Battle of Ankara, 1402 - Clash of the two biggest conquerors of their time - Bayezid vs Timur
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📚 Sources:
Doukas - Historia Byzantina, Decline and Fall of Byzantium to the Ottoman Turks, trans. H.J. Magoulias (Detroit, 1975)
Ahmed Ibn Arabshah - Tamerlane or Timur the Great Amir, trans J.H Sanders (London, 1936)
Johann Schiltberger - The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger in Europe, Asia and Africa 1396-1427, trans. J. Buchan Telfer (London, 1879)
Beatrice Forbes Manz - The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane, (Cambridge, 1989)
Justin Marozzi - Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World, (Cambridge, 2006)
Hilda Hookham - Tamburlaine the Conqueror, (London, 1962)
Donald Nicol - The Last Centuries of Byzantium 1261 - 1453 second edition, (Cambridge, 1993)
Halil Inalcik - The Ottoman Empire - The Classical Age, 1300-1600 (London, 1973)
Erik Hildinger - Warriors of the Steppe: Military History of Central Asia, 500BC - 1700AD (New York, 1997)
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That was a really epic battle thx you
whats that?
That was an Extraordinary and outstanding video. Very very VERY WELL DONE SIR!
Damn. Might be the most metal battle in history. Serbians are steamrolling everyone, janissaries holding up against charging elephants and actually defeating them, traitors geting slaughtered by sipahis, the sultan refusing to escape and fighting until the end.
Yeah, definitely worthy of a Sabaton song.
What you say is just an ottoman perspective of the battle. From Timurid perspective, it was just a regular commitment.
Nah @@user-pc3ts8yc5b
@@user-pc3ts8yc5bwell said.
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Mad respect for refusing to flee and choosing to die on the battlefield. The death of a true warrior.
I don't care who you are, not running when elephants are coming against you at full force is the pinnacle of courage.
remember, back in the ancient/medieval world. most ordinary soldiers from Europe and middle east would have never even seen an elephant before. Must have almost looked like a giant supernatural beast charging at them lol. So yea, that takes an insane amount of courage, to stand and face an animal like that.
The Ottomans had a tradition of not retreating at the enemy charge - as it was considered unmanly... same happened at Lepanto when the Ottoman admiral was informed that the Christian alliance had gathered a huge fleet much bigger than his. He decided to carry on rather than retreat as he didnt want to seem cowardly. In hindsight, he should have run away to fight another day!
@@ks-qu4kj Pride always leads to idiotic things. Easy for the Leaders because they don't have to deal with the brunt of it.
One of most interesting battles I have ever seen, competent leaders, loyalists and traitors, incredible tactical minds on the battlefield, thrilling actions and an epic end to an epic battle. This battle has it all. HM never disappoint in delivering history in epic ways
yeah no blatant blunder by any of the two parties on the battlefield
This was as suspenseful as any good novel or movie. The history reported was profound. Keep thinking about Crimea and Balkans as to the current wars. One of HM's best. Brilliant.
@@13redlion13 what could have beyazid done to win? a fighting retreat?
Yeah, this was a cracker. A battle fought well by both sides, intelligently committed reserves and, as you say great intelligence and depth of thought and action.
@@13redlion13 I think there were a few mistakes, but the most notable strategic mistakes were made by Bayezid. Fighting a large army of horse archers on the defensive while in an open field is a mistake, even if it is possible to push them back with heavy cavalry or a larger numbers of archers. This is due to the attrition suffered over time and the difficulty in fighting back. Your goal should always be to funnel them or lay a trap. Burning grazing areas, which could be possible in the Anatolian climate, ahead of a cavalry heavy army is also a good strategy to force the horses to starve.
Bayezid set himself into a more difficult position than he had to when he faced the Timurids in the open. It may sound cruel, but it could be that letting Ankra burn would be the right choice in buying time for a better position. Still, the leadership Bayezid showed while under pressure from traitors and superior numbers is really admirable. He also had chosen some really loyal men to lead in his army, like the Serbians, and despite the treason.
