As the dynamic young Sultan Osman II tried to reform the Empire, it turns out the Empire would rather not be reformed. Rebellions, invasions, corruption, and murder follow as the Ottoman Empire continues its struggle to modernize in a fast changing world.
Major Characters in this Episode
Ferdinand II
Leon Tomșa
Abaza
Gabriel Bethlen
Mustafa I
Osman II
Murad IV
George I Rákóczi
Timeline for this episode
1618-1648, Thirty Years War
1620-1621 Polish-Ottoman War
1620, Battle of Cecora
1621, Battle of Chotin
1622, revolt of the Janissaries and murder of Osman II
Use 1622 map
1622, Abaza Rebellion
1623, Mustafa I is deposed and replaced by his 11 year old brother Murad IV
1623, Ștefan IX Tomșa is deposed by the Ottomans after failing to find a balance between pro-Polish Commonwealth nobles and Ottoman interests
1623-1639, Ottoman-Safavid War
1624, Ottomans attack the Abaza Rebellion
1627, Second Abaza Rebellion
1629, Gabriel Bethlen dies and is succeeded by his wife Catherine
1631, Janissaries storm the palace and kill the Grand Vizier
1631, Ottoman soldiers and Barbary Pirates attack Ireland
1630s, The Moldavian throne gets traded between several men who bribe their way into the position as the Ottomans hope one of them can hold back the pro-Polish Commonwealth Boyars
1632, Alexandru Coconul the last Romanian descendant of Vlad the Impaler and one time Voivode of both Wallachia and Moldavia died
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