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It received a sequel in 2022, ''Rise of Empires: Ottoman: Mehmet Vs. Vlad'', covering Mehmet's rivalry with the Romanian Wallachian king UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler.
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It received a sequel in 2022, ''Rise of Empires: Ottoman: Mehmet Vs. Vlad'', covering Mehmet's rivalry with the Romanian king UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler.
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** Mehmet has one of the largest cannons ever built constructed solely for the task of breaching Constantinople's famed defensive walls.
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* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: Far from showing mercy, Mehmet let his forces RapePillageAndBurn for three days; the custom of the time for a city that had refused to surrender. So many of the Christian inhabitants were enslaved that he had trouble repopulating the city afterwards.
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* {{Determinato}}: There are [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject two leaders of this sort, each on opposing sides, going up against each other]]: [[TheConqueror Mehmet is determined to take Constantinople]], [[HoldTheLine Constantine is determined to hold Constantinople]]. [[TheWarSequence Lots of bloodshed]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre cannon]] [[MoreDakka fire]], [[SceneryGorn and destruction]] [[WarIsHell follow]].
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* {{Determinato}}: {{Determinator}}: There are [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject two leaders of this sort, each on opposing sides, going up against each other]]: [[TheConqueror Mehmet is determined to take Constantinople]], [[HoldTheLine Constantine is determined to hold Constantinople]]. [[TheWarSequence Lots of bloodshed]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre cannon]] [[MoreDakka fire]], [[SceneryGorn and destruction]] [[WarIsHell follow]].
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* Determinator: There are [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject two leaders of this sort, each on opposing sides, going up against each other]]: [[TheConqueror Mehmet is determined to take Constantinople]], [[HoldTheLine Constantine is determined to hold Constantinople]]. [[TheWarSequence Lots of bloodshed]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre cannon]] [[MoreDakka fire]], [[SceneryGorn and destruction]] [[WarIsHell follow]].
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* Determinator: {{Determinato}}: There are [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject two leaders of this sort, each on opposing sides, going up against each other]]: [[TheConqueror Mehmet is determined to take Constantinople]], [[HoldTheLine Constantine is determined to hold Constantinople]]. [[TheWarSequence Lots of bloodshed]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre cannon]] [[MoreDakka fire]], [[SceneryGorn and destruction]] [[WarIsHell follow]].
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:When the Ottomans overwhelm the city's defenses, Emperor Constantine refuses to flee and goes down fighting.]]
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:When the Ottomans overwhelm the city's defenses, Emperor Determinator: There are [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject two leaders of this sort, each on opposing sides, going up against each other]]: [[TheConqueror Mehmet is determined to take Constantinople]], [[HoldTheLine Constantine refuses is determined to flee hold Constantinople]]. [[TheWarSequence Lots of bloodshed]], [[MacrossMissileMassacre cannon]] [[MoreDakka fire]], [[SceneryGorn and goes down fighting.]]destruction]] [[WarIsHell follow]].
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:When the Ottomans overwhelm the city's defenses, Emperor Constantine refuses to flee and goes down fighting.]]
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* MacrossMissileMassacre / MoreDakka: This battle was one of the first instances of the use of cannon in large amounts in siege warfare. Emphasis on large amounts.
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* WarIsHell: Given that lots of people, both soldiers and civilians, die on both sides, lots of cannon fire is aimed at a populated city, and much of that city is destroyed by the end, this mini-series does NOT stray away from just how nasty war can be.
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* MixedAncestry: Mehmet is the son of Sultan Murad and an unnamed Greek noblewoman. It's suggested that this plays into his desire to unite the east and west under one ruler.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Both Emperor Constantine and Sultan Mehmet II actively involve themselves in planning, employing, and overseeing the strategies being used in the respective defense of and attack on Constantinople. [[spoiler: In the final battle of the siege, they both field themselves, although for Constantine, he does so only after the Ottoman's victory becomes inevitable, making it a DyingMomentOfAwesome for him.]]
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Mehmet gets the governor of the Genoese colony of Galata to collaborate with the Ottomans by just calmly pointing out how much they could profit from doing trade with the new empire, and ''how disappointed'' he would be with them if they hindered his success in any way.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Mehmet gets the governor of the Genoese colony of Galata to collaborate with the Ottomans by just calmly pointing out how much they could profit from doing trade with the new empire, and ''how disappointed'' he would be with them if they hindered his success in any way. When the governor tries to assure Mehmet that the Genoese are his allies, Mehmet orders his cannons to start firing over Constantinople and into the Golden Horn, [[spoiler: disguising the sound of his army cutting away at the trees and moving his fleet over land and into the Golden Horn behind the iron chain that protects it]], and erasing ''any'' thought the governor may have had that Mehmet was bluffing and wasn't in range.
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* BreachingTheWall:
** Constantinople's harbor is defended by a massive cast-iron chain that reaches all the way to the colony of Galata. The Ottoman forces manage to break into the Golden Horn by moving their fleet through the mountains north of Galata.
