culture and History and full of so much stories
Great video edit. You showed true respect to both sides
As always!
I really respect Constantine as a Turk. He stayed, fought and gave his life for Constantinople, a real leader. He was a great leader and did everything he could to protect his people.
Of course I‘m happy that the ottomans had won and I‘m thankful for Sultan Mehmet and adore him but we should never forget about Constantine, they both were brave and are legends.
Most Turks would spit on his tomb if he had one.
@@Војвода-т7ш You may be right but not all people are the same, every race has bad people and good people. I wish he had a tomb.he was a brave person. We have a proverb 'a brave enemy is much more better than a cowardly friend'. If he had a tomb i really want to visit hım and give my respect to hım. (I'm from Turkey)
@@Војвода-т7ш that's not true at all. We're very respectful even against our enemies. You can find plentiful examples on history. We respect everyone who fought bravely for his people. I am not sure what Greek media speculate about us, I'd suggest you to visit Istanbul instead and tell locals you're Greek and see their reaction.
@@Војвода-т7ш I read that his body was found later he had a grave that was built by Turks, a memorial fire was lit on top of it for a while.
@@Војвода-т7ш Seriously tho, I cant believe how you fall for the propaganda that was written about us hundreds of years ago still. You obviously have internet.
I'm a Muslim and in total awe of Mehmed and his victory. but I also have massive respect for constantine who chose to fight for the city till the end and not give it up easily or flee it at the last minute.
plus the bond between mehmed and his step mother Mara was heartwarming
I respect the Turkish people and their culture, but Byzantium is too important for us Romans, as it is for you Turks
It should be a "special city", with special powers, two official languages (Greek and Turkish) and two official religions (Orthodox Christianity and Islam)
The Turkish authorities and the Roman authorities (now the Italian government and the Greek government) must reach an agreement
@@rvscitoold3816 Greece shut down or converted almost all mosques after the fall of the ottoman empire. restore the mosques first.
www.dailysabah.com/politics/ruined-mosques-expose-hypocrisy-of-greece-a-major-critic-of-hagia-sophias-reversion/news
can Greeks accept this? in Spain after the Reconquista, Muslims living there for more than 700 years were either driven out, killed or forced to convert to Christianity even after they converted, their descendants called moriscos were expelled from their lands.
in israel, the historic al hamra mosques has been converted into a bar or entertainment hall.
@@rvscitoold3816 and constantinoplle wouldn't have fallen if the crusaders hadn't raided the city and sacked it in 1204
The Byzantine Empire was left much poorer, smaller, and ultimately less able to defend itself against the Seljuk and Ottoman conquests that followed; the actions of the Crusaders thus directly accelerated the collapse of Christendom in the east, and in the long run helped facilitate the later Ottoman Conquests of Europe
@@Eveready-b2u This is true...i hate the Pope and the Italian Republics for this
Only some Romans, Genovese and Venetians try to defends Bisanzio
That so sad
@@rvscitoold3816 there are functioning churches and synagogues in Turkey. Muslims Jews and Christians live harmoniously. infact the Iron church reopend recently after extensive renovation.
theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/this-newly-restored-church-in-istanbul-is-made-of-iron/
but the turks are extremely proud of their language culture and ancestry. imposing Greek on them would be impossible. they don't even prefer to converse in English or Arabic.
As an Ottoman Turk and my love for my roots, that Constantine edit gave me chills as well as Mehmeds "We WILL take the City!" Great vid.
Calling yourself an ottoman is like a russian calling himself a soviet
@@MultiTheLosers Pride.
I don't think that the russians, especially those who live the soviet era look back to those times with so much nostalgia.
@@andrespolo2722 but unlike todays turks some of them actually can look back cuz they lived it
@@andrespolo2722 yes they do, most people wanted the soviet union to stay alive
This videos deserves millions of views...very well made good job 😍
Waoo what a dialogue."we will take the city"
That video was absolutely amazing! 😍 It was epic and your editing was gorgeous!! I loved the part where Constantine names all the great ancient rulers of Constantinople and you used actors who played them for each one. 👌🏻 So cool! You really did justice to these two great warriors and leaders, Gizem. 💛🙌🏻
Thank you dear..😘
Great Ancient Rulers of the Roman Empire*
A masterpiece! I loved this show so much that I binged it in a day, and I am so excited to see this edit.
