Rise of Empires: Ottoman

صعود الإمبراطوريات: العثمانيون

A Netflix docudrama series on Mehmed II's conquest of Constantinople and its aftermath, blending Turkish dramatic scenes with historians' commentary.

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Conquest and its debatesWars and campaigns

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Format
Documentary series · Muslim history or life carries the story
Countries
TR · US
Languages
en (original) · tr (original)
Approach
documentary
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
Rise of Empires: OttomanRise of Empires: Ottomanصعود الإمبراطوريات: العثمانيون

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Check it against the record:Conquest of Constantinople in 857 AH · السلطان محمد الفاتح

Overview

"Rise of Empires: Ottoman" is a documentary-drama series released in 2020, produced in Turkey and the United States. Its leading performers include Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu, Tuba Büyüküstün, Damla Sönmez, None and Tolga Tekin. A Netflix documentary-drama series about Mehmed the Conqueror's conquest of Constantinople and what followed, combining Turkish acting with interviews with historians. 1 2

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About
Conquest of Constantinople in 857 AH· السلطان محمد الفاتح
Set in
Istanbul
Features
Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu· Tuba Büyüküstün· Damla Sönmez· Osman Sonant· Tolga Tekin· Ushan Çakır· Selim Bayraktar· Birkan Sokullu

People and things also explored

السلطان محمد الفاتح· Ahmad ibn Ismail al-Kurani· آق شمس الدين· Constantine XI Palaiologos· Conquest of Constantinople in 857 AH· Istanbul· The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors· Payitaht: Abdülhamid

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
  • elCinema
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السلطان محمد الفاتح

Mehmed the Conqueror, seventh of the Ottoman kings — sultan for thirty-one years from 856, 'the greatest of their sultans in jihad', who laid the Ottoman state's foundations and its statutes. His fame rests on the conquest of Constantinople: he drove ships over land, besieged it fifty days and took it on Wednesday 20 Jumada II 857, prayed Friday in Hagia Sophia, built the Eight Madrasas with endowed stipend-ranks for students, and drew the age's great scholars — Ali al-Qushji, al-Tusi, al-Kurani — till Istanbul became mother of the world.