Last time, it was said that the "Ottoman Empire" was severely hammered by the "Timurid Empire" after its rise, but when the country was destroyed, it was found that the other party turned the spearhead to the east to conquer the Ming Dynasty.

The scheming "Timur" was tempting the "Ottoman" Sultan Bayzet to follow him in a "false retreat" in the territory of central Asia in Turkey, and easily brought the other side to the Ankara plain. At this time, Baizet's army was unable to resist the efficient cavalry of Timur's army, and after several overwhelming charges, he quickly succumbed. No matter how spectacular this victory of Timur was, it was also short-lived.

Hildinger once concluded that "Timur's great victory ended up in vain due to lack of consolidation." Because Timur's "legacy" was inextricably linked to "plunder and conflict", once Timur's army retreated, the occupied areas would be in disarray. Of course, if "Timur" died, the empire would be in danger.

In 1402, the army of Timur defeated the "Ottoman" army in Ankara, captured the "Ottoman Sultan" Bahazar I, and took him away in chains. The unfortunate Sultan died in captivity the following year, leaving behind four heirs who would compete with each other for control of what remained of Ottoman Anatolia for a decade. This is also what "Timur" is willing to see, after all, it is only clever to manipulate the fate of the other party.

"Timur" continued westward, and the army advanced to the Aegean port of Smyrna (later "Izmir" in Turkey). There, the "Great Army" captured a Christian "Crusader" castle and slaughtered all the "infidel" defenders.

The Byzantine palace gate of Istanbul, the capital of the "Ottoman Empire", was also dismantled by the "Timurid army" and taken to Samarkand, the capital of the "Timurid Empire", thousands of miles away, where it was greatly appreciated by Kraviho.

Before the "Timur" conquered each other, the policy towards the "Ottoman Empire" was to consolidate the "Sultan's" control over the Emirate of Gazi by conquest, usurpation and trade. However, by 1420 AD, the power of the "Ottoman Empire" had regrouped, and new campaigns were fought in the Greek peninsula.

After Timur's death, the Ottoman Empire under Murat II (reigned 1421 – 1451) regained most of its lost territory, but some were occupied by Timurid troops.

In fact, the series of wars waged by the "Timurid Empire" against the "Ottoman Empire" actually involved a very interesting question, that is, how exactly did the "Ottomans" position themselves in the "great power strategy" of "Timur"? As long as this question is clarified, we can understand why the "Ottoman Empire" was able to survive under the iron heel of the "Timur" army, after all, in terms of comprehensive national strength, especially military strength, Timur completely crushed the Ottomans.

Contrary to popular stereotypes, at the beginning, the "Ottoman Empire" was not a strategic enemy of "Timur", because the strength and grade of the other side were far from enough. On the contrary, because the "Ottoman Turkish Empire" actively waged a "holy war" against the Western "Christian world", it virtually expanded the influence of "Islam" in Europe, so that "Timur" preconceived it as the "frontier" and "bulwark" of the entire "Islamic world".

Therefore, "Timur" not only did not show any covetousness for the territory of the "Ottoman Turkish Empire", but acquiesced in the expansion of the "Ottomans" in Asia Minor. His change in the strategic positioning of the "Ottoman Empire" came in 1399.

Because at this time, the army of the "Ottoman Sultan" Bayezid was extremely inflated after defeating the "Western Crusaders", and while besieging Constantinople, he also dared to march to the east and occupy the Emir State of Erzinjan, which was protected by "Timur", and also took in Khan Kara Yusuf of the Iranian "Black Sheep Dynasty", which was hostile to "Timur". These operations finally angered the "Timur".

Timur wrote to Bayezid and admonished him to withdraw from his army and return Kara Yusuf, while recognizing his exploits against the European "Christians". At this time, "Timur" still hoped to coexist peacefully with "Ottoman".

However, Bayezid's reply completely destroyed the "Timur" favor with the "Ottomans", because the other party contemptuously provoked "Timur" in the letter: "What are the Tatar arrows compared to the short knives and tomahawks of my indestructible guards?" …… If you don't dare to fight me, then let your wife and concubine linger with me for a long time, and then come back to you, hehe. "There is only one possibility left for this state of affairs to develop.