I completed in two days🤣 3 episodes a day♥️ when I saw the first episode I felt like watching it all in one day🤩🤩
@@malekaqamaruddin8159 whats the name of this series??
@@mdelaeyeasurrashidratul6673 Rise of Empires The ottomans
surprising to know that before this, the crusaders raided Constantinople, the city of their own fellow Christians.
No
We got Hector's revenge
if the crusaders hadn't raided Constantinople the Byzantine Empire would stood a chance to win the Ottomans
@Zzz Kkk We don’t know, but probably yes because 1204 was the death blow to the Romans.
Crusaders were totally fucked
Wow this video had me chilled up for the entire video.
Constantine and Mehmet both are cool..
Both are the great leaders. Both did everything for their people.
Constantinople started with Constantine, and ended with Constantine.
Rome started with romulus and ended with romulus
Ironic
The Fall of Rome started the Middle Ages and The Fall of Rome ended the Middle Ages
The first muslim hero is prophet muhammad ibn abdillah and end with the last hero imam mahdi his real name muhammad ibn abdillah too, so what your point ?
@@reefmohammed3553 wasnt making one
@@infinite682 turkic tribes cause to romans fall and started to middle ages and turks again removed the romans at the end of middle ages
@@infinite682 Actually the middle ages started when Romans accepted christianity. And it was Mehmed who ended middle ages and started new era.
Respect for both of them.
this was epic!! every second game me chills!
It was never a surrender. I am a Muslim so obviously I’d pick Mehmed but the fact that some people say it was a surrender is wrong
Chills this gave me total chills god damn I love this I never watched this show before but I totally will now
Respect to all my romans and greek homies , greetings from turkey
Thank you Bro, from an Italic Roman
Please treat the second Rome well and do not erase its history
@@rvscitoold3816 my father restored a church I hope govermant wouldnt see that , radical right is worse thing in all world
@@rvscitoold3816 they already turned hagia sophia into a mosque lol
@ kavv that was about 8 centuries ago soo your point exactly 🤔
@@kavv5013 bizansin varisi Yunanistan Atina'da hiç cami yok eski Osmanlı camilerinin çoğu ya yıkılmış yada saygısızca birahane ye çevrilmiş , hâlbuki bugün bile Türkiye'de binlerce klise özgürce faaliyette , en azından Ayasofya hâlâ ibadethane ,, lütfen objektif olun
Constantine XI was a true hero in my opinion. The Byzantines had no chance to take out the massive Ottoman onslaught of 60,000 against 8,000 Constantine knew this himself but fought to the last stand, I don't see 1453 as a surrender, but a heroic last stand.
@ibrahim bozkurt True True
Sultan Mahomet was respect to Constantine XI
@@omersoner5448 wdym
@Rivyalı Geralt have you heard about Sulaiman I The Magnifincent?
@@fabianzulfikaroheo210 Mehmet The Second is better than him, you know?
Imagine the courage and maturity of mind for a 21 year old boy to bring down a 1000 year old empire .. SubhanAllah
In 52 days
Not one night
Well that Empire was half dead after over a millennium of Attacks by different nations; and the Turkish Army was eight times bigger!
@@oxygen3701 you are ever where man 😂😂😂
@Aung Un'Rama well technically Byzantine's grave was dug by Arabs long before and ottomans wrapped up the rest so since both were Muslims and we literally consider ourselves brothers so yeah I would say Muslims destroyed the Byzantine empire and Constantinople
I know my statement is gonna fire you all up but it's the truth
the Ottomans conquered Constantinople and did not exterminate the indigenous people !!!
Look at the European colonies, all wiped out, the countries annexed !!
no Ottoman colonies speak the Turkish language, they all speak their own language !!!
💯💯💯💯🔥
Remind me again where do the turks come from? Is it anatolia?
@@son_of_alandalus
explain to me what the English are doing in Australia, or in Canada or New Zealand ??
what are they doing there?
@@giacomoleopardi9910 no no no no, you don't get to do this, do not change subject BTW I'm not even English or American, explain right now how you aren't hipocrites? are YOU native to the land?
@@son_of_alandalusDo you know the donkey?
