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Ancient discovery or mystery,Sultan Mahmud II’s Vision After the Auspicious Incident (1826–1830)
Manage episode 508576129 series 3620274
The thunder of cannons that had silenced the Janissaries in 1826 still echoed in the thoroughfares of Istanbul as Sultan Mahmud II surfaced from the chaos with unknown authority. For centuries, no Ottoman sovereign had dared to strike at the heart of the Janissary fraternity; yet Mahmud had done so with tolerance, perfection, and ruthless determination. The Auspicious Incident was further than a bloody battle — it was the revitalization of Ottoman central power. Now, freed from the suffocating grip of the Janissaries, Mahmud could eventually set in stir the reforms he'd envisaged for times.
346 episodes
Manage episode 508576129 series 3620274
The thunder of cannons that had silenced the Janissaries in 1826 still echoed in the thoroughfares of Istanbul as Sultan Mahmud II surfaced from the chaos with unknown authority. For centuries, no Ottoman sovereign had dared to strike at the heart of the Janissary fraternity; yet Mahmud had done so with tolerance, perfection, and ruthless determination. The Auspicious Incident was further than a bloody battle — it was the revitalization of Ottoman central power. Now, freed from the suffocating grip of the Janissaries, Mahmud could eventually set in stir the reforms he'd envisaged for times.
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