Top 5 Most Powerful Ottoman Sultans Explained in 13 Minutes 

Bayazid I was neither poisoned, nor did he commit suicide (which is Haram in Islam). Bayazid was badly injured during the battle of Ankara. He lost his eye, and after a year of illness, his life ended. Taimur Lang never disrespected or tortured him. Taimur treated him with respect.

You forgot Orhan Gazi (2nd sultan) who expanded the empire massively in the early ages. He was very generous and treated his soldiers very well, that's why his soldiers did not hesitate to die for him. The actual title for Suleyman was Lawgiver because he built a perfect fair justice system.

Selim was a military genius. He would often start the battle with close engagements, only to retreat later and pull his unaware enemies into the range of firearms which instantly devastated their ranks.

I heard a story about Sultan Murad IV. When he was patrolling in the city he decided to go to a boat. When he got into the boat, the rower was a person who drank wine. And he asked him what if the sultan hears about it. The rower was comfortable and said sultan can not see him in the sea. When they get to the shore, Sultan revealed his identity. The rower begged for mercy and he gave him a chance. He said, if you make a guess and it is right, I will let you live. He asked him, which door will I enter the city from? The rower said, whichever I tell you, you will use a different door. So I will write it on a paper and you will check it after you enter the city. Sultan agreed and told him to write it down. The rower wrote it down but he still had him executed. He ordered his people to make a new gate to the city that he will enter the city through that gate. After he entered, he checked the paper and read it. It was saying ' Congratulations on your new door, Sultan. Now, in Istanbul, there are many gates to enter. One of them is named 'Yenikapı'. Yeni means new, and kapı means door. And story says that this was the door that he had built. You never know if these kind of stories are true but it is a fun thing to know. :)

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I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩, I don't know turkish history a lot, but I like to watch turkish history-based serials , I really feel very proud of our Muslim empires and I'm really grateful to those heroes who did a lot for ummah.May Allah grant them Jannah.

If Mehmet had lived ten more years, he would have conquered Italy.

Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent remains my Icon. Followed by Murad IV. I call him Murad the Serious. Nothing amuses him. Always serious. All the names that made the list deserve it.

As a Bangladeshi 🇧🇩.. 1.Mehmet The Conquer 2.Selim the Grim 3.Sulieman the Magnificent 4.Bayezid 1st 5.Sultan Orhan

People forgot Mehmed 1 (Çelebi Mehmed). He fought for political unity and enemies as well. He reunited Ottomans in a big struggle.

1- Selim I 2 - Mehmed II 3 - Murad II 4 - Murad I 5- Mehmed I Empire wasn't built in 10 days all of them was Marshal, all of them brave enough to fight in the battlefield and all of them succeed more than any other Ottoman ruler

You should have included Sultan Osman I and also Sultan Abdulhamid II :)) In summary, it is a good video packed with quite a lot of infos.

Murad IV was a badass! He was over 6ft tall broad brave and ruthless its well known he could wield a 60KG mace in one hand he went to war with the saffavids who were busy massacring and forcing people in iraq to shia'sm and Murad IV utterly defeated them and returned iraq back to the ottomans triumphantly i feel alot of prayers were answered from the iraqi people suffering because this leader murad was the best leader since sulieman the magnificent that was over 70 years before he only lived to retake Iraq and died in his 20s imagine if he had lived long what he could have achieved but maybe he was brought to rule to free the iraqi sunni people who knows God knows best

Certain facts you might wish to include; Mehmet the Conquerer, took the throne at an early age, but seeing the Balkan states forming up a coalition again in order to take advantage of his youth, asked his father, who was in retirement, to take charge, he retook back throne when his father died, to this day, historians argue whether If it was Mehmet himself or the Çandarlı Halil Pasha that convinced Murad II to come back, and the infamous letter that was sent to him by Mehmet II, simply saying; If you are the Sultan come and lead your armies, If I am the Sultan, I order you, come and lead my armies. Selim the I, Grim, actually dethroned his father, Bayezid II, rumour has it Bayezid cursed his son, saying; Son, let your sword be sharp and your reign be swift, which happened, in a way. Murad IV., saw his older brother Osman II, get dethroned by the revolt of Janissaries, Osman II was a reformist and wanted to take the empire further in terms of scientific and structural terms, he wanted to get rid of the Janissaries who grew too influential and saw the western countries advancing in terms of military might, and realized the shackles that kept the Ottoman Empire standing still, wanted to change that, Murad IV. saw all of these incidents first hand, therefore ruled with an Iron Fist, in order to not end up like his older brother. All Ottoman have some early life experiences that shapes them, even the Suleiman the Magnificent, almost fell victim to assassination of his own father, Selim the Grim, If it was not for his mother saving him from a gift Caftan, laced with poison.

