Ottomans (Age of Empires IV)/Mastery

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One of the world's most enduring empires sprung from humble nomadic roots in a small corner of Anatolia. The Ottoman Empire was made resilient by an effective and stable government supported by a well-trained and regimented military.

Trade & Bustle

Construct a Sultanhani Trade Network and garrison Traders within it to maximum capacity.

Rewards

• Caravanserai Portrait
• Fun Fact: Osman's Dream of Empire

Fun Fact: Osman's Dream of Empire

The Ottoman dynasty began with a mysterious vision. In the late 13th century, an Anatolian warlord named Osman visited the home of a well known sufi mystic. That night, he dreamt that a moon rose from the holy man's chest and sank into his own. Once id disappeared, Osman sprouted a massive tree from his navel, whose shade covered the world. Three centuries later, the empire bearing his name had grown to straddle three continents.

Eat, Drink, & Be Berry

Construct a Twin Minaret Medrese and harvest 2,000 Food.

Rewards

• Berries Sigil

Ottoman Novice

Win a game as the Ottomans.

Rewards

• Great Comet of 1577 Portrait
• Fun Fact: The Janissaries

Fun Fact: The Janissaries

The Ottomans conscripted soldiers for their elite fighting force, the Janissary corps, from the Christian communities of western Anatolia and the Balkans. Recruiters brought adolescent boys from these regions to the imperial capital, converted them to Islam, and gave them combat and language training. The most promising trainees graduated to the palace service, and many of them eventually rose to the top of the Empire's governing institutions

By Wing And Hoof

Defeat 10 ranged enemies with Sipahis affected by Fortitude.

Rewards

• Sipahi Portrait

Grand Council

Research 5 Imperial Council bonuses before reaching Age IV.

Rewards

• Astronomical Clock Banner Pattern

Bards of Battle

Have 10 Mehters playing their war drums simultaneously.

Rewards

• Mehter Portrait

Ottoman Apprentice

Win 2 games as the Ottomans.

Rewards

• Sipahi Monument
• Fun Fact: The Basilica

Fun Fact: The Basilica

During the 1453 siege of Constantinople, Mehmed the Conqueror employed a massive cannon, the Basilica, to demolish the city's walled fortifications. Then the world's largest artillery pieces, it was capable of launching a 1,000-pound cannonball over a mile through the air. The Basilica could only be fired three times daily, and got so hot after each use that Ottoman soldiers had to douse it with olive oil to prevent it from cracking.

Military Training

Construct at least 3 Military Schools and produce 100 units from them.

Rewards

• Janissary Hat Portrait

Bullet Hail

Repair 5 siege units with janissaries.

Rewards

• Crossed Muskets Sigil

Swift Winds

Research the Imperial Fleet upgrade, then construct 10 Cannon Ships.

Rewards

• Kalyon Portrait

Ottoman Adept

Win 5 games as the Ottomans.

Rewards

• Suleiman the Lawgiver Portrait
• Mehter Monument
• Fun Fact: Ottoman Sign Language

Fun Fact: Ottoman Sign Language

Congenitally mute royal attendants occupied a prestigious place at the Ottoman court, where silence was valued as a token of reverence. Palace mutes learned to communicate fluently with the Ottoman sultans using an complex form of sign language. Their unique access to the dynasty allowed them to acquire significant power and influence.

On the Move

Construct the Sea Gate Castle Landmark and have 5 Keeps providing Trade Protection.

Rewards

• Safiye Sultan Portrait
• Double Pointed Banner Shape

School of Thought

Construct the Istanbul Observatory and produce 100 units.

Rewards

• Osman I Portrait

Bombastic

Destroy 3 enemy Keeps with the Great Bombard.

Rewards

• Hurrem Sultan Portrait

Ottoman Master

Win 10 games as the Ottomans.

Rewards

• Armillary Sphere Sigil
• Great Bombard Monument
• Fun Fact: Taking Cairo

Fun Fact: Taking Cairo

Before the Ottoman siege of Cairo in 1517, Selim I extended an offer of vassalage to his Mamluk counterpart, Tuman II, in exchange of the unconditional surrender of the city. Enraged by Selim's condescension, Tuman sent back a withering rejection nailed to the decapitated head of a captured Ottoman soldier. Days later, Selim annihilated the rag-tag Mamluk army at the Battle of Raidaniyya, killing more than twenty-five thousand soldiers in a matter of hours.