Why did the Ottoman Sultans Kill their Brothers?

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Our animated historical documentary series on the Ottoman Empire have covered the battles of Kosovo (http://bit.ly/2JI3F0p), Nicopolis (http://bit.ly/2zUNRre), Ankara (http://bit.ly/2uW7r0D), Varna (http://bit.ly/2JIK2VG), Second Kosovo, Constantinople (http://bit.ly/2uELWlI), Belgrade, Targoviste and Otlukbeli (http://bit.ly/2JOBlcQ), Vaslui, Valea Alba (http://bit.ly/2C9Cm0l), Skanderbeg's rebellion (http://bit.ly/2BYMYgW), Breadfield, Otranto, Krbava and Chaldiran (http://bit.ly/2ONsWNO). One theme that runs through these videos is the practice of fratricide, as for centuries, the Ottoman sultans killed their brothers upon assuming the throne. But why did that happen and how it influenced the Ottoman history? Find out in this video!

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Sources:
Leslie Peirce - The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire
Baki Tezcan - The Second Ottoman Empire: Political and Social Transformation in the Early Modern World
Goffman - The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe

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