** Mehmet's army finally breaks through Constantinople's walls after a RousingSpeech and what appears to be a sign from God, with the Janissaries eventually making the final push that overwhelms Giustiniani's forces.
** Constantinople's harbor is defended by a massive cast-iron chain that reaches all the way to the colony of Galata. The Ottoman forces manage to break into the Golden Horn by moving their fleet through the mountains north of Galata.
** Mehmet's army finally breaks through Constantinople's walls after a RousingSpeech and what appears to be a sign from God, with the Janissaries eventually making the final push that overwhelms Giustiniani's forces.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Mehmet goes through a lot of pain and grief to finally take Constantinople, heeding all his advisor's warnings in the process, but by the end he's walking through the Hagia Sophia and sitting down on the Roman throne.]]
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** Downplayed by Giovanni Giustiniani. He's actually a very brave soldier who ties up Mehmet's forces for a considerable length of time, [[spoiler:only to flee when Mehmet's forces breach the city walls and dying a few days later on a ship with the sullied reputation as "the man who ran" rather than as the last defender of Constantinople.]]
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** Downplayed by Giovanni Giustiniani. He's actually initially a very brave and capable soldier who ties up Mehmet's forces for a considerable length of time, [[spoiler:only to flee when Mehmet's forces breach the city walls and dying a few days later on a ship with the sullied reputation as "the man who ran" rather than as the last defender of Constantinople.]]
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* RunningTheBlockade: The Ottomans impose a naval blockade on Constantinople to prevent reinforcements and aid from reaching the besieged city. A convoy of Genoan ships does manage to break through, as the western galleons are much larger than the Ottoman ships and can take a lot of damage without foundering. Mehmet is ''furious''.
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* EvilChancellor: Halil Pasha doesn't believe that victory against Constantinople is possible, and makes repeated overtures to the Byzantine court to arrange a truce behind Mehmet's back. Averted by Zaganos Pasha, who remains completely loyal to the Sultan.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:When the Ottomans overwhelm the city's defenses, Emperor Constantine refuses to flee and goes down fighting.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Mehmet goes through a lot of pain and grief to finally take Constantinople, heeding all his advisor's warnings in the process, but by the end he's walking through the Hagia Sophia and sitting down on the Roman throne.]]
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* HowWeGotHere: The series opens during the middle of the siege of Constantinople, when one of the Ottoman cannons explodes as a result of overuse with Mehmet knocked to the ground from the blast. It then flashes back to his upbringing and the build-up to the siege.
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* HowWeGotHere: The series opens during the middle of the siege of Constantinople, when one of the Ottoman cannons explodes as a result of overuse with Mehmet knocked to the ground from by the blast.force. It then flashes back to his upbringing and the build-up to the siege.
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* HowWeGotHere: The series opens during the middle of the siege of Constantinople, when one of the Ottoman cannons explodes as a result of overuse with Mehmet knocked to the ground from the blast. It then flashes back to his upbringing and the build-up to the siege.
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** Downplayed by Giovanni Giustiniani. He's actually a very brave soldier who ties up Mehmet's forces for a considerable length of time, [[spoiler:only to flee when Mehmet's forces breach the city walls and dying a few days later on ship with the sullied reputation as "the man who ran" rather than as the last defender of Constantinople.]]
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** Downplayed by Giovanni Giustiniani. He's actually a very brave soldier who ties up Mehmet's forces for a considerable length of time, [[spoiler:only to flee when Mehmet's forces breach the city walls and dying a few days later on a ship with the sullied reputation as "the man who ran" rather than as the last defender of Constantinople.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Lukas Notaras, the Grand Duke of Constantinople. He conspires with Mehmet's vizier to arrange a truce, hoards his wealth when the rest of the city is starving, stays out of the fighting, and tries to offer his fealty to Mehmet after the city falls. [[spoiler:Mehmet is so disgusted that [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves he orders him to be immediately beheaded]].]]
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** Lukas Notaras, the Grand Duke of Constantinople. He conspires with Mehmet's vizier to arrange a truce, hoards his wealth when the rest of the city is starving, stays out of the fighting, and tries to offer his fealty to Mehmet after the city falls. [[spoiler:Mehmet is so disgusted that [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves he orders him to be immediately beheaded]].]]
** Downplayed by Giovanni Giustiniani. He's actually a very brave soldier who ties up Mehmet's forces for a considerable length of time, [[spoiler:only to flee when Mehmet's forces breach the city walls and dying a few days later on ship with the sullied reputation as "the man who ran" rather than as the last defender of Constantinople.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The historians in the series speculate why [[spoiler:Giustiniani left the battle during the siege's final hours. Most likely, he didn't think victory was possible anymore and he was already wounded anyway. He's also a mercenary, not a Roman citizen, so there's no real point to him continuing to fight if his employers won't be there to pay him.]]
