𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙝 👇 The Second Battle of Kosovo (Turkish: İkinci Kosova Muharebesi) was a land battle between a Hungarian-led Crusader army and Ottoman Sultanate at Kosovo field during 17–20 October 1448. Ottoman army under the command of Sultan Murad II defeated the Crusader army of regent John Hunyadi. The Christian Balkan states were simply incapable to resist the Ottoman forces after this defeat leading to annexation of Wallachia. Murad II was succeeded by his son Mehmed II who further expanded the Ottoman state by finally capturing Constantinople in 1453. This transformed the Ottoman state into a global power and had military power far superior than any contemporary European state. The list of belligerents is posted in comments #kosovo #crusade #military #europe #balkan

In 1164AD, Salah ud Din Ayubi officially became a state employee of the Ismaili Fatimid Empire. He rose up the ranks owing to his charisma and military successes against Crusaders. Salah ud, as a Sunni Muslim began to undermine Fatimid regime by feigning loyalty. He managed to get the rank of a Vizer. After the death of Al-Adid in 1171AD, Salah ud Din Ayubi abolished the Cairo based Fatimid state and established Ayubbid Sultanate with himself as the First Sultan. This shows that Salah ud Din Ayubi was indeed a man who possessed cunningness and also employed deception to achieve his goal of realigning Egypt with the Sunni based Abbasid Caliphate. The force behind Sultan Salah ud Din Ayubi Hazretleri was Sayyidina Abdul Qadir Jillani (رحمه الله تعالی) the leader of all Awliyah, Imam of all Orthodox Sunnis, and the 13th direct descendant of the Fifth Rightly Guided Caliph Sayyidina Imam Hassan ibn Ali رضي الله عنهم. Source: "Saladin" Longman

Yusuf ibn Ayyub ibn Shadhi (1137 – 4 March 1193), commonly known by the title Salah ud Din ,was the founder of the Ayyubid Sultanate. Hailing from an ethnic Kurdish family, he was the first Sultan of both Egypt and Syria. He is popularly known for liberating Al-Quds, the land of Jerusalem or the first Islamic Qiblah. Sultan Salah ud Din spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant. At the height of his power, Ayyubid territorial limit spanned Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen, the Maghreb, and Nubia. The Sultan was indeed Kurdish by race but far from being any ethno nationalist. He was an Orthodox Sunni Muslim and also a disciple of the Sultan ul Awliyah, Shaykh Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jillani (رحمه الله تعالی) the leader of Sunni Orthodoxy and 13th direct descendant of the Fifth Rightly Guided Caliph Sayyidina Imam Hassan ibn Ali رضي الله عنهم . So, Sultan Salah ud Din Ayubi Hazretleri has the honor of having this unique spiritual link which reaches to the King of all Prophets Sayyidna Muhammad ﷺ. [Source: Saladin, Pearson Longman. p. 48] Sultan Salah ud Din was famous for his kind, generous, and forgiving nature. Despite the horrendous slaughter of Muslims by Crusaders' when they originally conquered Jerusalem in 1099, Sultan granted amnesty to all common Catholics and even to the defeated Christian army, as long as they were able to pay the aforementioned ransom (the Greek Orthodox Christians were treated even better because they often opposed the western Crusaders). 20th-century French author Albert Champdor described Sultan Salah ud Din as "Le plus pur héros de l'Islam" (English: The purest Hero of Islam) through his book. As early as 1202/03, Walther von der Vogelweide urged the German King Philip of Swabia to be more generous like Salah ud Din, who believed that a king's hands should have holes to let the gold fall through. [Introduction to the History of the Muslim East, Historical Bibliography. University of California Press. p. 166.] In April 1191, a Frankish woman's three month old baby had been stolen from her camp and sold on the market. The Franks urged her to approach Salah ud Din herself with her grievance. According to Baha ad-Din, Sultan used his own money to buy the child back: He gave it to the mother and she took it; with tears streaming down her face, and hugged the baby to her chest. The people were watching her and weeping and I (Ibn Shaddad) was standing amongst them. She suckled it for some time and then Sultan ordered a horse to be fetched for her and she went back to camp. [Lyons, Malcolm Cameron; Jackson, D. E. P. (1982). Saladin: The Politics of the Holy War] Sultan Salah ud Din died of a fever on 4 March 1193 (27 Safar 589 AH) at Damascus, not long after King Richard's departure. In Sultan Salah ud Din's possession at the time of his death were one piece of gold and forty silver pieces. He had given away wealth to his poor subjects, leaving nothing to pay for his funeral. He was buried in a mausoleum in the garden outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. [Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (2002). The Rare and Excellent History of Saladin] May the Nur of Jenab e Haqq Allah Azzawajal fill the grave of Sultan Salah ud Din. Amin 🤲 #islamicknowledge #tarih #Saladin #Egypt #kurdish #IslamicHistory #March #today #TodayInHistory #knowledge #historical

