Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' inheritance to the Roman Empire through his conquest of Constantinople.

An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, ...

📜 Siege of Vienna: Opening Bombardment - Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' inheritance to the Roman Empire ...

Mehmed II solidifies his reign, but in nearby Wallachia, childhood friend Vlad the Impaler gains notoriety and seeks to challenge Mehmed's hegemony. Mehmed sends Maria to coax Hungarian King ...