Timur was the greater commander in the end, even if there were some less notable mistakes made by him too. Like not taking advantage of the advancing Serbs, not killing the enemy archers and not splitting his horse archers into teams to provide constant fire.
So neither commanders were perfect, but they were quite good for that time as they likely didn't have access to as much literature as we have. Finally they were both quite lucky, which is the most important trait of a commander.
Despite the defeat of the Ottoman army, I was amazed by the loyalty and strength of Stefan Lazarević's cavalry unit. Additionally, Stefan managed to escape during the route and left the battle with honor and his life.
Stefan was one of the most chivalrous people in medieval history, and a true representation of what an knight honor was.
But also his sister was married to Bayezid so his loyalty in this battle lays with her. After this battle she was captured by Timur and Stefan made deals to bring her back to Serbian court.
He was also member of dragon order of knights, maybe pinacle of knighthood of medieval Balkans time
@@plazmica0323 Stefan was also the second knight that entered the order, first one being the founder...
This war is also known as the "Battle of the Blind and the Lame". The reason is that Beyazıt has poor vision in one eye and Timur has a lame leg. According to a rumor, after the war, Timur laughed and said to Beyazıt: "The whole world is left with a blind man and a lame person!"
Bayezid isn't blind
@@SIUUUUUsman can u even fcking read my god i reading youre comment made me like humans a little less
Nic eone
@@SIUUUUUsman I didn't say blind. Told him that his eyesight was poor in one eye.
Idiotic.i know why u say that. It was from Timur's quotes to Bayezid when he was imprisoned. Timur said Bayezid, what an irony that Allah gave power to lame like me and blind like you. Here blind doesn't mean physical, it's about Bayezid over pride, how he threatened Timur by envoys.
the battle really does flow like 2 experienced & competent armies trading back and forth
Feels eerily similar to the Battle of Keresztes where, in that instance, in 1596, the Sultan stayed to fight the Christian army while his Ottoman army was falling apart, and miraculously, the Christian's hastiness doomed them to where the Ottomans managed to pull a win after 3 days of bloody back & forth fighting.
Dude, what a masterpiece content. And also huge respect for the Serbian contingents, even when our brethren betrayed us they didn't.
We had an agreement, we respect agreements..they were not some mercenaries, like albanians or others, they were serbian nobles and knights of huge integrity in all of Europe at the time, both moral and courage and education...
One of the greatest history videos ever uploaded to this site.
Or any other site.
Yeah I agree this was an excellent one, with good graphics
Agreed this was really enjoyable to watch and listen to.
@@pannobhasa agreed. It reminds me of HM's all-part series covering the battle of Keresztes in 1596 with the Ottomans. Both sides had overall good & competent leadership, had this colossal back-and-forth over the battlefield, and amid the chaos & brutality of war, ended on a high note that displayed the utter ferocity of how each side viewed the other. Very high causalities in total, and where the Sultan fought to the bitter end to inspire the army back. One successfully did it in Kesresztes but not in Ankara.
This was a fantastic episode. It's rare for two opposing armies and commanders to be so evenly matched. There were multiple occasions that "should" have led to the Ottoman collapse but didn't. The use of reserves was optimal on both sides. Soldiers refused to break. Simply fascinating.
I wonder how this would have went if the Ottomans had an additional 30k troops to even out the numbers.
@@aksmex2576 there might have been a very real chance at victory then. If the Ottomans brought more household troops and Rumelian timars they could defend against the horse archers more easily, deal with the traitorous elements without the front line breaking and close the gap created by the charge of the elephants. Beyazid might have even been able to just push the horse archers and Timur's army against the mountains negating the horse archers effectiveness and forcing timur to use the Elephants earlier than he would like.
This is all speculation though Timur still could've won he was great commander. Too bad such talent was wasted on such a brutal warlord. I would like to think that the Ottoman army would've won. I just like Beyazid better, he's like an earlier version of Yavuz Selim, just more pridefull.
