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Basic Info

First Air: October 06, 2013

Rating: ⭐ 4.2/10 (4 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Last Episode

Name: Mustafa Kemal-Ataturk

Season: 1, Episode: 3

Air Date: 2013-10-20

Runtime: 60 min

Rageh finds out how this great empire was finally destroyed, and its achievements were mainly lost in the trauma of its final years.

Videos

Trailer: Ottomaanse Rijk - The Ottomans BBC - Geschiedenis collectie 16DVD (YouTube)

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors

2013 1 seasons 3 episodes ⭐ 4.2/10 4 votes

Overview

It was the world's last Islamic empire - a super-power of a million square miles. From its capital in Istanbul it matched the glories of Ancient Rome. And after six centuries in power it collapsed less than a hundred years ago. Rageh Omaar, who has reported from across this former empire, sets out to discover why the Ottomans have vanished from our understanding of the history of Europe. Why so few realise the importance of Ottoman history in today's Middle East. And why you have to know the Ottoman story to understand the roots of many of today's trouble spots from Palestine, Iraq and Israel to Libya, Syria, Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo.