EP48 Why Do Today’s Wars All Fail to Escape the Old Frontiers of the Ottoman Empire?
In 1453, the Ottomans captured Constantinople, and Europe trembled. But few people know that in the same century, this empire was also competing with the Portuguese for shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean and battling the Spanish for hegemony in the Mediterranean. Few also know that in the Istanbul court, the one who sometimes held the real power was not the Sultan, but black eunuchs from Africa. This is the story told by The Ottoman Eunuchs and The Ottoman Age of Exploration—an imperial history obscured by "Eurocentrism." In this episode, Zhu Ming, a professor in the Department of History at East China Normal University, and historical scholar Sha Qingqing will lead us back into that forgotten Ottoman world.
Original Chinese title & description
EP48 今天的战争，为什么都没跳出奥斯曼帝国的旧边疆？
1453年，奥斯曼攻陷君士坦丁堡，欧洲为之颤抖。但很少有人知道，同一世纪，这个帝国还在印度洋上跟葡萄牙人抢航道，在地中海跟西班牙人争霸权。也很少有人知道，真正在伊斯坦布尔宫廷里说了算的，有时不是苏丹，而是来自非洲的黑人宦官。这就是《奥斯曼的宦官》和《奥斯曼的大航海时代》要讲的故事——一部被“西方中心论”遮蔽的帝国史。 本期节目，华东师大历史系教授朱明和历史学者沙青青，将带领我们一起重新走进那个被遗忘的奥斯曼世界。
Participation credit “谁进馆说”：沙青青：历史学者，播客主播。。
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