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐝 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐭 ⚡ ! Bayezid I (Reign: 1389-1402) was given the honorific title of Yildirim ( thunderbolt ⚡) for the brilliant speed with which he mobilised his military to attack the enemies. The Sultan is credited for crushing a large scale European crusade in the Battle of Nicopolis (Niğbolu) in 1396. It was a stunning victory as the Ottomans defeated armies of around 20 European states which proves the military prowess of Bayezid 1. For his heroic victory at Nicopolis, Sultan Bayezid Han was officially given the title of "Sultan" by the contemporary ceremonial Abassid Caliph residing in Mamluk Egypt. The effect of the defeat of Nicopolis was so devastating for Christians that Chronicler Jean Froissart would declare : "Since the battle of Roncesvalles when all twelve peers of France were slain, Christianity received not so great a damage." [Source: Tuchman 561] This victory stabilised the Ottoman state and discouraged the formation of future alliance of European states. [Source: Battle of Nicopolis". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009]. Besides his military skills, Bayezid 1 was very pious Muslim who created a system of sending annual gifts for all the residents of Hejaz (Mecca and Medina) as a sign of his love for Muslim Ummah. [Source: Salih Gülen] Unfortunately, Sultan Bayezid's image has been tarnished by certain fanatics who believe that Bayezid 1 was defeated at the battle of Ankara 1402 due to alcoholism (استغفراللہ). It is sad that such baseless lies are bought by the gullible people who lack ability to research. Firstly, the Islamic population of medieval Anatolia would never tolerate a drunkard as ruler. Secondly, if Bayezid had such vices then he wouldn't be able to crush a grand European alliance before. The primary reason for the defeat at Ankara conflict was the betrayal of a major chunk of Bayezid's forces who defected to Amir Timur's camp in the midst of battle. Also, we must not forget that Bayezid 1 was busy besieging Constantinople when Timur invaded Eastern Anatolia; which is why Bayezid 1 didn't really have time to formulate a proper war strategy. Certain blind admirers of Amir Timur present Bayezid 1 as the person who fueled the fire of war which is factually incorrect. Bayezid 1 was the sovereign ruler of Ottoman Sultanate who refused to bow to a fanatic like Amir Timur who had shed the pure blood of tens of thousands Muslims from India to Iran and to Middle East. (shocking example of Timur's cruelty against innocent Muslim civilians in comments below) The struggle of Bayezid Yildirim against Timur failed, but it serves us all a lesson that one should never fear defeat if one is on the right path. This is why Bayezid refused to escape the battlefield despite insistence of subordinates. He accepted the defeat but remained steadfast on all his high principles. May Allah elevate the the ranks of Bayezid Yildirim. Amin Ecmain 🤲 May God raise the ranks of Sultan Yildirim Beyazid. Sultan Bayezid Han Coķ Yaşa❤ Artist credit : Sadiq Huseynov (Azerbaijan) #yıldırım #history #osmanli #ottoman #tarih #iran #middleeast #india #Timur #mongol #ankara #anatolia #muslim #arab #warfare #legacy #Sultan #Osman #devlet #warhistory #azerbaijan #military #Prowess #victory

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞 (𝐔𝐥𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐢), 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐚 🇹🇷 A popular tradition states that Ghazi Sultan Yildirim Bayezid 1 took an oath before Allah Azzawajal to have 20 mosques built as a form of gratitude if he was able to achieve victory in the Battle of Nicopolis 1396. Later he managed to completely crush the Crusade comprised of over 20 European armies. So instead of building 20 separate mosques, Sultan Bayezid commissioned construction of a Grand Mosque at Bursa with 20 domes. Bursa was the first Ottoman capital. May Allah illumine the grave of Sultan Bayezid. Amin 🤲 #bayezid #Nicopolis #Ottoman #Osmanli #Crusade #Europe #balkan #Christian

The Ottoman navy invaded the Italian coastal city of Otranto on 28 July 1480. The city was finally captured after a 15 day siege. This set out a huge layer of panic throughout Italy and Europe as Rome was under threat. Emergency vacuation arrangements were even made in Rome for Pope Sixtus IV who called for a crusade to retake Otranto. After several failed attempts the Christians finally managed to take control of Otranto on 1 May 1481. Ottoman Sultan Fatih Mehmed II now fully planned to lead his forces to invade and liberate Italy but he passed away on 3 May 1481 before realizing this expedition. So, a three day celebration was ordered by the Pope who was over the moon that they were now safe from Sultan Mehmed II. The news was proclaimed in Venice : "La Grande Aquila è morta!" ('The Great Eagle is dead!') Due to a succession crisis between his sons Bayezid II and Cem Sultan, reinforcements could not be sent to Italy and so the Ottoman forces eventually retreated back to Istanbul. Sources: 1."The Grand Turk" : John Freely, p. 180, 2009 2.Creating East And West: Renaissance Humanists And the Ottoman Turks. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 158. #ottoman #italy #naples #domimation #mehmet #mehmed #fatih #osmanli #venice #pope #christianity #europe