@@kadudeduder5103do you think the ottomans would have had conquered constantinople earlier with beyazid? do you think the they could have conquered more territories perhaps?
@@imtiazabdurrahman683 The defeat at Anakara had huge consequences. For most empires it would've been the end but the Ottomans spent the next 50 years reconquering and subjugating it's lost territories, rebuilding it's armies for Mehmed the Conqueror to capture Istanbul.
Constantinople could've been conquered earlier yes. The Ottomans were starving the city by blockading it for a few years before Timur invaded. John VII the current regent even considered surrendering to end the suffering of his people like the video explained.
The Ottoman empire doesn't need to spend any time consolidating any power or fighting a bloody civil war if the defeat of Ankara doesn't happen. There's no need to reconquer the beyliks or the lost land in northeren Greece and Serbia. The traitorous troops and beys probably would've been put to death consequently.
Beyazid's successors were all capable generals and administrators. Mehmed Celebi, Murad II and Fatih Mehmed could've probably conquered Hungary much earlier since it was still in disarray after its defeat of Nicopolis or even conquer Rome and Italy next with no Skanderbeg or Hunyadi standing in the way.
This is all just fantasy, a big if scenario though maybe the ottomans would've gotten content entered stagnation further. I believe otherwise because the earlier Sultans and administrators were much more interested in ruling in stead of living lavishly. Just compare Mehmed Celebi would is practically the savior and second founder of the empire to the son of Suleiman the Magnificent, Sari Selim a drunk buffoon.
@@kadudeduder5103 didn’t suleiman the magnificent kill his more ambitious son that wanted to explore the new world? do you think he could’ve expanded the empire slightly?
While my country considers Timur as national hero. I cannot deny the fact he was ruthless and harsh and as your are saying 'prince of destruction'. Indeed, it was brutal clash of two great conquers
Which country is that? Tamerlane ruled a huge empire lol.
@@djd770
Uzbekistan
Funny how that goes huh?.. As a Euro-descendant myself many celebrate Julies Caesar but he killed millions of Gauls (ancient French), Britons (ancient natives of Britain) and sought to eradicate the Druidic religion of the Britons in order to colonize their lands.
On the other hand Vlad The Impaler is painted as a monster when he was just trying to defend Europe from the Ottomans and had to take extreme measures to do so.
Strange creatures us humans are.
Ruthless and Harsh is like Euphemism for mass murderers ....Genghiz and Timur are like the medieval equivalent to the Austrian Painter or Stalin ....Butchered entire cities without consideration of age , or gender....but can't deny that they were extremely , probably one of the best masterminds in history of the warriorship...I bow to their martial skills
@@EstbXCIIITbh ceasar wasnt really that bad in Britain. The romans didnt attempt to destroy the native British religions and honestly out of all roman invaders in Britain ceasar didnt really do much except ruitine war stuff he didnt conquer anything. Ceasar in gaul on the other hand is a different story 😂 its strange that so many people dont know that just during his time there gaul lost 1/3rd of its population. 1 million killed and another 1 million enslaved then ceasar by his own words slaughtered nearly half a million germans. The romans in general are just never remembered for their extreme brutality on the natives. The anceint britons apparently according to tacitus had a leader who said this to describe the romans "To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a solitude and call it peace". The romans debatabley are one of , if not the most brutal empires in European history and in my opinion are way worst than pretty much all colonial empires of the 1500-1990s but all those have bad reputations and the romans are loved. Strange isnt it.
I’m genuinely impressed. This is an even greater achievement when you consider this battle has already been covered by a certain other channel three times, one of which was just a few months ago. In total I think there are 4 other versions of this, yet you still managed to outdo everyone else. I absolutely love this video, excellent work.
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You got some toilet paper left on your nose
@@user-sl4hx8vs9w shush
K&G are sellouts, propaganda mongers, ad whores and cia educated stooges. Here's hoping History Marche never turns out that way.
