1453? The Ottomans? The siege of Constantinople? The fall of Rome? What are you talking about, soldier? Now, get up and ready to storm the final fortress of Belgrade, we are about to finish the conquest of Serbia for The Emperor!
"the Protestant League is attacking us!" "don't you worry my emperor, the ottomans are here to protect the Catholic League." reddit.com/gallery/rxbm9j
What If Early in Akbar's Reign as Mughal Emperor He Had Better Relations With the Ottomans?
OTL Emperor Akbar and the Ottoman Empire had rocky relations for the first half of Akbar's reign, with him conquering the Ottoman Empire's closest ally on the Indian subcontinent and using many traditional Ottoman titles for himself. He also refused to punish Portugal for actions by their privateers in the Indian Ocean to the detriment of Ottoman backed merchants. What if the Ottoman embassy to him early in his reign was able to establish more cordial relations between the Ottomans and Mughals?
Bronze medal made in honour of Mehmed II: "SVITANVS MOHAMETH OTHOMANVS TVRCORVM IMPERATOR" (Sultan Mehmed of Ottomans, Emperor of the Turks), Naples, 1481
On this day in 1453 Constantinople falls to the Ottomans - The last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, will die defending the City
What if Pope Nicholas V's relief forces requested by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI had arrived to engage Sultan Mehmed II's Ottoman forces during the 1453 siege of Constantinople?
"He who holds the seat of empire in his hand is emperor of right; and Constantinople is the centre of the Roman Empire." Therefore the Ottomans are the successor to Rome
On this day in 1453 Constantinople falls to the Ottomans - The last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, will die defending the City
The handwriting of the Ottoman prince Murad V. From the letter to the French Emperor Napoleon III after the death of his father, Louis Bonaparte.
2 Guys sailing in the underground water cistern built by Emperor Justinian the Great. Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Early 20th century.
A sperm donor, a carpenter and Mehmed II, Ottoman Emperor are in a room. Julius Caesar walks in the room. What did he say?
"Veni, vidi, vici."
This image symbolizes anglo-french-ottoman alliance during Crimean War. From left: Sultan Abdulmejid I., Queen Victoria, Emperor Napoleon III.
Ottoman emperor Fatih Sultan Mehmed (Born in 1432) and his grandson today
Ottoman Sultan welcoming German Emperor in 1917, Footage in colour v.redd.it/g6ido4yht1r61
1st Robot in history (Barbarossa) made by the Ottoman Empire, it was gifted by the Sultan to the Emperor of Japan, 1901.
TIL that in 1452 a Hungarian engineer, known as Orban, offered to sell an extremely powerful cannon to the Roman Emperor. He refused, so Orban instead sold the cannon to the Ottoman emperor, who used it to breach the walls of Constantinople in 1453, which brought the end to the Roman Empire wikipedia.org/wiki/Orban
On this day in 1453 Constantinople falls to the Ottomans - The last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, will die defending the City
Did any Ottoman Sultans look at the former Roman or Byzantine emperor's for inspiration for their previous Roman/Byzantine lands?
On this day in 1593, outnumbered Christian armies under the Holy Roman Emperor decisively defeated the invading Ottoman army in the Battle of Sisak. A bell in Zagreb Cathedral is still rung daily at 2pm in remembrance.
The Ottoman Emperor is in place on his evening throne.
German emperor Wilhelm II in Ottoman uniform during his visit to ottoman
TIL that a Hungarian-or-German cannon caster offered his services to the last Bizantium Emperor, but they didn't have enough funds to pay him. He then approached Ottomans and made them giant cannons that helped them to take Constantinople down camrea.org/2017/09/11/orb…
Do AI Ottomans seem almost pacifistic to anyone else in Emperor?
TDIH: June 1, 1535. Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis. Illustration: Entry of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, into Tunis.
Yep... that's right. The Ottomans joined the Catholic League with Austria as the Emperor.
Ottoman Gold Medal for the Visit of German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II to Istanbul, 1889
TIL That the last legal heir to the Ottoman Empire- Ertuğrul Osman- died in 2009, 85 years after its destruction. He was known in Turkey as "the last Ottoman Emperor." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ert…
Ottoman Gold Medal for the Visit of German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II to Istanbul, 1889
Emperor Constantine XI, Marmaromenos Vasilias. His head was barbarically paraded through the conquered city by the Ottomans after he died. His death signaled the extinguishment of the last lights of the Roman Empire. I hope all Christians await the day when the sun will shine on Constantinople again
'Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, Ottoman Sultan, Grand Duke of Moscow, and Great Tatar Khan '.This four-panel screen painting which depicts European and Asian lords, was painted in Japan in the beginning years of the Edo period (early 17th century).
In the Ottoman Empire, you had the Janissaries & in Rome you had the Praetorian Guard, but what about the Mughal Empire? what elite army was considered the go to for the Mughal Emperor?
Title. I just find it interesting that there is nothing that I can find that can help provide me which elite group the Mughal Empire had that the emperor could rely on, etc. Did they even have one?
AI Poland smacked Russia, the Ottomans and is about to win France in a succession war and is the emperor of the HRE
Ottoman city of Istanbul getting the Constantinople treatment from Wu Zetian. China with Honor policy tree is kinda broken. (Emperor difficulty)
Ottoman Gold Medal for the Visit of German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II to Istanbul, 1889
Armor of Ottoman Emperor Mustafa III, reinforced with sarranid. And specially designed stirrups.
Behold! Padishah Mahmoud IV, Emperor of the Holy Roman (Ottoman) Empire, King of Spain, Denmark, Spanish America and Jerusalem reddit.com/gallery/iwezie
Byzantium chooses to help the Ottomans, the Romans deserve a better emperor.
https://preview.redd.it/e7cgx6m6grc61.jpg?width=1684&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea35a5987b47533d01f7c72e9d5fd074e9003e85
"I guarantee your independence protecting you from the Teal Monster and this is how you repay me?!"
The Byzantines granted the Ottomans military access, hampering my plan to either control the straits at the Sea of Marmara or sit an army in Biga forcing the Ottomans to attack over a crossing.
A couple of months ago, I had posted a screenshot of my Burgundian inheritance while being the HRE emperor as the Ottomans. This is the result of this game later on.
Bilingual document signed by Pope Eugene IV and Byzantine Emperor John VIII at the council of Florence in 1439, proclaiming the re-unification of Catholics and Orthodox once the Ottoman threat ended.
Took this screenshot to commemorate the beautiful performance by the AI Ottomans in the Emperor Dev Clash.
TIL that the nephew of Constantine XI, last Byzantine emperor, became grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mes…
Tommaso Basili who portrayed Constantine XI in Rise of Empires: Ottoman was amazing! Made this simple poster dedicated to our last emperor!
TIL that during a party, Mehmed II of the Ottoman empire invited Radu, the prince of Wallachia to his bedchambers, where he forced himself upon him, whereupon the latter stabbed the emperor and fled. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh…