The entire Siege of Constantinople was basically a contest between the two biggest Giga-Chads of the 15th Century. The level of Chadery to charge into the midst of an invading army as the battle is lost, or to sail a fleet of warships over a mountain. One can only be thankful that these two fought as enemies. Because if they ever allied, nothing would stand in their path.
If Mehmed was a gigachad then he would’ve fought alongside the janissaries himself instead of waiting outside
@@Војвода-т7ш nope, mehmed wasn't losing, he was winning and had to rule a city afterwards. It was better course of action for him to stay safe although I do think that he fought too. Constantine on the other hand was desperate, his loss was inevitable and he had literally nothing else to do. He had no noble excuse left such as having a government to lead like Mehmed. He can afford to die recklessly.
@@Војвода-т7ш he did charge up-front tho, but then got Shot by an Arrow and still trying to stand up before the Jannisaries covered and backed him up.
And then Constantine did the same thing as he waited on his quarter and then when all things seems lost he joined his men and died with Honor as Roman.
Both are Ultra Gigachads.
Despite some of the historical inaccuracies in this Netflix Documentary if their ones thing they did well it was showing us how the Fall of Constantinople was not a foreshore event from the perspective of the Romans and Ottomans that was going to happen in 1453. I find that as student of history we all to often look back at everything that has happen and always just naturally assumed it was inevitable.
This Netflix series is telling history the wrong way. When I watched it, I thought for a moment that Fatih Sultan Mehmet would not be able to take Istanbul. It is completely wrong for Fatih to conquer Istanbul with the help of the Genoese and other countries. In addition, a Turkish hero who killed Justinian and Ulubatlı Hasan was the first to put the flag on the walls of Istanbul. Although there are contradictions for this hero, this information is correct. Akşemseddin was the mentor of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. He has a very knowledgeable and devout personality. Fatih Sultan Mehmet; Hafiz at the age of 9, the sultan at the age of 12, conquering Istanbul at the age of 21, destroying 2 empires, 4 kingdoms, 11 principalities, speaking 7 languages, the inventor of the mortar and a great ruler who opened the era and closed the era. Undoubtedly, he is the most intelligent, well-informed person in Turkish history.
When did he use Genoese help in the series?
Ulubatlü never lived
This video pays tribute to both the sides. Loved the video... great edits
Byzantine Empire or better said, the Eastern Roman Empire, had an epic ending. They fell fighting and that's something only a few fallen kingdoms and empires can say. In the end Constantinople was a trophy to be taken, there is no way that Byzantium could recover from that disaster.
i literally watch this video everytime, truly a masterpiece
21 years old speaks 7 languages. Apart from Turkish, he spoke Greek, Arabic, Latin, Persian, Hebrew, Greek and Serbian as well as his mother tongue. He knows the Quran by heart. He has enough knowledge to explain the Bible and Torah books in detail. Military genius, engineer, strategist and politician. He is one of the greatest poets of his time. Historians agree that he was one of the rare people who had knowledge of east and west. During his thirty-year reign, he destroyed two empires, four kingdoms, and eleven principalities. Before he dies, he leaves very important laws to the future emperors for the state to continue in security and prosperity. He fell ill and died on his way to Italy. Bells were rung and victory ceremonies were held in Europe for a week. They announced his death as 'The Great Eagle is Dead'."
Finally, a word from Mehmet: "True art is to create a magnificent city and fill the hearts of its people with happiness."
From the entrance to the Fatih Mosque Foundation.
“The city has fallen, and I’m still alive.”
- Constantine XI, last Roman Emperor
"Even their dreams cannot reach where my power reaches".
- Fateh Sultan Muhammad
It was more like a Conquest of Constantinople
Constantine palaiologos the last emperor of byzantine empire continues the path of Greek heroes like Leonidas in thermopyles battle !! He died with honor defended his city againist all the odds! Respect and appreciation
what are those odds you talking about
As far as i know king leonidas was not fighting behind the 5 strongest walls of the world 🤔
@@thestrengthformula1793 5 thousands Greeks ,2 thousands latins against at least 150.000 (maybe more ) please remind me Turkish casualties from that tiny group of soldiers... Also remind me please the Turkish casualties on Negroponte siege 1470... from even smaller groups of guards... (2 thousands Greeks and 2-3 thousands Italians ).... 50.000 ottamans were slaughtered... imagine the defenders had a few hundred more ...