This was a grand video, like their old ones.
That battle must have been terrifying.
it was so sad , Beyezid did everythign right , but the enemy was just had too much more troops and ofc Timur strategy was very good too , he played his cards well
man i was so sad for Bayezid , he fought valiantly
He was betrayed in two fronts... but what can we say "everything is fair in love and war". the major impact here is that due to Timur constantinople fall 50 years later then expected and ottomans compaigns in Europe stopped for almost 20 years and it took 40 years for the ottomans to get back to what they where before the war.
@@majedbejaoui4285 oh yeah i forgot about that , the damn betrayers , do you think Bayezid would still lose the battle? if those squads didnt betray him? the damn horse archers were so numerous
@AXharoth I think ultimately Timur was too good and too well equipped. Hard to see the Otomans repelling the elephant charge to break open the battle.
Much respect for Bayazid. Have never liked him, but newfound respect after this video.
Battle of Ankara (1402) PROLONGED the existence of Christian Balkan states, including Byzantine Empire, for another half a century !!!
@@limrsk321
Especially with This Fact:
The siege of Constantinople in 1394-1402 was a long blockade of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I. Already in 1391, the rapid Ottoman conquests in the Balkans had cut off the city from its hinterland. After constructing the fortress of Anadoluhisarı to control the Bosporus strait, Bayezid tried to starve the city into submission by blockading it both by land and, less effectively, by sea.
The Crusade of Nicopolis was launched to relieve the city, but it was decisively defeated by the Ottomans. In 1399, a French expeditionary force under Marshal de Boucicaut arrived, but was unable to achieve much. The situation became so dire that in December 1399 the Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Palaiologos, left the city to tour the courts of Western Europe in a desperate attempt to secure military aid. The emperor was welcomed with honours, but secured no definite pledges of support. The city was relieved when Bayezid had to confront the invasion of Timur in 1402. Bayezid's defeat in the Battle of Ankara in 1402 and the subsequent Ottoman civil war enabled the Byzantines to regain some lost territories in the Treaty of Gallipoli.
Maybe. But the interregnum and betrayal of beylik soldiers let Ottomans to see and fix the problems in administration which helped them hugely in future.
No, not really lol
@@fairoboilawrence5287 lol yes really
@@fairoboilawrence5287 Wow, what a powerful argument! And such cogent evidence marshalled. You've convinced me! Lol.
Great video, as always. Stefan Lazarević is one of the most fascinating figures of serbian medieval history, so thanks for shedding some light on this topic!
I am curious to see their equipment . Those Serbian knights are legendary
One of the if not the greatest traitor of european history.
Please elaborate on traitor statement
@@MrGajgur Ottoman servant dog
@@MrGajgurhe has none. Stefan Lazarević decided to stay on the sultan’s good side and honor his vassalage to the Ottoman throne due to his sister being the sultan’s wife. Anyone of us here would do the same for our sister. Interestingly, his sister got captured by Timur in the raids after the battle and was released without a ransom demand, due to the respect Timur had for Stefan and his knights. Stefan later proceeded to secede from the Ottomans with help from the Byzantine emperor.
Just think if these three Turkic brothers united, it would be the greatest trinity. Tokhtamysh Bayezid Tamerlane was a thunderstorm for the whole world.🏹
Agreed, Tokhtamysh would have subdued Russians and Eastern Europeans, Bayezid would have continued with Balkans and onto North/West Europe and Timur would have invaded China and the remaining Asia.
Timur considered himself a mongol,as evidence by his writings.Let's not forget it were Turkic Uzbek tribes led by shaybani khan ozbek that fragmented and then destroyed all timurids, except babur who fled to Kabul, clearly developing deep hatred towards Uzbeks as evidence from his autobiography,which animosity lasted till his great great grandson Shah jahan who tried to invade Uzbek khanate to get revenge
timur was mongol.
Now let's imagine if the south, north and west Slavs united. You get the picture...
