Mehmed II's Repopulation of Constantinople: Building a New Capital
After conquering Constantinople in 1453, Mehmed II faced a nearly empty city. This episode explores his ambitious policies to repopulate the new Ottoman capital: the forced resettlement known as sürgün, tax incentives for returnees, and invitations to Jewish and Armenian communities to rebuild the city's economic and social fabric. We also discuss the establishment of the millet system under Patriarch Gennadius Scholarius, granting religious minorities self-governance, and the early construction projects like Topkapi Palace and the Grand Bazaar that transformed the Byzantine ruin into a thriving imperial center. A deep dive into how a conqueror reinvented a city.
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Fler avsnitt av Constantinople to Istanbul: How a City Changed the World — Fexingo History
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