mentioned Türkiye , what can you think of?
I believe that this is the meme that has been circulating on the Chinese Internet for a long time, "Husky among dogs, Türkiye among country."
You can't say it, it's quite rhyme, which shows that the Husky's personality really matches Turkey.
However, the Husky is so cute, who doesn’t like it? Uh..., it should be said that it is love and hate. Such a joke cannot be ridiculed, it should be a neutral word. After all, the Husky is still a tamed wolf.
Today, Turkey is doing well in the two major states of Eurasia, with signs of overlordship. In addition, with its unique geographical location, no one dares to offend him, and everyone wants to win him over. It is really that is becoming more and more generous with his ancestors.
When it comes to Türkiye's ancestors, we need to talk about the third unified empire in the Middle East - Ottoman Turkish Empire .
Ottoman Turkish Empire
- Established and strong
Ottoman Empire , the time of existence was AD 1299-1923 . Among the several great empires in the history of the Middle East, many people may be familiar with the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This is because it was a great empire that lasted for a long time, destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire, , fought with Europe for a hundred years, and was eventually dismembered by Europe in modern times.
HuraiguAfter the destruction of the Arab Empire, the Ilkhanate was established in Central Asia. In 1335, the Ilkhanate was destroyed.
, which originally belonged to part of the Seljuk Kingdom, the Turkic tribe, the Ottomans, , rose, and 299, Ottoman I, declared independence.
The Kingdom of Seljuk and Ottoman Turkey.
326, Ottoman I's son Orhan ascended the throne, annexed most of the Rom Sultanate , defeated the Eastern Roman Empire, established the state administrative organization, and became the real creator of Turkey.
After that, the Ottoman Empire continued to expand to southeastern Europe, conquering Thrace, Macedonian , Sophia and Greek , forcing Bulgarian and Serbian to surrender.
1389, the Ottoman Empire defeated the coalition forces of Serbia, Bulgaria and Hungary in the Battle of Kosovo . It shocked all European countries, and in order to save the Eastern Roman Empire, European countries sent reinforcements.
1396, the Ottoman Empire defeated the coalition forces of Hungary, France, Germany and other countries, capturing 10,000 Crusaders .
However, when the Ottoman Empire expanded into Europe, the Timur Empire rose to the east. In 1402, the Ottoman Empire was defeated by the Timur Empire, which also saved Byzantine Empire and delayed the demise of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Temur Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
453, the 21-year-old Turkish Sultan Muhammad II led an army of 80,000 to attack Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
After 53 days of fierce battle, the thousand-year-old ancient city of Constantinople finally conquered the Eastern Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire, which had existed for more than a thousand years, finally perished. Double-headed Eagle was replaced by the Star Moon Flag.
Byzantine Empire, as a long-standing mission to fight the Islamic world, ultimately failed. The last emperor of the Byzantine Empire Constantine XI shouted the oath of "The city has been lost, but I am still alive" and rushed into the enemy's formation, and from then on, there was no end. Hagia Sophia Cathedral was transformed into a mosque, and the poem " Quran " is hung on a wooden shield.
Muhammad II conquered Constantinople.
Muhammad II renamed Constantinople to Istanbul , and is still the largest city in Türkiye today.
1453 marked a victory in the Islamic world and was hailed as a huge victory in Islamic over the Christian world.
Since Constantinople fell on Tuesday, many Greeks think Tuesday is the most unknown day of the week.
Why are Greece and Türkiye nowadays favoured? Maybe that's the reason. Why did the Greeks care so much about Constantinople? Because this was originally an ancient Greek city, also known as Byzantine , it was built by the Greeks in 660 BC. It was called Constantinople during the Roman Empire era. Later, the East and West Rome split and became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Therefore, the Eastern Roman Empire was also called the Byzantine Empire, and it was renamed Istanbul after the Ottoman Empire occupied it.
Türkiye's location is very important and controls the trade routes between Eurasia. The Ottoman Empire occupied this route, forcing Europe to be unable to trade with the Eastern countries. Therefore, Europe ushered in a great era of navigation, and since then, Europe us embarked on overseas colonization. This indirectly promoted the occurrence of industrial revolution in Europe, where Europe was at the forefront of world civilization, and a new world has arrived.
Another time, the Christian world lost Constantinople, but they discovered a new world.
During the prosperous period of the Ottoman Empire, it had 4.5 million square kilometers of land and a population of 14 million. During the same period, England had a population of only 2.5 million, Spain had a population of only 5 million, and the capital Istanbul had a population of more than 500,000, which was larger than any European city.
Ottoman Empire was also the third unified empire to rule Middle East after Persian Empire and Arab Empire, spanning Europe, Asia and Africa.
But strictly speaking, the Ottoman Empire cannot be regarded as a unified empire in the Middle East. Compared with the Persian Empire and the Arab Empire, the ruling area of the Ottoman Empire has greatly shrunk, and there are several empires established by the Mongols in Central Asia.
Judging from the territory of the Ottoman Empire at its peak, its rule was concentrated on the coast of Mediterranean , which was more like the prosperous period of the Eastern Roman Empire. However, this area ruled by Europeans has become Turkish , and the Ottoman Empire lasted for a long time, for a full 624 years.
- Destruction
Any powerful empire will decline, and the same is true for the Ottoman Empire. After expands to its peak, it will encounter bottlenecks and obstacles.
In the 17th and 19th centuries, the Tsarist Russian Empire became stronger, and wars with the Ottoman Empire continued, and the Russian-Turkish war broke out more than a dozen times.
In the war with Tsarist Russia and , the Ottoman Empire lost Crimea, and Tsarist Russia even fought under the city of Istanbul, but was interfered by the major powers of Britain and France on the European continent. In the end, Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire maintained a certain degree of balance.
Conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Britain, France, Russia and other countries.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the division of spoils and conflicts of interest between the European continent's powers broke out, and the outbreak of World War I . The Ottoman Empire participated in the war as an allies, but was defeated. As a defeated country, it naturally had to be demanded by Britain, France and other countries.
Britain took the opportunity to annex Egypt and Sudan. The Ottoman Empire lost all the provinces of North Africa . In addition to the nationalist independence movement within the empire, the Ottoman Empire was dismembered in 1923, and the Turkish Republic was established.
Today's Turkey and the Ottoman Empire in history.
Since the demise of the Ottoman Empire in 1923, there has been no more powerful unified country in the Middle East. In this land of the Middle East, the Persians have been strong, the Arabs have been strong, and the Turks have been strong. Nowadays, when it comes to the Middle East, many people think of them as Arabs. In fact, they are not. They can be said to be all the Islamic world, but they are not only Arabs.
The three unified empires established in the history of the three main ethnic groups. Many people don’t know how to distinguish them. In fact, they can also distinguish them by their titles. For example, Darius III , Darius II, Darius III , Cyrus the Great , this is the Persian emperor, the Arabs are called Caliphs, and the Turks are called Sultan.
