Not only Janissaries - The Ottoman Empire’s Elite Army
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🎥 Watch 300+ exclusive videos on Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join and Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the early modern world and the Ottoman history continues with a video on the other troops of the Ottoman army, as it wasn't just the Janissaries. The Janissaries were only part of the story. Behind the Ottoman Empire’s conquests stood an elite household army of armoured cavalry, artillery crews, military engineers, and palace guards serving the sultan. In this Kings and Generals documentary, we explore the Kapikulu: the professional troops at the heart of the classical Ottoman army. Discover how the Kapikulu Sipahis fought as heavy shock cavalry, protected the sultan, and turned enemy retreats into decisive victories. Follow the development of Ottoman artillery from the giant bombards that battered Constantinople in 1453 to the more mobile cannons used in field battles and sieges. Beyond the battlefield’s most recognizable warriors, meet the specialists who kept the Ottoman war machine moving: Cebeci armourers, artillery wagoners, Humbaraci bombardiers, and Lagimci siege engineers. We also examine the Solak bodyguards, Peyk messengers, and Bostanci palace guards, whose duties connected military power with imperial security. From recruitment and training to weapons, organization, and battlefield roles, this episode reveals how these corps worked together to support Ottoman expansion across three continents. Why did the sultan need his standing army, and what made it so effective? Explore the soldiers and systems behind one of history’s most formidable empires. How the Ottoman Army Began: https://youtu.be/ZYmtH9h9lf8 The Rise of the Janissaries: Ottoman Military Revolution: https://youtu.be/nEDARlGzi4o Why Was Germany so Fragmented in the Middle Ages: https://youtu.be/EiB8sMHxGqM Eastern Roman Empire: Why So Many Civil Wars?: https://youtu.be/SK_yHooLu1s What Did the Europeans Think About the Eastern Romans?: https://youtu.be/Qu6NnWj1EZ8 Were the Eastern Romans and Arabs Always at War?: https://youtu.be/nBMP6yRAOZg Great Schism Between Greek and Latin Christianity: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Rise of the Cossacks: https://youtu.be/UQ_ocyTRRIE Crusades From the Muslim Perspective: https://youtu.be/t8RZtYvW02g Early Muslim Expansion - Yarmouk, Al-Qadisiyyah: https://youtu.be/r2cEIDZwG5M Early Muslim Expansion - Egypt and Iran: https://youtu.be/baHT2nR5Wr4 Muslim Schism: https://youtu.be/-85dXjgMiSU Third Crusade: https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ Fourth Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vp_IENiSnA&list=PLaBYW76inbX4ZjR4rodOOSc-zL1orP4hW First Crusade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkyYjpYLORI&list=PLaBYW76inbX6RqjG027zLO_svn3Fdv7Qa Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire: https://youtu.be/OEzS8D4IidA How the German Empire Provoked Ottoman Jihad in WWI: https://youtu.be/8LCpbgVx9kY Ottoman Battles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txyqS5yuw30&list=PLaBYW76inbX5BKGRPzlqdztQySZmJLjJt Why the Ottomans Never Colonized America: https://youtu.be/lM_Wzt_Z228 Why the Ottoman Sultans Killed their Brothers: https://youtu.be/vN7LgUIOAVw Cem Sultan: Ottoman Prince in the Heart of Europe: https://youtu.be/3w9POQMt5jk Ottoman Pirates: https://youtu.be/5jguevSDIuY Turkification of Anatolia: https://youtu.be/JBgq1taoUsY Hashashins: https://youtu.be/vG8qmlKdRjs Christian Schism: https://youtu.be/a6rWf0k8d78 Mos Maiorum: What led to the fall of the Roman Republic?: https://youtu.be/BNWfDWk6ohM How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Caesar in Gaul: https://youtu.be/LRV185XaMIM Video: Yağız Bozan and Murat Can Yağbasan Script: Ege Güneş https://www.instagram.com/historia_egefem Narration: Officially Devin youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► https://kingsandgenerals.libsyn.com/ iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Sources: Music courtesy of EpidemicSound 00:00:00 - Beyond the Janissaries 00:01:36 - Kapikulu: The Sultan’s Standing Army 00:02:52 - Sipahis: Elite Ottoman Heavy Cavalry 00:07:13 - Ottoman Artillery: From Bombards to Battlefield Guns 00:11:02 - Armourers and Artillery Wagoners 00:13:25 - Bombardiers: Grenades, Mortars, and Explosives 00:14:08 - The Sultan’s Bodyguards and Palace Enforcers 00:17:12 - Siege Engineers: Mining Beneath Enemy Walls #Documentary #ottoman #ottomanempire
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