As a Turkish , My Favourite 1= Sultan Mehmed The Conqueror 2= Sultan Selim the Grim

Murad 4 was a beast for real if he lived longer he would have done all those things which Suleman the magnificent couldn't

You are doing best thing on RU-vid

Can I make a friendly suggestion? You used scenes that were mostly from the Turkish show Magnificent Century (best ever show lol) use the show on English subtitles as a kind of guide for translation and pronunciation it will be a big help to teach yourself the pronunciation of names, titles, etc. that way you can be sure to say then correctly. I know how difficult it can be. I can read and write a couple languages but have a horrific time trying to actually pronounce a lot of the words, names, titles and such but using shows like these that are from the countries of the languages I am trying to learn is a great teaching tool. When I was a young teen I would use music. I would get a Spanish or French CD and then find the same songs in English, it really helped a lot.

In 1480, the conqueror sultan mehmet started his Italy expedition. otranto is conquered. but the sultan died in 1481

Nice video

Sultan Murad 4 and Sultan Mehmmet 2 are my favourite

Mehmed II The Conqueror and his grandson Suleyman I The Magnificent are two most powerful leader in Ottoman Empire history

Perfect video

Wow murad 4 was genius sultan and one of the powerful sultan agreed with top 5 list

Would like to see top 5 most powerful sultanas now please

Men that are larger than life. In the ancient of times they would have been called demi-gods. Sultan Suleiman's actor is indeed a man worth looking at. I see similarities between him and Murad his great grandson. 😍🥰

You should’ve also added the shows that you took the clips from to the details alongside the music, I’ve watched a few episodes myself and they get really complex and interesting

Teşekkürler. Yeni bir TV programına başlamak için sabırsızlanıyorum

No wonder Murad IV is on the list, raised by Kosem, She's such a great and brave mother. Hats off to her.

According to me : 1. Sultan Suleiman I (1520-1566) 2. Sultan Mehmed II (1444-1446) and (1451-1481) 3. Selim I (1512-1520) 4. Murad IV (1623-1640) 5. Osman I (1299-1326)

Brilliant

Very interesting

Suliman The Magnificent, my ideal hero..

You missed a point of Mehmed Al fatih .He made ships which could go through land. Eventually he used those ships to conqueror Constantinople. It was his personal idea. He was an expert of Cannons. He made some blueprint himself(Howietzar type)

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Every time When Ottoman Empire story comes HURRAM sultan Would be remembered 😊😊😊😊

Who came here after mera sultan? Magnificent century?

For me : 1: Mehmed The Conqueror 2: Suleiman The Magnificent 3: Murad The Second 4: Selim I 5: Bayezid the Thunderbolt

I agree this list 👍

Well done, that is a surprisingly correct list. There is no doubt about 1 and 2. Some might think Suleiman should be 1, 2 or at least 3, but as great as he was, last years of his reign actually paved the way to Ottomans' decline and resulted the stagnation of the empire. Murad however, came into power as a child in a very, very difficult situation and the empire was almost disintegrated. He successfully restored order and he did in a bloody way, nonetheless according to Hammer the historian: "he added at least more than a century to the lifespan of the empire". Nobody in that list tested like he did

When starting the video. I knew Mehmed is going to be here. Love from Bangladesh

My list: 1. Mehmed 2 2. Osman 1 3. Sulieman 1 4. Murad 4 5. abdul hamid 2

Sultan Murad 4th was My favorite sultan 🥰

Great video! However, I wished you use Google Translate or any other audio source to learn correct pronunciations because I wasn't watching the video and I couldn't understand names or places. For example, Akçay, or as you stated in subtitles Akcay, is not "Ak-key" it is Ak-chay and Kösem Sultan it is not Koosem it is Koesem Sultan.