*ONLY TIME when Ottoman Sultan wasn't just defeated, but ALSO captured !!!*
While his father was the only Ottoman sultan to die on the battlefield, all within a generation...
Because that times actually rulers where in the real battle not sitting in their palace
@@Goldenbowl4 agreed. The janissaries must have been proud to fight by Bayezid until the end.
He could have escaped with Stefan Lazarević and the Serbian Calvary.
But chose not to. Stefan’s sister (Bayezid’s wife) was also captured as well.
@@MarztheStoic janesseries fight to the last man that’s why it took Timur army to capture him so long but those janisseries was loyal to him, well what a time those guys lived…
"Who are those Christians who fight like lions? "
Timur to Stefan army at Ankara
When you have man fighters like Serbs and janiqeris fighting long side you on battle field you don't need to worry about your right and left sides.
They were not christians, because nonmuslims cannot fight with ghazi army
@@agandaur88 yes they were christians
@@agandaur88yea dude you got no clue about history 😂 yes they are Christians now and then
@@agandaur88 That is false. Otomans were well tolerant with all religions throughout their history
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Through the whole battle I couldn't tell who was going to win, going back and forward, completely riveting, excellent narration.
I knew who was going to win but was still excited. The narration was excellent
Timur promised Sivas's garrison that their blood would not be spilled if they surrendered. Timur kept his promise.....
By burying the defenders alive
To this day you can see the burned minarets in Sivas
Maybe that is where Shakespeare got the idea of "The Merchant of Venice".
Not all of the garrison but Armenian archers.
Timur was one of the greatest Turkic ruler in history
@@borakaraca9788 what great things did he left in your country?
Luck was against the thunderbolt in the battle of Ankara , with so many defections and an unfavourable battlefield . But still Bayezid gave hell to Timur . One of the greatest heavyweight fights in medieval history .
Once he learned Timur was behind him he had two options: go forward and block the exit or go back all way *west* of Ankara and start again, he chose a third and very dangerous option of engaging an enemy between him and his base.
The battle itself is depicted so well that I watched the battling squares like an Oscar-winning movie. Amazing job! More please.
I'm always a fan of all these medieval and ancient battles..Thanks History Marche😊
While we are already in the region there are many more great medieval battles that need to be covered; Otlukbeli, Yassicemen, Malya, Kösedag, Myriokephalon..
, siege of kruge, varna, 2 Kosovo and many more lol
I’m waiting for selim series against memluks
my proposal is whole series about Timur
@@Goldenbowl4 He did already marj dabiq and wont probably do another
Best battle and the best battle presentation i have ever seen. Truly a masterpiece . horse archers heavy armored serbian cavalry , treason ,janissaries and , war elephants. İt has everything and all combined. With also two of the best kings of that time . Both shown god like military leadership . Move against a move .
As a turkish İ ve read and watched this battle before , but this time i truly understand the importance of it
Even his defeat was glorius, RİP Bayezid the thunderbolt victor of nicopolis.
As an American of European descent this is my first time really learning about this battle. It almost feels like the midieval version of the Battle of the Nations with Bayezid as the Muslim Napoleon. Wow.
In fact it was the opposite...
Timur was like Napoleon who had gathered a lot of islamic nations of the middle east against the ottomans ...even in the battle the timur acted as the ultimate commander of muslims.... He even got the the title ghazi ( means veteran fighting for islam )
@@ermalarapi4397No, Timur was a mass murderer.he is a shame to Islam.
@@ermalarapi4397 Yea Timur was more like Napoleon because of his mobility. Bayezid was more like Louis XIV, the sun king, in term of wealth and organization.
@@TemplarX2timur was great strategist but Bayezid was tactician and very Mobile hence the nickname the Thunderbolt and was hasty at time and risk taker
@@Rude_Thunder most top islamic rulers are mass murderers
This is the most intense and thrilling battle video you've ever made, two of the world's strongest armies at that time fought to death and had no incompetent factors on either side, two great leaders using their assets in full swing, and the horrible fate that upon to the bravery Bayezid is hard to watch.