#OnThisDay in 1187, Sultān Salāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbi liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders. The Ayyubid army defeated the Crusaders at the decisive Battle of Hattin and took control over Palestine. The Muslim ruler Salāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbi was a magnificent and extraordinary military leader and was an living example of the onward, tolerant, and man of great faith which was deeply beloved to his heart. By illuminating restraint and peaceful treatment of the non-Muslims, he was upholding the teachings of Islām such as protecting the non-Muslims and freedom of religion.

Salahuddin Ayyubi was a Military leader who liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders, he was a living example of the onward, tolerant, and inclusive faith which was so beloved to his heart. By illuminating restraint and peaceful treatment, he was upholding central Islam's tenets such as protection of non-Muslims and freedom of religion. Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi was born in 532 Hijri /1137 in Tikrit, on the West bank of the Tigris river, between Mosul and Baghdad, He was much-loved by his father. His family is of Kurdish origin. His father, Najm al-din Ayyub, was left out of Tikrit, in 1139, and Salahuddin and his brother Asad al-Din Shirkuh moved to Mosul, Iraq. He then entered the service of Imad ad-Din Zangi, who appointed him commander of his fortress in Baalbek. After the death of Imad ad-Din Zangi in 1146, his son, Nur ad-din, became the leader of the Zengids and the ruler of Aleppo. In July 1187, Salahuddin captured a big part of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at that time. On 4 July 1187, at the Battle of Hattin, he encountered the combined forces of Raymond III of Tripoli and Guy of Lusignan, King Consort of Jerusalem. In this battle alone the crusader army was destroyed by the motivated army of Salahuddin. This was havoc for the Crusaders and a turning point in World History. Reinald de Chatillon was captured by the Salahuddin and was personally responsible for his killing in retaliation for his attacking Muslim caravans. The people of these caravans had, Idle, deprecate his mercy by telling the ceasefire between the Crusaders and the Muslims, but the Reinald de Chatillon ignored this and also insulted Islamic prophet, Muhammad, before killing and torturing a number of them. On this, Salahuddin wants to personally kill Raynald.

625 years ago today, the Ottomans under the leadership of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid Yildirim defeat the grand scale European Crusade in the Battle of Nicopolis, 1396. So let us commemorate this great victory by reading on great legacy of Sultan Bayezid 1 and how he secured a huge victory for Islam. The Crusade of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in rout of an allied crusader army of Hungarian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German, and assorted troops at the hands of an Ottoman military under Sultan Bayezid 1. Ottoman Bayezid I was given the title of Yildirim (thunderbolt⚡) for his brilliant speed with which he mobilised his army to attack the enemies. Sultan Yildirim Bayezid I crushed a large scale European crusade at the Battle of Nicopolis (Niğbolu) 1396. Sultan Bayezid's prestige rose so much after this heroic victory at Nicopolis, that for this Bayezid 1 was officially given the title of "Sultan" by shadow Abassid Caliph in Egypt despite the opposition of the Mamluks who wanted to retain title of Sultan for themselves. The effect of the defeat was so devastating for Christians that Chronicler Jean Froissart would declare : "Since Battle of Roncesvalles when all twelve peers of France were slain, Christendom received not so great a damage." [1] The Battle of Nicopolis is also widely regarded as the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire, since hopes for its revival had come to an end with the defeat of the Crusaders. Its last ruler, Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria, was captured and killed in Bursa. [2] By their victory at Nicopolis, the Ottomans discouraged formation of future European coalitions against them. They maintained their pressure on Constantinople, tightened their control over the Balkans, and became a greater threat to central Europe. [3] The Turbe or Tomb of the Great Mujahid and Sunni Sultan Bayezid Yildirim Al Hanafi Al Maturidi at Bursa the first Ottoman Capital. May the Noor of Allah Illumine his grave. May God raise the ranks of Sultan Yildirim Beyazid. Sultan Bayezid Han Coķ Yaşa Sources used: [1] Tuchman 561 [2] Andreev, Jordan; Lalkov, Milcho (1996). Българските ханове и царе [The Bulgarian Khans and Tsars] (in Bulgarian ) Veliko Tarnovo: Abagar. pp. 297–298. [3] "Battle of Nicopolis". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Retrieved #ottoman #turkey #Bayezid #Nicopolis #Europe #Yildirim #Osmanli #Crusade