** Lukas Notaras, the Grand Duke of Constantinople. He conspires with Mehmet's vizier to arrange a truce, hoards his wealth when the rest of the city is starving, stays out of the fighting, and tries to offer his fealty to Mehmet after the city falls. [[spoiler:Mehmet is so disgusted that [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves he orders him to be immediately beheaded]].]]
** Downplayed by Giovanni Giustiniani. He's actually a very brave soldier who ties up Mehmet's forces for a considerable length of time, [[spoiler:only to flee when Mehmet's forces breach the city walls and dying a few days later on ship with the sullied reputation as "the man who ran" rather than as the last defender of Constantinople.]]
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The historians in the series speculate why [[spoiler:Giustiniani left the battle during the siege's final hours. Most likely, he didn't think victory was possible anymore and he was already wounded anyway. He's also a mercenary, not a Roman citizen, so there's no real point to him continuing to fight if his employers won't be there to pay him.]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:Giustiniani valiantly defends Constantinople for several weeks of heavy fighting, but when he takes an arrow during the final siege, he flees the city and meets a rather ignominious end a few days later when he dies of infection.]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:Giustiniani valiantly defends Constantinople for several weeks of heavy fighting, but when he takes an arrow during the final siege, he flees the city and meets a rather ignominious end a few days later when he dies of infection.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Lukas Notaras, the Grand Duke of Constantinople. He conspires with Mehmet's vizier to arrange a truce, hoards his wealth, wealth when the rest of the city is starving, stays out of the fighting, and tries to offer his fealty to Mehmet after the city falls. [[spoiler:Mehmet is so disgusted that he orders him to be immediately beheaded.]]
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* TheSiege: The Battle of Constantinople is portrayed through the eyes of both the attackers and the defenders, while historians occasionally provide exposition on the mindset of the characters or information one has to know to understand the significance of certain events.
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''Rise of Empires: Ottoman'' is a 2020 English-language Turkish miniseries covering UsefulNotes/TheFallOfConstantinople, as seen through the eyes of the young Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet II. Creator/CharlesDance narrates.
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* MixedAncestry: Mehmet is the son of Sultan Murad and an unnamed Greek noblewoman. It's suggested that this plays into his desire to unite the east and west under one ruler.
* RisingEmpire: The Ottoman Empire has already conquered a fair bit of the Balkans and Anatolia, and Mehmet is determined to defeat the Roman Empire so he can turn Constantinople into his new capital.
* TheSiege: The Battle of Constantinople is portrayed through the eyes of both the attackers and the defenders, while historians occasionally provide exposition on the mindset of the characters or information one has to know to understand the significance of certain events.
* SingleTear: Mehmet sheds a single tear when he orders the execution of [[spoiler:Halil Pasha]], who signed his own death warrant by conspiring against his Sultan, but a man that Mehmet nonetheless considered a beloved mentor.
* VestigialEmpire: The Roman Empire is on its deathbed, being reduced to a single city-state which, while heavily defended thanks to its walls and advantageous location, is surrounded by the Ottomans on all sides.
* WeCanRuleTogether: After suffering many defeats in the field, Mehmet tries offering Giustiniani a position within the Ottoman Empire. Giustiniani considers it but refuses, [[spoiler:although he later flees from the battle during the final hours of the siege.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Mehmet considers beheading one of his Admirals who fails to stop the Genoan ships from relieving the defenders, but settles for ATasteOfTheLash.
* YoungConqueror: Mehmet captures Constantinople at the young age of 21.
''Rise of Empires: Ottoman'' is a 2020 English-language Turkish miniseries covering UsefulNotes/TheFallOfConstantinople, as seen through the eyes of the young Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet II. Creator/CharlesDance narrates.
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!!Examples:
* MixedAncestry: Mehmet is the son of Sultan Murad and an unnamed Greek noblewoman. It's suggested that this plays into his desire to unite the east and west under one ruler.
* RisingEmpire: The Ottoman Empire has already conquered a fair bit of the Balkans and Anatolia, and Mehmet is determined to defeat the Roman Empire so he can turn Constantinople into his new capital.
* TheSiege: The Battle of Constantinople is portrayed through the eyes of both the attackers and the defenders, while historians occasionally provide exposition on the mindset of the characters or information one has to know to understand the significance of certain events.
* SingleTear: Mehmet sheds a single tear when he orders the execution of [[spoiler:Halil Pasha]], who signed his own death warrant by conspiring against his Sultan, but a man that Mehmet nonetheless considered a beloved mentor.
* VestigialEmpire: The Roman Empire is on its deathbed, being reduced to a single city-state which, while heavily defended thanks to its walls and advantageous location, is surrounded by the Ottomans on all sides.
* WeCanRuleTogether: After suffering many defeats in the field, Mehmet tries offering Giustiniani a position within the Ottoman Empire. Giustiniani considers it but refuses, [[spoiler:although he later flees from the battle during the final hours of the siege.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Mehmet considers beheading one of his Admirals who fails to stop the Genoan ships from relieving the defenders, but settles for ATasteOfTheLash.
* YoungConqueror: Mehmet captures Constantinople at the young age of 21.