Sultan MURAD Han hazrat lre ❤️❤️🔥🔥 (FATIH BAGHDAD)❤️🤩🔥👊

Although i liked the video, it could have been with more detail. Nearly each of the sultans in the video had remarkable achievements that you didn't mention. For example; 5: Bayezid the Thunderbolt: He is widely know for being one of the first Ottoman sultans(forth) and he doubled the borders of his country. One of the common thought about Bayezid I is he would have conquered Constantinople if it wasn't for the invasion of Timur(yet another turkic/islamic ruler, stationed in the middle east) 4:Suleiman the Magnificent : He is the longest reigning sultan of Ottomans(45 year). He is also known for conquering hungary in less than 2 hours.(Mohac war) 2: Yavuz the Grim: His biggest accomplishment is filling the Ottoman treasury nearly to full capacity mainly thanks to his conquest of Egypt. He is the father of Suleiman the Magnificent and most people think that Suleiman owes much of his accomplishments to his father 1: Mehmet the Conqueror: His strategies in siege of Constantinople is pretty cool. Despite the military power of Ottomans and weakness of Byzantium, the city's walls were very strong for that year. Knowing this, Mehmde also knew that he would need something extraordinary to breach those walls. He needed to attack both in sea and land. He ordered the build of those time's best cannon(known as The Bassilica) and he attacked by sea by ordering the ships to be pulled over land. These were pretty harsh and time-consuming orders but in the end, he got his win thanks to his brilliant mind. I dont know much about Murad IV

Osman Gazi should've been here. I mean he's literally the founder.

Those who founded and developed the Ottoman Empire had "Turkishness consciousness", of course, they also did not neglect that they were "ummah". One of them is "national" and the other is "religious" identity. The two reach perfect together. Famous Ottoman historian and Shaykh al-Islam Hodja Sadeddin Efendi uses expressions such as "Turkish heroes", "Turkish soldiers whose victories are shadowed" while describing the Ottoman conquests in his work titled "Taj al-Tevarih". On the other hand, Mustafa Ali from Gelibol, one of the most important historians of the 16th century, underlines the "Turkish" identity with the definitions of "elite nation, beautiful ummah, Turkish nation" in his history titled "Kühn-ul Ahbar". Solakzade Mehmet Hemdemi Efendi, one of the historians of the 17th century, mentions in his works "the son of the Turk who conquered Constantinople" ... Almost all palace historians attribute the Ottoman Dynasty to Oghuz Khan and Central Asia. They repeatedly repeat that the Ottomans are descended from the Oghuz lineage and the Kayı tribe. Fatih Sultan Mehmed, to his grandson from Cem Sultan, "Oğuz", II. He calls his grandson from Bayezid "Feared". Sultan II. The name of one of Abdülhamid's grandchildren is “Ertuğrul” (I think it was the poet Eşref, when they said “Sultan Abdülhamid became a grandson, they named him Ertuğrul”, he said, “When we say that the dynasty is over, are they starting again?” Known: Osman Gazi's father's name was "Ertuğrul". When the Timur State claimed to be "Turkish", Sultan II. Murad feels the need to emphasize that the Ottoman Empire is also a "Turkish State" and puts Kayı Boyu's stamp on the coins and balls. Again, Sultan II. Turkish comes to the forefront during the Murad period, Yazıcızade Ali not only translates the "Selçukname" (Ibn Bibi) in which the Oghuzs and Turks are told into the Turkish of the time, but also enriches it with some additions and additions. In the period of Fatih, many religious, literary, moral, medical, political, dictionary and encyclopedic works are translated into Turkish. All official correspondence in the state is already in Turkish. Europeans are always the Ottoman "Turkey", the Sultan "Sultan of Turkey", in the Ottoman Empire "Turkey," he says, the Ottoman Empire in the map of Europe, "Turkish Empire" is shown as. So much so that Europeans call someone who is a Muslim, "he became a Turk". That is how Turkishness and Islam are identified. Although some of the grand viziers are "devshirme", the overwhelming majority of senior bureaucrats are "Turks". At the head of the administration, there is already a "Turkish son Turkish" Sultan. But the Ottoman State is never a "nation state". It was a multi-religious, multi-lingual, multiethnic formation. Therefore, top managers do not practice "Turkism", but they are never ashamed of their "Turkishness". As a matter of fact, the harsh response of the Magnificent to the famous Grand Vizier Pargali Ibrahim Pasha, who joked with Kanuni as "Big Turk", is famous: "Yes, I am Turkish, do you have something to say?" You can imagine that Pargali fell to the ground in the face of this answer. Many Uighur Turkish texts thought to have been written in the period of Fatih are available today. It is obvious that Uighurs are also used in miniature. In addition to this, Bostancı aghas and custodians, who could speak privately to the sultan, were chosen especially from the Turks. A medal portrait made by Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1517 in his name after taking Cairo. It says "Turkish Emperor Selim" in Latin. Kayı Han, the great ancestor of Osmanoğulları from the Turkish tribes… In the eyes of the enemy, every Turkish sipah was a brave like Efrasyâp and a wrestler like Zaloğlu Rüstem. Hodja Sâdeddin Efendi - Taj'üt Tevarih The hero of the battlefields is Sultan Süleyman, the famous Turkish ruler. Celâlzâde Mustafa Çelebi Tabakātü'l-memâlik ''We Turks are faithful muslims" - Mehmed the conqueror. Source: Meral State-i'aliyy to Volume I, Turkey Isbank Cultural Publications

