Genghis-Khan (Part 8), Anatolia meet Kebab and Janissaries soldiers



This post is following the last 7 ones. Make sure to read Genghis-Khan full history in part 1-7 of his adventures. 

 

However, the Mongols didn’t simply curb stomp everything to the ground in the region... I mean they did but their destruction allowed for one of the greatest empires in history and major power of European renaissance to rise, the after mentioned Ottomans. Who would have thought that one random nomad from the eastern steppes would lead to the birth of figures like Osman, Suleiman and Mehmet. And the funniest part, unless your name is Georgia, is that they did this completely by accident. The Ottomans rose from the ashes of the Sultanate of Rum which the Mongols unknowingly obliterated in a punitive expedition. They just came in for a slap because of a small insult to the Khan and the whole Sultanate spontaneously blew up. So, just like with the Song and Jurchen, removing Genghis-Khan means the Sultanate of Rum wouldn’t be annihilated when it did. And as such the Ottomans would have never come to be, which would have been huge. European history would be changed on a fundamental level because of the disappearance of one of its major powers. But that will be discussed in the next part. Returning to Anatolia, no Ottomans back then means no Turkey today, as they directly descend from them. Also, funnily enough Constantinople would probably be still called Constantinople, or use a similar name. As unlike the popular belief, Istanbul was given by the Turks, not the Ottomans. Okay this wouldn’t change much because neither would come to exist, but I just wanted to share that. 

 

We’ll continue with the Genghis-Khan in the next post. Make sure to follow the next part of the series! 

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