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Over a hundred thousand Ottoman troops are heading for the city. Only 15,000 men defend the walls. They have only six days to prepare the city. How long can they hold?


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Siege of Vienna - Opening Bombardment - Extra History - #1

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Anonymous

The sheer absurdity of this reference by the killer is just mind boggling to me. The lengths these white supremacist terrorists go to justify their bigotry, incompetence, and asinine beliefs proves how horrible they truly are.

Anonymous

I'm going to have to Rewatch the Suleiman Series after Watching this.

Anonymous

we need to do the sequel. Siege of Vienna II: staring John III Sobieski

Anonymous

i am worried about this episode becoming divisive because the comment section will attract people spouting the same fanatical beliefs as the killer.

Anonymous

I've commented on the video about this, but it's likely to be buried so I'll say it here, too. Mehmed IV wouldn't have called it Istanbul (although I cede that that name was common in his time) and his coinage refers to Konstantiniyye (an Arabic calque of Constantinople) which further exemplifies the point you make at the beginning of the video about Mehmed IV pushing his title Qaysar i Rum (Caesar of Rome)