My list 1. Fatih mehmed 2 2. Suleiman 1 3. Osman 1 4. Murad iv. 5. Yavuz Selim

WHEN SULTAN SELIM and SULTAN MURAT the 4 lives 20 years longer , the WORLD ruled 100% by the ottomans .. Murat the 4 died he was 27 years old. Sultan Selim died so fast... RIP My grandfathers !!!!! 🔥🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🔥 and dont fear , the OTTOMANS now is STRONGER and BIGGER !!! SELAM to our Brothers AROUND the world !!! Say Huuuuuuuuuuuu !!!!

The video playing, is it from a movie. Would love to watch it. Looks very good

Mehmet the Conqueror also wanted to take Rome so he took Otranto. But after his death the plan was abolished sadly.

Mehmat the conqueror🔥🔥

Selim the Grim was a real badass ,If he lived longer he could overtake all persia and even maybe city of rome too...

what a nice story...i cant stop watching...

If I need to name top five of the great Ottoman sultans, my list would be like: 1- Fatih Sultan Mehmed II (Mehmed the Conquerer / Muhammad al-Fatih, 1451-81) 2- Yavuz Sultan Selim ( Selim I, 1512-20) 3- Abdülhamid II ( The Sultan Caliph, 1876-1908) 4- Kanuni Sultan Süleyman (The Magnificent, Le Grand Turc, 1520-66) 5- IV. Murad (Murad the Fourth, 1623-40)

You could have mentioned Osman Gazi he was the one who brought the Ottoman Empire

may i know where do you take vid about sultan selim can you tell me the title about sultan selim film ??

I see lots of strong similarities between selim the grim and Murad ( the fourth ) both were real hardworking along with serious vibes , and executed numerous statesman for various reasons

Mehmed The Second and Suleiman The Magnificent were the most powerful!

my favorite 1-osman gazi 2- bayezid 3- mehmet the conqueror 4- yavuz selim 5-1. suleiman 6 2. abdulhamıt These are my favorites but I love all Ottoman sultans

I expect SULTAN abdulhamid 2 in the list Because he rule 33 years Powerful politician and decrease the 90% debt of state try to keep the real order of Turkish blood Mercy to innocents and punishment for betrayals

What movie/series is all this footage from? Looks awesome

I hope your pronunciation the names of the sultans, places and wars was accurate. This way, it would give the piece credibility by being well researched and studied.

This people are true heroes, they go to war , not like the modern leader. 👍🏻❤️ i love to read ottomon history. They are like movies.

For me 1.suleiman the magnificent 2.mehmed the conqueror 3.murad Baghdad faith 4.selim the grim 5.osman the warrior

Where we can watch theses movies bro..?please tell anyone if you know

Fun fact : u had 50% of chance for death when sultan selim 1 was calling you

Fatih is the undisputed best. He turned state into empire. Yavuz could not have been annihilated the Mamelukes or Suleyman the Hungarians without Fatih's military genius. Ottoman canons with janissaries changed the history. Otherwise it could have been a stalemate with Mamluks or even Hungarians. Also Mehmet 1.st brought the state back from its ashes.

Where is Osman 1 who established the Ottoman Empire

Please create a video on the history of Chola, Pandiya, and chera dynasties... History of South india

the name for bayezid’s mother is pronounced “Gulchichek Hatun” not “Galsicek Haytun”, but still a good vid

Among others, Murad I is a notable sultan who established an efficient strategy to conquer Balkans and defeated the powerful Balkan armies such as Serbs, Bulgarians. To add up, Murad IV, had a reputation on weight lifting. He was a very strong man, the mazes he was swinging by one hand was over 90 kgs which still is being displayed at Topkapı Palace And it was witnessed that by one swing he could split a donkey into two pieces.. Selim, the Grim respected the scholars so much that he had a will to be buried by the kaftan that his mentor's horse splashed a mud on. Other man would be executed if he was splashed mud on his clothes accidentality.

sultan abdul hamid han 2 the most hero, so many pressure from in and out , the modernais

Well fully agree with the list those who reed the history of Ottomans they would fully agree with it.

