Ottoman immigrants in Turkey

In the history of the world, A.D. 1453 is a very important year. On May 29th of this year, the ancient city of Constantinople fell into the hands of the Ottoman army, and the Byzantine Empire was declared dead, marking the end of the Middle Ages.

Since the end of 13 century, the Turks in Anatolia Plateau have been encroaching on the land of Byzantine Empire. Until AD 1453, under the leadership of Sultan Muhammad Ⅱ, the Turks finally completely conquered the dying Byzantine Empire, and the Ottoman army entered Constantinople as a conqueror. After the fall of Constantinople, Ottoman soldiers looted the city for three days as usual. When the soldiers were at the party, their sultan sang a bleak Persian poem in front of the ruins.

The spider has woven its silk screen in the palace, but the owl has finished serenading on the tower in Shiab, Abla. When the three-day looting ended, Muhammad Ⅱ began to stop the soldiers from looting and ordered them to return to the barracks. 2 1 year-old Sudan decided to rebuild Constantinople. He wants to turn this ancient city built by Roman nobles into the capital of the Ottoman Empire. However, Muhammad Ⅱ's idea was opposed by many Turkish nobles and Sipahi cavalry. These nobles and cavalry thought that Muhammad Ⅱ should not stay in Constantinople to build a palace, but should take them back to edirne.

In their eyes, edirne is the capital of the Ottoman Empire, because it has been the capital of the Ottoman Empire for 84 years since the Turks occupied edirne in 1369. Sipahi cavalry hope Muhammad Ⅱ can take them back to edirne, and then continue to March to the west. Now edirne is only a small Turkish city with a population of about160,000, which is totally incomparable with Istanbul (Constantinople) with a population of10,000. When Muhammad Ⅱ conquered Constantinople, edirne was much smaller than Constantinople.

The reason why Sipassy knights and some Turkish nobles don't want to stay in Constantinople is that they still maintain a nomadic lifestyle, and they don't want to settle in big cities. They think that if Sudan stays in Constantinople, it will not only prevent the expansion of the empire, but also alienate their relationship with Sudan. Before the rise of Yeniseri Legion, Sipahi cavalry was always the most important military force in the Ottoman Empire. Most of them are nomadic people and live a nomadic life. When the war breaks out, they will ride horses and fight for Sudan.

During the siege of Constantinople, Sipahi cavalry also participated in the war and made great contributions. Therefore, after the fall of Constantinople, Sipaci cavalry also entered the city as conquerors, but their attitude towards the city was completely different from their own Sudan. Sipahi cavalry think Constantinople is an unlucky city, because Constantinople is a city that has been trampled by "conquerors" repeatedly in history. If this city becomes the capital of the Ottoman Empire, it will soon be occupied by new conquerors.

In addition, these West Parsee cavalry don't want to stay in Constantinople, and they also have their own purposes. Because before that, their life was very free, and they would only leave their hometown to work for Sudan when there was a war, but if Constantinople became the capital of the Ottoman Empire, they would be placed in the barracks of the city. Muhammad Ⅱ's youngest son, Prince Jim, is also a supporter of these Sipachi cavalry. In the Book of Satok, he repeatedly emphasized that the capital of the empire should be edirne, and implied that Constantinople was a cursed city through some stories.

But Muhammad Ⅱ didn't care about the opposition of Sipassy cavalry and Turkish nobles. After Muhammad Ⅱ pushed his way through the crowd, he took Constantinople as the capital of the Ottoman Empire and built the Topkapa Palace in the city. The establishment of Topkapa Palace did lead to the alienation of Xipasi cavalry from Sudan. Before that, they could live with Sultans of past dynasties and see them almost every day. However, the Topkapa Palace is surrounded by tall walls, and only a small part of the area is open to the public, so it is difficult for Xipasi cavalry to see Sudan's respect.