This is one of the most legendary battles of medieval history without a doubt. Timur was more cunning than Bayezid in bribing the Kipchaks and Qoyunlu to turn against the turks in the middle of the battle. Without that treason the outcome may have well been different. Fun fact: the letters exchanged between the two prior to war are considered some of the greatest in medieval history, go check it out! Excellent presentation of such epic battle.
Same goes for the Tokhtamysh-Timur War! The Golden Horde would have won the Battle of the Terek River had that dirty minded Tamerlane not bribed the Tartars in the army!
yea, Beyezid mentioned chasing him to India because I think he didn't want to go all the way to India, so he made him come to Anatolia.
Turning Turks against Ottoman*. Turks saw closer Timur than Ottoman.
@@hooshyarkarimi9524 He did though unfortunately. He may have even lost to the Delhi Sultanate if he didn’t use an inhumane, dirty tactic.
@@user-nv4ih6td4f Because they’re rusty pieces of junk!
The units switching sides mid-battle made this one of the most interesting ones by far
Especially since they weren't mercenaries!
Content top class as always. Great battle and very balanced (clash of two titans of their day). I would love to see both Ottoman sieges of Vienna on here. Greetings from Serbia.
Stand proud HistoryMarche you can cook.
This production is why I've been a fan of this channel for almost 8 years
I already commented, but I have to do so again when rewatching this within a few hours of the first time. I almost feel useless saying this, considering the huge discrepancy between the effort that went into making this and my meagre comment, but this is genuinely epic. Make more of your videos like this. Wow. This is probably the best video you’ve ever produced.
Very kind of you. Thanks man.
@@HistoryMarche Battle of Otlukbeli 1478 AD Ottoman Turks Revenge To ankara war Aq qoyunlu Timurids alliance Mehmet 2 khan vs uzun hasan please new videos.
for the ottomans and their allies/subjects this must have been a horrific battle to take part in. several waves of horse archers, multiple acts of treachery at critical moments, and an elephant charge when their line was already weakened and exhausted after hours of this brutal fighting. it would be great to see a sequel to this awesome video covering the ottoman interregnum that followed. always love your vids!
I think this is your best video, I love the battle of Cannae but this, this is your best work, analysis detailed of factions and moment to moment transition, the narrator voice, amazing splendid work.
I haven't even started the video yet, and I already know I love it.
Even better than I thought.
I was scrolling Facebook yesterday and saw a painting of Bayzid as a prisoner of Timur. And now,you’ve uploaded a video about the war. What a coincidence! You just made my day.
Your comment prompted me to search for the painting. I found, what I believed to be, the one you are speaking of -- a beautiful color painting showing Bayezid reclining on a bed in an ornate room -- treatment befitting a captured sultan. Then, I came upon a black and white 19th century illustration showing Bayezid in prison, which was a much less benign depiction of the event four centuries earlier. History's interpretation can be inconsistent.
@@Mike-rf5tz Ahh yes ,I was talking about the first one. Do you think Bayzid committed suicide or just died in captivity?
Complete Hannibal series please
He’s the reason I subscribed to your channel
Same man. But you do know how his story ends right?
he said last time that the team is working on it
They're too busy sucking up to Turkish nationalists.
@@tommcduck7031yeah. Saw a comment from HM 2 weeks ago that they were working on the 4th attempt WIP /Work-in-progress development video adaptation for Part 20. Had to rewrite things alongside the animation
@@darthveatay He loses a battle in north africa, that may or may not have happened. Then he serves in the Seleucid navy.
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Best one I've seen from Historymarche since the Battle of Cannae vid, amazing
Amazing video as always HM. Keep up the awesome work, love from Serbia ❤
One of the most badass battles covered on this channel to date.
That serbian Stefan was a fucking beast, standing firm on his flank, asked for a fighting retreat because he saw where the battle was going, went to the other flank to secure that and then somehow managed to rip right through enemy lines to survive the battle. The sultan should have listened to him, there's no reason fighting a losing battle, better save your men and hope the enemy fucks up the next time.