@@thestrengthformula1793 No, but he had even better help from two natural obstacles which meant the enemy could only attack head on and thru a narrow pass which altogether neutralized the vast size of the Persian army. This maximized the efficiency of the Spartan phalanx formation. Meanwhile he also didn't have to worry about protecting civilians, preventing widespread panic, starvation and constant shelling from huge cannons. And he already had some Greek city states fighting alongside him and could always rely on the other Greek city states organizing more armies. The Italian city states held back most help until the soldiers could be *payed* and many of them already traded with the Ottoman Empire for goods and earned more from this so as far as they saw it they backed whoever payed them better.
@Hammody Ahmed Even the strongest walled city can't sustain itself without enough money and resources to maintain a flow of soldiers, food and goods for the people inside. This is why long blockades are so efficient in starving an enemy out. Btw, the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade managed to invade Constantinople in 1204 and sacked the city. The walls didn't stop the crusaders which held the city until 1261 when the Greeks (Niceans) reconquered it. This 1204 sack btw was the mortal blow from which East Rome (Byzantine Empire) never recovered.
Even Mehmet II's advisors questioned why he had to conquere Constantinople when the Byzantine Empire was merely a rump state remnant of what it once was and posed no threat to Ottoman interests. Especially not since the wealthy Italian city states already were paying for goods they traded with the Ottomans while the by now decimated Byzantine Empire had virtually nothing to barter with. By the end of its existence the Italian city states and Rome began squeezing the Byzantines themselves and demanded that they convert to Catholicism or they'd receive no help.
Without outside help a siege will almost always succeed. The only siege I can think of in which outside help still couldn't defeat the invaders was Caesar's victory at Alesia over Gaul (present day France) where Caesar's siege of Alesia became a siege of his legions from angry Gaulish leaders.
My point is that the walls of Constantinople were only ever going to buy the defenders inside some time but that enough would never going to save them. Fact is most historians say that even if Mehmet II's siege had failed Constantinople still would have fallen 10-30 years later because it was by all accounts broke and powerless. No walls can remedy that serious deficit.
Wow, that was good editing.
@@muhafazakarturkcu162 ♿️♿️♿️
Great Sultan Mehmed we will protect yout city till end
Ehm no Its not Mehmet City. Its the City of Konstantin I., Justinian and Konstantin XI. All True Heros.
@@alexanderbelisariuscaocaob7047 Sorry, it belongs to the Turks since 1453.
@@makavelithedon3204 Yeah Its belong to turky but Its not Mehmet City. I mean his Tropps kill evrybody who hit in the Hagia Sophia. And wout did hi to the City? Can you please Tell me?
@@alexanderbelisariuscaocaob7047 stf up
@@arzusanfo8063Tell us why is Mehmed City??
Constantine the Great is the founder. And Roman past is clearly to see it everywhere...
You just renamed the city in Instabul 😂😂
Conquer meaning: taking sth that originally was not mine.
If Caeser returns from the grave to lead Constantine's troops,
We will take the city!
- Mehmet II
caesar would’ve chopped mehmed into thousands of pieces
@@Војвода-т7ш Mehmed's knowledge > caeser's whole life
@@youwilldie14yearsagoedited2 without caesar your god mehmed wouldn’t have had his fantasy of being a roman emperor, show respect boy
@@Војвода-т7ш Bro Mehmed is not my god. My god is Allah. And Mehmed never idolized caeser. It is in series because of film is arrenged by christians and it is not true in most parts
@@youwilldie14yearsagoedited2 the film is made by turks and most of the actors are turks 😂
It wasn't a fall. It was a conquest
What a beautiful sentence
I agree. It was a great Conquest.
Exatcly
yes i believe it is a conquest
It was a fall of great 1000 year old city from Roman perspective. From Muslim perspective is a conquest
Rip Constantine XI
☹☹☹
Turks delivered him to Jesus in hell.
@@AkhandBangladesh No he is now in the paradise beacause Constantine XI is a hero !
