The Ottoman Saga 1: How the Ottoman Empire Began

A dream in a sheikh's house. A few tents near Söğüt. Sixty years later, a capital in Europe. How the Ottoman Empire began, from Osman Gazi's dream around 1299 to Orhan's conquests and the crossing into Europe at Gallipoli. The Byzantines didn't think a few Turkmen tents were worth a second look. This documentary follows the first sixty years of the Ottomans: the ten-year siege of Bursa, the first Ottoman coin, the Battle of Pelekanon, the surrender of Nicaea, Ibn Battuta's visit, the earthquake of 1354 that opened the door to Europe, and the road to Edirne. 0:00 A capital in Europe 0:28 Osman's dream 1:39 The siege of Bursa 2:56 The first Ottoman coin 3:57 The Battle of Pelekanon 4:58 The fall of Nicaea 6:18 Orhan's soup kitchen 7:13 Ibn Battuta in Bursa 8:23 Nicomedia and Karesi 9:30 Invited into Europe 10:26 The earthquake of 1354 11:16 Süleyman Pasha 12:30 Edirne Ibn Battuta is quoted from his own travel account. Legends are marked as legends. Images are AI-generated historical reconstructions; maps are our own. Audio: English, Turkish and Spanish tracks (gear icon → Audio track). Music: "Lord of the Land" and "Desert City" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #OttomanEmpire #History #Documentary