Since the channel owner is Serbian, he assigned imaginary missions to the Serbs. In reality, the Serbs fought only on the left flank and fled when Timurid forces prevailed. Contrary to what is shown in the video, Lazar did not visit the Ottoman ranks and prevent the defeat. This is a fabrication of the channel owner
@@Spartan_Disiplin It actually isnt. Its in Otoman sources as well and in every historical record. You can google it up.
And what Lazar? Are you on mashrooms on something? Lazar Stefans father died 13 years prior.
@@Spartan_Disiplin You litteraly pulled that put of your ass lmao.
Traitor to europe he was.
@@0trov_ Ottoman sources do not mention that Lazarovic did anything significant other than fighting on the left wing (under the command of the Ottoman vizier) and going to Yıldırım Beyazıt offering him to escape.
This is one of the best battles you've covered yet! So much happening! So many betrayals! Two highly disciplined and elite medieval armies clashing against each other!
Bro serbs were mvps
What a compelling watch, thrills, chills, surprises!
Not knowing the outcome of this historic battle I was rooting for the underdog Ottomans and almost believed they were going to pull off the upset at one point. What a great watch
Unbelievable battle between intelligent commanders. Timur was master of strategy, and Byazid was very brave. Amazing video 🎉
Another amazing video HM! love these Ottomans wars!
Much appreciated!
These highly detailed battle videos is the reason I've been subscribed for so many years. Seeing this gave me flashbacks to the Hannibal videos and I'm so glad to finally see a video on the Battle of Ankara in such detail.
This could be one of the greatest battles ever fought. Great leadership and superb use of tactics from both sides. The tipping point was the betrayal of some one Bayezid's units and of course Timur had more men deployed.
Lazarevic and his knights were chads ngl
Also turkic center infantry despite not being heavily armoured nor elites held their own for a looooong time so shoutout to them
Betrayal from the tatar mercs and some of the anatolians kinda cringe tho
Janissaries held the center, Azaps wouldn't be able to if they were alone.
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Fair enough still respect for not cracking under the pressure
@@KalashVodka175 Yeah, as light infantry, they did more than what's expected of them.
There was once a knightly order,order of the dragon.And Stefan Lazarevic truly was the Dragon of that order.
I have watched a few videos on this battle by now, and this was by far the one who best presented it. Excellent content.
Tatars were nomadic people consisting of numerous nomadic tribes of kipchak turkic and turkisized turko-mongolic origin. During the battle against Tokhtamysh on Kondurcha river, light horse archers from the tribe called Mangyt switched sides and joined Timur. The reason for this was in Golden Horde internal politics, several years before Tokhtamysh executed few emirs of Mangyt clan. One of the emirs was Emir Edige's father. As a result, Edige found a way to pursuade Mangyts to change sides. Later Edige left Timur and conducted his own policy in The Golden Horde as the Beklerbek (Lord of the Lords in Kipchak dialects). The same thing could happen during the Battle of Ankara
Excellent Description! Details of every minutes of Battle Dramatically ! Thank you HistoryMarche 🌹
I felt the tense fighting; incredible video!
Thank you for the captivating episode on the Battle of Ankara! It was amazing to see such historical depth condensed into such a concise format. Just a note, the battle lasted approximately 25 minutes in the video, which was really surprising!😀
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@HistoryMarche Absolutely! Your content always leaves me wanting more. Looking forward to diving into more fascinating historical narratives with HistoryMarche!
Going through this crisis and prevailing shows how strong was the Ottoman Empire’s core and the strength and number of the Turkic peoples that colonized Anatolia.