@V C yes sir Jesus is also our prophet just like Prophet Muhammad (SAW). But i was talking about Christian Jesus who were crucified ( according to Christianity)
@@bp.5328 how dare you to insult my Sultans 😠 they were saints on earth, they didn't do anything worng
1:22 if ceaser return from his grave to lead Constantine troops "we will take the city" that's the confidence of Sultan Mehmet 👌👍
No matter what you feel about each side, you can’t deny that this siege came with amazing quotes from both leaders. What they say is up to debate, but we can fill in the blanks without twisting history.
Our Prophet Muhammed(SAV) said " Constantinople will be conquered what a great conqueror, Leader He is and what great warriors they are "
Fatih Sultan Mehmets fathers dream became his obsession. Mehmet was ridiculed,not least by his own grand vizier,who called his obsession a folly youth. Mehmet ignored such sagacity. He prepared for the invasion by constructing the fortress of Rumeli Hisari on the Bosphorus to ensure stability and security of his supply lines. In may 1453 Mehmet gave a call for Jihad. Addressing his troops as Ghazis/Gaziler(Warriors of Allah),he inspired them with the Prophets prediction that Constantinople would be ruled by the faithful.
On 29 May 1453 his army made the blood flow like rain after a storm and corpses float to the sea like melons on a canal, according to Nicolo Barbaro. The last Byzantine emperor Constantine II, fought to the end of his life and his empire. some 30,000 Christians were either enslaved or sold. Sultan Mehmet rode on a white horse towards the Cathedral of Hagia Sofia/Haji Sofya, mother of all churches,built in the sixth century by Justinian. He dismounted in front of the cathedral, picked up a handful of dust, poured it over his turban and proclaimed the shahadah " There is no god but Allah, Muhammed(SAV) is His Prophet ". The cathedral in that instant became a mosque.Mehmet prayed for the success of the house of Osman
He was only 20 years old. One of his first decision was to order the death of a grand vizier who had taunted him for dreaming of Constantinople/Istanbul.
Istanbul its Turkish name does not mean the city of Islam. It's a variation of a Greek phrase eis teen polin,and stands for " into the city"for the Turkish peasant a visit to the capital was a clearly an event. What Mehmet did was to corrupt a corruption, and devise a variation called " Islambol"/the City of Islam. Constantinople was to become the new center of the power of Islam,the base from where Ghazis could renew their thrust towards Christian Europe. Within 2 years of his fatah/fetih, conquest the Fatih the conqueror was dreaming of Rome. Like his grandson Suleyman Selim, Mehmet saw himself as another Alexander and had Arrian's life of the Macedonian read out to him every day. Alexander is one of the ancient heroes referred to in the Quran and a legitimate model for an Islamic warrior.
The Ulema reminded Mehmet that victory had come from Allah, and he did not argue,he interpreted it as a sign of Allah's blessing for the House of Osman. Preachers put out stories that saints in white robes, led by the Prophet Elijah had fought in Mehmet's army on the day Constantinople fell. as if to confirm this divine help, and to link this achievement with the Prophets Hadith on Constantinople, the grave of Abu Ayyub Ansari was discovered at the Golden Horn, against the walls that had not succumbed in 669. Ansari was one of the companions of the Prophet and one of the commanders of the Ummayad army during the second siege of the Byzantine capital. In 1459, Mehmet built a mosque at the site of the grave, which became a point of pilgrimage. The area, called Eyyup,is still a celebrated enclave. A second mosque, completed in 1470, on the site of the Church of Holy Apostles,has the Prophets prediction for Constantinople inscribed in golden letters.
Salam alaykum, it is not for certain that Dhul Qarnayn is Alexander, it is merely an opinion that has many legitimate and powerful criticisms, I personally don't believe he was Alexander.
Yah and have you heard how Mary was done protecting Constantinople and the. Left and that is why you Muslims one
@Domine Iuimus this proves that you know nothing, our prophet was a war lord, is it a bad thig ? no. he was defending him self against quraich that wanted to kill his followers, and if you say that islam is violent, the hypocrisy of this is insane, see christians, what they did during the crusades, during their conquest of the americas and australia and everything, its uncomparable to islam that conquered a city withot any massacre.
@Domine Iuimus moses , joshua are warrior prophets . But the wars of prophet were defensive not offensive . Most of battles started by disbelievers whom came to where prophet lived to kill himand his companions.