My List: Fifth Place is Sultan Bayezid I Fourth Place is Sultan Selim I Third Place is Sultan Murad IV Second Place is Sultan Osman Ghazi I Joint First Place is Sultan Muhammad Al Thani, Al Fatih (Mehmed II, The Conqueror) & Sultan Suleyman Al Awal, Al Kanuni wa Al Aziz (Suleyman I, The Lawgiver and The Magnificent)

Actually Suleiman the Magnificent was the mod strong Padishah. The strongest both in Ottomans and Europe.

my favorite Sultans: 1. Sultan Mehmed Khan Fatih. 2. Sultan Suleyman Khan Al-Kanuni. 3. Sultan Selim Khan The Grim 4. Sultan Murad 4 Khan (The Conqueror of Baghdad). 5. Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan 2.

When I am in academic places , always happy always ! When I was in chaotic places , sadness comes

5. Bayezid I, d a captive of Timur, conquered much of the Balkans 4. Suleiman the Magnificent/the Lawgiver (r. 1520-1566) 3. Murad IV (r. 1623-1640), son of Ahmet I and Kosem Sultan 2. Selim I The Grim (r. 1512-1520) built up the Ottoman army, conqueror of Middle East (the Levant, Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt) 1. Mehmet II The Conqueror who took Constantinople in 1453, aged 21

Suleyman the magnificent the boss and he’s the real man

Bayezid's nickname "Thunderbolt" is much more cooler compared to "Lightning" imho.

Okey so here is some interesting things about these sultans ; 1-Sultan Selim was a rebellion to his father Bayezid and got the throne by a rebellion . Also he is father of Suleiman The Magnificent and he is the first Turkish Chaliphe. 2- Suleiman the Magnificent was only prince that can inherit the throne because all of his older brothers was killed in war or plague. He was also very scaried to thrown from the throne because of his father. He always scared of his strong sons to start a rebellion against him. For this reason he killed all his succesful and skilled princes like Moustapha and Bayezid. 3- Murad IV was grown up by Kosem Sultan which was a regent for Murad many years. Even Murad was banned caffe tobacco and alcohol some history tellers (most of them not Turkish) says Murad usually drinks coffe alcohol and was uses tobacco. 4- Mehmed The Conqueror claimed the title of Ceasar of Rome and he was planning to conquer Rome directly also. Because Constantineople was capital of East Roman Empire and Rome is capital of West Roman Empire . He made a campain for Otranto city in Italian peninsula and he conquered the city.When he was planing his big campain to Rome he was poisoned and dead. His son Bayezid III was a very smooth and nice sultan. For this reason he did not continue to his father's plans. He focused internal problems and some global politicas like Jewish problems in Iberia. Bayezid III was the man who saved most of the Jewish people in Iberia from Castille and Aragon kingdoms.

1- Selim I 2- Süleyman the Magnificant 3- Fatih the Conqueror 4- Murat I 5- Murat II Bonus - Bayezid the Thunderbolt

What about Osman ghazi (who is the reason that the Ottoman Empire existed) or Orhan ghazi ?

I'm currently reading books about the Mughal Empire, it would be amazing if you do the same video about them.

Video has a lot of mistakes but good work

Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t Selim the first the sire of Suleiman the Magnificent?

Osman is missing. He was the first time establish ottoman empire

Please make a video on Osman the great a first ruler of ottomans

All the credit goes to SULEYMAN SHAH for placing the idea & than Ertugrul carrying it forward for 0sman to start Ottoman Empire 🔥😍

Any movie suggestion that show these great warriors?

In my opinion 1:mehmed 2 2:Suleman the magnificent 3:selim 1 4:murad 4 5: Abdulhamid 2

One video for SELCUKLU plzz

Please do empresses

Mehmet the Conqueror was the greatest. In his 1st rule, a crusader army attacked, let me correct the video, not Mehmet but his father Murat won the battle. Because Mehmet was just 12-13 years old in that time and had no experience. So he called his father to the throne again, but Murat refused. Then Mehmet wrote a letter to his father, saying: "If you are the sultan, come and rule your army. If I am the sultan, I command you to come and rule my army"

I thank u all for making me number 1 after all I was the one who gained the nickname “The Caesar of Rome “ and “the conqueror”

Can anyone tell me what movie / series is in this clip? I want to watch them all!

just wanted to check if anyone knows which documentary or show of clips is this video using

May Allah bless them all. Aamiin.