If it wasnt the case, the ottomans would crumble after this crisis. But they were at the gates of germany after around 100 years later
This has to be the best historymarche ever created! It so fascinating seeing two brilliant generals fighting each and how great the ottoman defense is and how great Timor offense. Never have I even enjoy watching a battle so much as this! And the mutiny is so interesting to me
Top notch quality. Watched till the end breathless.
stefan lazarevic was such a beast
As a Turk, I wholeheartedly agree. He fully earned the right to fight in Turkish Valhalla.
the quality is outstanding, you guys deserve all the subscriptions and memberships
also I feel like this battle is the most closely contested battles on the channel, usually the better army routs the enemy but this one is full of comebacks and surprises, tactical briliance
as always , these are probably the best quality historical battle videos made ever, cheers
Dude, that was awesome!
I was at the edge of my seat during the entire battle.
Great work! 💪
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Didnt realised that i just watched 50 minutes long video !!
This massive battle at Ankara reminds me of HM's video covering the Battle of Keresztes in 1596. The Ottomans and their opponents had this huge back-and-forth fight that lasted a very long time where each side had competent leadership, made overall sound strategic military maneuvers, and ended on a high note that showcased the importance of the Sultan's presence on the battlefield.
Incredible work as usual.
What a completely outstanding episode
Thank youuuu ❤️
Bro this is the only one goated channels I found truly respected the effort
It was very engaging and interesting. I doubt that the elephants caused the ground to tremble. The poor animals must have been terrified; hence, it didn't surprise me at all that the few surviving ones broke and fled.
Incredible video and enthralling battle. Well done, thanks a lot!
Thank you very much!
I'm waiting for this part... Thank you for this upload and dedication to your work and the whole team..
As a Turk from Karamanid origins, I love this battle so much.
Everyone forgets while comparing Timur and Bayezid, just 6 years ago Bayezid fought a hard battle against Crusaders at Nicopolis 1398. The crusader army consisted of battle hardened French, Hungarians and armored knights from all over medieval Europe. It was a force which could be resembled to modern day Nato.
Because we anatolian Turks act in nobility in victory and in defeat, respect other languages, nationalies and religion,try to rule by justice not try to enforce the people to commit in to our own culture. That ended tragicly for Turkish empires but better to be just then to be cruel and rule in horror like Mongols or Turco-Mongols like Timur.
Also German Crusader who was prisoned by first Bayezid then Timur, Johann Schilterberger describes Turkish forces mocking the Hungarian king while he was passing through Dardanelles, stating that Turkish soldiers showed Hungarian prisoners who were in chains to the king.
Timur also carved his empire from scratch in the middle of Mongol khanates. He was not of mongol origin. He was a turk. As you can see in the video he didn’t harm any muslim in the captured cities. Ottoman Sultan humiliated him and paved a way to his own destruction in the end.
@@rasulmahmudov63 correct comment
That is bullshit.Yeah you turks are angels, while others are the evil..
And the crusaders at Nicopolis were a force similar to what Nato is today?Wtf
Top quality content
Once again my friends.
You are outstanding!!!
What a brilliant video! Thank you for your work! 💯👏🏻❤️
Love your content! You always make My day! For the algorithm🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Excellent & Trilling video.
Thanks for a nother great historical battle video
I love how you guys show the elite units, gives it a great touch
Love your voice 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I love it so much . I download the audio and listen whenever I free
Great video.
Wow this may very well be your best video yet. Idk what you did differently but please continue it. Felt like I was partaking in that battle
Awesome - here's one for the algorithm! 🍻
maters piece ! this is one of the best , as always , this is the way to teach on school history ! much love from argentina !
this battle was an epic battle for the time , the battle that almost kill the ottomans empire
Magnificent work
My favorite video from you! Pretty intense battle
Thanks!
Thank you for the support. Much appreciated!
Funny that Manuel II toured european courts begging for help, while help came from another muslim turkic ruler :D
superb quality as always
That was an awesome video, one of your best!
Nice. Tanks
Saturday morning here with a History Marche video to watch.
Love your work on these
Great work, keep it up, one of the best illustruations 'ive seen in this channel, no doubt the battle itself is crazy
best history channel ever