Ottoman Empire Podcast Frank Schumpert- Host/Creator

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Today's Show:


Picks up where Part 4 (episode 25) left off.
Ottoman naval commander Baltoglu is punished severely for his defeat.
Sultan Mehmed II decides up a plan to transport the Ottoman naval squadrons across the Golden Horn and up over the land into the harbor.
April 19 through May 15, 1453
The end is getting close for the poor Byzantines.
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Well for starters the show NOW HAS AN OFFICIAL PATREON!

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Please check out the show's website for updates and special blog post covers this EXTRA 08


As the show approaches the Conquest (or Fall for you Byzantine fans out there) Frank is experiencing an uptick in books expenses. Please... if you feel like it... the link below is Frank's Amazon "wish list" if you'd like credit please email Frank (below) with the title purchases for credit during the show.

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Show Recap:


Intro and updates
The life and (very brief episode) about Akşemseddin and his influence upon the young Mehmed II

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Sum-up




Empires Podcast the Ottomans officially breaks for the holidays from December 22 through January 1, 2024 (I forgot to announce this in the Podcast)



Changes for 2024




Main narration will be cut back to 2 times a month.


The "in between" weeks will see premium content for Patreon only listeners, you will get a 5 or ten minutes teaser for the bonus content.
I'll be posting a "wish-list" from Amazon of books on the Ottoman Empire. If you purchase something for me I'll make sure you get premium content for a year (since it's more expensive than Patreon).
Right now the show qualifies for Spotify ad program. HOWEVER I HATE ads. I'll assess the Patreon membership by July of 2024 and cross the ad bridge when I get there.



Thanks for sticking with me for 2023. I've got a whole lot of content planned out for 2024 and am very excited!



-Frank


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If you haven't listened to parts 1 & 2 please see links below




The Ottomans began arriving on April 2, 1453. At the vanguard were elements from the Orducus: the staff officers with their battalions of laborers, screening units and advance cavalry. The organized themselves into smaller groups to set up the tents, dig ditches, and get the ground ready for the coming assault.




Mehmed arrived sometime on April 5, and on the 6th ordered the first bombard with his giant "Royal Cannon" designed by the legendary Orban the cannon inventor.




April 12 through April 18th witnessed Constantinople suffer a sustained bombardment, but with minimum damage. This episode details two Ottoman ground assaults (failed) and one big naval engagement (also bad for the Ottomans).




Things aren't looking all that good for the Byzantines...




Checkout Part 1: Episode 25 here



https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/episode/fortress-of-doom-the-conquest-of-constantinople-part1-episode-25




Checkout Part 2:



https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/episode/ottoman-byzantine-military-postures-the-conquest-of-constantinople-part-2-episode-25




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When researching Part 2, of the Conquest of Constantinople series, I kept running across the Hamza Bey. We first met him back in episode 19 during Murad II campaign against Thessalonica. Which you can listen to here:



https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/episode/pacifying-anatolia-2nd-siege-of-thessalonica-setting-the-stage-for-the-crusade-of-varna-episode-19



Hamza Bey was vital in the build up, planning, and operation command of the Ottoman navy from 1453 through 1458. His work would lay the foundation for impressive Ottoman naval victories in the upcoming decades.



We also will be meeting the good Bey again, when I complete EXTRA episode series on Dracula, as it was he who finally led Hamza to his terrible fate.



On that note: if you haven't yet checked out the specials on Dracula, I've received really encouraging listener feedback and I invite you to check them out (two parts out as of now and a 3rd to follow).



https://ottomanempirepodcast.com/episode/land-of-myths-shadows-the-life-and-times-vlad-dracula-extra-06-part-1


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Welcome to Empires Podcast the Ottomans!

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Special thanks to Soren Narnia, returns guest narrator. You can find his stuff here:

https://knifepointhorror.libsyn.com/

Part 2 of Episode 25 "Ottoman & Byzantine Military Postures" covers the force disposition of the Ottoman military and Byzantines. First, a punitive expedition led by Sultan Mehmed II is detailed as he first inspects his navy at Gallipoli, then heads north and sacks the outlying districts of Constantinople.

Help is scant from Europe but the Pope manages to send reinforcements. Most notable is the Genoese Commander Giovanni Giustiniani and his 700 men. Constantine XI, along with Giovanni, reorganizes the defenders of the Queen of Cities and prepares for the coming Ottoman assault.

The episode details the Ottoman army, from force compositions, the different contingents (Kapikulu, cavalry, Janissaries etc..)

Episode 25 Part 2 takes the listener to April 6, 1453. Part 3 will pick up with the Ottoman first assaults against the city.




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