@Domine Iuimus moses and joshua are war prophets . Prophet mohamed'wars were defensive not offensive to defend the city he lived in from attacks of disbelievers as battles of badr , ahud and trench .
Loved it!! ❤️
At the end the ottomans scream and shout “ALLAHUAKBAR”
Allahhuakbar Mean God is Greatest of All
Allah Akbar = God is greatest
@Jordan Holmes Jesus told u that? By himself? Jesus was ur ex from Pakistan? Wow a Pakistani fake Christian Jesus
I am here after having seen the documentary series:
And I must say that they represented the siege of Constantinople very well, and the actor who played MEHMET II did it very well, a whole Turkish sultan who after 3 weeks of siege managed to conquer a great city, but it really cost him a lot
I was also very sorry how from a very young age Mehmet was separated from his slave mother and raised to be a sultan, because in the documentary they said that at the age of 12 he already knew Greek, Arabic and Persian
Sultan Mehmed, who knew 6 languages in 1453, is also a great poet.
❤vov!
Either I conquer Constantinople or it will conquer me .
Sultan mehmed
I am absolutely fascinated by mehmed , i model my life by him. I study history, finance , mathematics , philosophy, but all to build my knowledge of this world and the people that own it
What a great conqueror, Mehmed will always be my favourite Sultan and general. respect to greeks too!
Great edit great job
Constantine XI remind me king stannis baratheon and Mehmed II remind me Robb Stark from game of thrones.
Mehmet is actually Tywin. And by no means Constantine XI is Stannis. More like Eddard Stark.
Mehmed looks like post malone
@@Tc-jj7ee yeah, but more like pre Malone.
@@goshlike76 yeahhh
@Bayraktar TB2 Attila who got his ass smacked by Aetius and fled, not to mention Huns are not turks, Timur is a mongol, Great Mehmed the conqueror who managed to take the city with ancient walls, and skeleton garrison, using most modern siege techniques avaible... Yes truly a great conquest, truly wiped out an "empire".
If you want all these nations destroyed it means you are not really paying an attention to what Ataturk was doing. Turkey makes enemy of all their neighbours and its going to bite you in the ass in time.
Mehmed the conqueror and Constantine XI were both honourable and great men.
“Now I order you to come foward and create chaos!”
Mighty Janissaries 🔥🔥
☪️🙌👉 Supreme Allâh (C.c.) ..
Leader ; If he is not fighting for the con-
To spread the religion of the Allâh ..
Without cruelty ..
If the morals are fighting ..
Without putting anyone between the sole creator of the power and labor ..
Only if he wants it ..
The Allâh is next to that army ..
If the Allâh is next to it ..
There is no power and cesland that can beat the army of the Allâh..✅❗❗
My friend, not only Mehmet and Turks in history did this. 👍
Your edit😍😍
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Han - the legend
The great emperator constantinos the 11th how died when trying to protect his the great city of Constantinople from your Turkish mehmet ...he is the real legend
@@kmhk7024 Konstantin XI. One of my favourite Emporers of Rome! Rest In Pice Byzanz (Rome)
Oğuz Kaan, Alpaslan Kaan and Osman Gazi. They've been watching too. And they still are 🇹🇷⭐🇹🇷 WE WİLL !!!
Watching your inflation rates skyrocketing
@@Војвода-т7ш so what? everyone has though times. the important thing is to bounce back from it.
@@Војвода-т7ш Seni minik Ortadoks İstanbul’dan Ezan sesleri çıkıyor Ayasofya’dan Hristiyanların en parlak çağında günümüzde 20 sene önce unutma fahişelik yapmak için kızlarınızı gönderiyordunuz 100 dolara satın alıyorduk Antalya’da
@@Војвода-т7ш Yeniden geleceğiz Bosna’ya Arnavutluk’a Kosova’ya Sırbistan’a Yaşasın kızılelma
@@Војвода-т7ш ruclips.net/video/XeTfjkolNfc/видео.html
Mehmet The Conqueror is and will be the mightiest person in the entire world history...
What????