So, the embarrassed and angry "Timur" immediately sent troops and conquered the "Ottoman" front stronghold of the city of Sivas, but he did not continue to attack the "Ottoman Empire", but withdrew his troops and turned south to conquer the Syrian region.

This suggests that the "Timur" may still just want to knock the "Ottomans" on the ground, as long as the "Ottoman Turks" withdraw from eastern Asia Minor and call themselves tributes. "Timur" could tolerate the existence of the "Ottoman state", but the "Ottoman Sultan" Bayezid adopted a puzzling attitude at this time, and he did not take advantage of the "Timur" army to send troops to recover the empty city of Sivas, but also to sue for peace with "Timur".

At this time, his main force was still besieging "Constantinople", the capital of the "Eastern Roman Byzantine" Empire, as if there was some treasure in the city that could help him destroy the so-called "Tatar army" of "Timur". This made "Timur" feel incredible. So, almost two years after the "Battle of Sivas", "Timur" finally decided to put an end to this "boring dumb riddle". So, he led his army to easily defeat the main army of the "Ottoman Empire" in Ankara.

While occupying the Asian territories of "Ottoman Turkey", "Timur" also captured the "Ottoman Sultan" Bayezid. However, in that "king-to-king" battle, "Timur" not only gave full play to his extremely rich combat experience, but also fought a cavalry battle with the opponent.

However, after half a day of fierce fighting, the so-called "Tatar army" (Mongol mercenaries) and the Anatolian coalition army in Bayezid's army fell to "Timur" one after another. As a result, Bayezid's main army collapsed, and he himself was captured by the opposing guards.

After the victory, "Timur" did not continue to attack the "Ottoman Empire", because he was getting a report from spies and quickly returned to Samarkand to prepare to conquer the "Ming Empire" in the east, after all, whether it was the past of the Han and Tang dynasties, or the wealth of the Song and Yuan dynasties, it was one of the important reasons for him to persist in the Eastern Crusade.

However, it is unfortunate that "Timur" died of alcoholism on the way to conquer the Ming Empire soon after due to his advanced age, after all, for the old man who thought that he was over the age of sixties, it was difficult to die suddenly after long distances, irregular diet, and drinking the "Arak Shochu" in Yili, Xinjiang!

However, in this way, this defeat caused the "Ottoman Empire", which was about to collapse, to passively enter a ten-year civil war with "empty thrones" after "great demoralization", and delayed the demise of the "Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire", and at the same time relieved the worries of the "Timur" army when it invaded the Ming Empire.

Before deciding to conquer the Ming Dynasty, although "Timur" had helped the Princes of Ghazi in Asia Minor to restore the country, Timur did not actually intend to eradicate the "Ottoman family", but had ulterior motives to divide the remaining Asian territories of the "Ottoman Empire" to Bayezid's four sons.

In addition, "Timur" also called up a fleet to prepare to attack the European territory of the "Ottoman Empire", because at this time, the "Ottoman Empire" no longer had the need to exist as an independent state in the eyes of "Timur", but the "Ottoman family" after being split could still continue their rule as vassals.

Based on the above facts, it can be seen that the "Ottoman Empire" was never an "imaginary enemy" of "Timur" in terms of strategy, and there was no need for "Timur" to completely destroy the "Ottomans." Even if "Timur" really gathered a fleet to capture the "Ottoman" European territory, there was still a possibility of revival of the "Ottoman" state.

In fact, it was the "Ming Empire" that he was very familiar with who wanted to save the "Ottomans" from completely becoming a vassal of "Timur", because Timur believed that his conquest in Asia Minor was nothing more than an "exaggerated plunder", and only by tying the rich "East" to his imperial territory could he be considered a perfect life.

As a result, when he was only one step away from completely destroying the independent "Ottoman state", he took his army to turn around and expedition to the Ming Dynasty in China without hesitation, but he collapsed in the middle of the road, which can be sighed.

After the death of "Timur", there was a "power vacuum" in the territory of the original "Ottoman Turkish Empire", and Mehmed I, with the help of the mayor of "Constantinople", successfully ate chicken in this "battle royale game" and reborn the "Ottoman Empire", so that there was a later Turkey.

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