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The Ottoman Turks and their conquest of Constantinople
The Ottoman Empire originated in the Middle East during the 13th century. The thing that brought so many people together to form the Ottomans was the religion of Islam. Without this religion, many of the tribes would have stayed independent of one another. With consistent pressure from the east by the Mongols, the Ottomans began moving west towards the Byzantine Empire's lands and holdings. A series of wars and battles through the 14th and 15th centuries eventually led to the Siege of Constantinople in 1453.
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Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way So take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks Istanbul (Istanbul) Istanbul (Istanbul) Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks So take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks Istanbul Source |
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