In your opinion. It is not the world history's opinion 😂😂😂😂😂
Still failed to take Belgrade😅
Byzantine walls have been besieged dozens of times before. It had the strongest walls in the world. Thanks to these walls alone, many invading powers gave up on conquering the city. Except for a 21-year-old teenager. First he built the Anadolu Hisarı and closed the sea route. Then he invested in the biggest technology, balls. He personally participated in the casting of the cannon and even made calculations of the mortars. The Byzantines had closed the Golden Horn sea with chains. Thereupon, Sultan Mehmet drove the ships from the land and landed his ships in the Golden Horn. Istanbul was surrounded by 3 walls and was suitable for defense with a small number of soldiers. Without such a strategy and determination of the 21-year-old sultan, the invasion would certainly not have been successful. That's why we call Mehmed the successful sultan, after all, this man destroyed the Roman empire...
The walls was from Theodosios time... Extremely old.... Eastern Rome had given countless battles with Arabs and Avars before and Persians and Slavs.
Cruaseders finished it by taking its treasures. The horses outside of Saint Marcus Church is "awards" from Constantinople.
The Empire was in its worst position.
And Westerns did not help at all. Except a few.
This sultan is my inspration . Every single time i watch this series. Give me more courge.
This is the most appreciated victory of Muslims
Qustuntuniya ki fateh.
Most appreciated is battle of yarmouk
Most gayest and barbaric victory
@@orthodoxy6470 barbarik you are nation.
@@orthodoxy6470 stfu
Sultan played by Gem Yigit is an ultimate leader and such an eye candy 🥰 🍬 That's when you know you did good in life, when in movies you're being portrayed by someone far more handsome 🤭🤭🤭
Great job 👏
We Turks respect the brave enemy. Constantine fought and died as a hero and he will always be remembered. Greetings from Turkey. Both Mehmed the conquer and Constantine rest in peace
ALHAMDULLILAH ALHAMDULLILAH. Proud moment for al Muslims around the world. 🇵🇰
Allah is lie
The City has fallen, the City has fallen
The Queen of Cities, golden gate
And Porphyrogenitus in the Red Apple-tree
The city was the sabre, the city spear
The city was the key of the entire Roman Empire
Fall silent, Mother of God and don't cry much
Again with years and times will be Yours.
Sultan Mehmed may be or may not be the commander who was mentioned in the prophecy but he did something which was impossible for others and set a lesson that anything can be achieved by believing Allah and doing hard work to achieve it.May Allah bless him and grant him Jannah
Was impossible for others because in that times the cannons still wasn't invented/introduced in Europe and probably the romans was in a better situation than 1453 where was just a matter of time to fall. He take a greatest city, yes, but except for simbolism, wasn't a great victory, but a easy one. Also, Mehmed wasn't so religious and probably he din't cared a lot of a "Bless from Allah", considering how was descripted by some of his contemporary historians.
He does have a point it took him 100k men and the byzantines were outnumbred second their weapons are to advanced that's the real reason why he won
Crusaders invaded Constantinople before Ottomans and successfully. So no. He did something possible
Allah is not exist
Besides the other points, its not the first time Constantinople was conquered. I think it didnt even happen a century before that Crusaders as well conquered the city. The conquerors simply lost it again because at that time the Byzantine Empire was still strong enough to raise armies.
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷Bin atlı akınlarda çocuklar gibi şendik ,ruhun şad olsun Fatih sultan Mehmet HAN.
MEHMED 💪🏻☪️
🔥
Gay
Bi 😂
@Mehmet Yıldırım he got dominated by vlad the impaler on the battlefield and by vlad the impaler’s brother in the bedroom LMAO
@@Војвода-т7ш OK virgin constantine
Unbelivebile wonderful Video very got Actor
Gandhinin korkak yürüyüşü bile 100 den fazla filme konu oldu. Amerikalı film şirketleri Kostantinopol'un düşüşünü çekmeye korktular. Çünkü istemeden Osmanlı hayranlığını tırmandıracaklardı. Osmanlı filmi yapmak her yiğidin harcı değil
Diziyi aslında ben çok beğendim böyle olması fethin çok da kolay kazanılmadığını pek çok şeye mal olduğunu ve pek çok şeyden fedakarlık edildiğini göstermekle birlikte diğer devlet açısından da acıklı olan durumları göstermesi benim cidden hoşuma gitti
Battleship of Lepanto is not a movie either 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Imagine how this would've ended if Constantine XI actually could've afforded that large cannon
"A new age is coming, and it begins tonight," why would u cut the scene/change the scene after that?
