20 Ottoman Sultans and the Shocking Ways They Died
In most empires, the throne was the safest place a man could sit. In the Ottoman Empire, it was the most dangerous job on earth. A sultan ruled three continents. He also had the highest chance of being murdered of almost any ruler in history. And the men most likely to kill him weren't his enemies. They were his soldiers. His sons. His own court. Sometimes the very people sworn to protect him. Thirty-six sultans ruled the Ottoman Empire across six hundred years. Many died peacefully. But a startling number did not. [SCENE 5] They were strangled, deposed, driven mad, and quietly removed. Some deaths were dramatic. Some were suspiciously convenient. And some are still argued over by historians today. Today, twenty of them, and the strange, bloody, and bizarre ways their reigns came to an end. If you like the strange corners of history, subscribe. New episode every week. Let's go. Number one. Murad the First won one of the most important battles in Ottoman history, and was assassi...