Hope -oneday the orthodox Christian will reconquer the city back
@@salinmehrab110 And then you will wake up from your sleep.
@@alvirarahman1559 no,it will happen in reality.
@@salinmehrab110 maybe since turkey is nato
If finishing countries arrives with 100000 men if ceaser return from the greave to leave constinopole troops we will take the city it showed how determined sultan mehmed ii was At age of 22.
Yes, I agree that it was not easy to defeat and capture the city Constantinople but Mehmed II is the one of whom our Prophet SAW PBUH many years ago had already said that one day a destined Muslim Emperor will conquer the land and it happened.
Muslims are the ones on whom no one can rule expect ALLAH SWT
You know that most of the army of Mehemed II was made up by Christians (Serbs, Bulgarian, greeks etc) and 1/7 of the Roman army was made up by Muslim deserters, right?
Well this isnt destined muslim leader he will be al mahdi
@@emanuelerizzardi9450
Bullshit!
Amazing 🤩
I would like to see a sequel made of Mehmet’s encounters with Vlad Tepes.
Actually Mehmet ll send Vlad little brother to fight against his brother and succeded
Unlike the movie Dracula, in real life, Sultan Mehmet beheaded Vlad Tepes
@@RA-iq3hk Yeah,but in most fight s Vlad Țepeș fooled him.
@@paslaruflorin-alexandru9088 Vlad was a brutal but good leader. But unlike the movie that actually happened, Fatih cut Vlad's neck and displayed it in all Ottoman cities.
@@RA-iq3hk I know how he was but I was talking about the rights during his life.
Apart from having pride in Mehmed II's victory over Constantinople, I also feel sympathetic over the fall of Constatinople from a Christian perspective. Their holy city that was founded even before Christianity, surely its fell would have traumatized Christians for generations.
I don't see why pride like what was so impressive exactly a huge ottoman army vs a small leftover byzantine force 😂 wow amazing 😆
@@wankawanka3053 And we conquered that city with a tactic like no other in human history. :D
Evet ama 2022 yılında bütün dünya ülkeleri kardeşiz. 600 sene önceki bir savaş bizi birleştirdi.
@@wankawanka3053 wanka you are greek right
@@wankawanka3053 the problem wasn't the number of soldiers more like the huge walls. Otherwise it wouldn't even last that long to conquer.
Super!😍
He was just 21 years old
Tell your emperor not even his dreams can reach where my power already has
-Sultan Mehmed faith (the Conqueror)
What song
It took 5 great empires to destroy roman empire wow.
That’s will be EPIC LEGEND when he tell the fighting story of Spartans in Thermopylae (as a Greek)
Never forget Constatine XI!
History remembers those who stands and wins...
Allahuakbar
@@vidisfury5328 Yet we still remember the Romans
@@baihhe3524 Deus Vult
@@-Starboy_509 the laziest nation on face of the earth? Why should I when 363 years one man was ruling with them yet they can't survive by themselves nowadays
Where was the footage to depict Justinian and Constantine I taken from?
İkinci Mehmet değil. FATİH SULTAN MEHMET HAN HAZRETLERİ.
What is the movie and were can I find it
Muslim roman empire vs orthdox roman empire
=/
Can anyone tell me from which movie or serie is Mehmed II parts from?
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Allahu akbar 🌹
FIREEE!
That was for what you did to the Andalusians
You spelt "Moors" wrong.Go grab a proper history book
@@aarkaybmer6329 "proper" is what you unhygienic teacher taught you.
Bruh the Moors werent exactly nice to the visigots either so...
@@bosertheropode5443 Moors literally made Andalusia and rich and prosperous unlike Visigoths who were cruel to their ppl.
@@Ahadun_ahd anything is better than Islam.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet is not only the greatest man in Turkish history, but also in the history of the world.
Greatest man in the history of world is prophet Muhammad (s.a.v). And ever will be
That is a Turkish opinion.
World history has its own
MOVING SHIPS ON LAND WAS A BRAVE AND DARING FEAT OF ENGINEERING DONE BY THE OTTOMANS