Friday 17 May 2013
History of Dracula (Vlad Tepes III)
During
the Crusades, Wallachia became a bone of contention between Hungaraia
and Turkish Ottoman empire, at the time of Vlad II ruled in Wallachia,
Vlad II had three children, Mircea, Dracula, and Randu, Vlad II sided
with the Hungarian kingdom. But
after deposed by Sigismund (king of the kingdom of Hungary) and was
replaced by John Hunyandi, Vlad II siding with the Ottoman Turkish
empire, as a guarantee of his loyalty to the imperial Ottoman Turks,
Vlad II Dracula and Randu send to Turkey.
History of Dracula
Vlad Tepes III (1431 - 1475 AD) or more popularly known as Dracula was born in Transylvania, Romania. He is the 2nd son of Vlad II and Cneajna, a daughter of Moldavia.
Childhood
Dracula did not last long, at the age of 11 he had to be a guarantee of
his loyalty to the Ottoman Turkish empire, he and his brother Randu
should be sent to Turkey.
Early Power Dracula
After
the war Verna, a conflict between Vlad II and John Hunyadi, which led
to the death of Mircea II and Vlad, Dracula's brother. Looking
at the political changes in Wallachia, the Ottoman Turkish sultan
(Mehmed II) send Dracula back to Wallachia to seize the throne.
Dracula escorted back to Wallacia 8000 Ottoman Turkish soldiers. Tirgoviste
when he got in (the capital of Wallachia) battle between the forces of
Dracula Vlasdisav troops, which was eventually won by the forces of
Dracula and Dracula placed as ruler of Wallachia.
Early Cruelty Dracula
Having
succeeded to the throne, vampire slaying remaining Ottoman Turkish
soldiers impaled way, it becomes a cause of animosity between Dracula
and Sultan Mehmed II.
As
commander of the cross in Wallachia, Dracula had slaughtered more than
23,000 Muslims both soldiers and the people, with the war and with the
method sula (impaler), the German woodcut 15th century, there is
evidence of atrocities Vlad III, mass impalement with victims numbering
in the thousands . After
Dracula's actions sent a letter to the king of Hungary at that time
(Matthias Corvinus) to enlist the support of the Hungarian kingdom to
fight the Ottoman Turks.
Midnight attack (The Night Attack)
Action vampire army that slaughtered 23,000 Turkish Ottoman sultan Mehmed II made declaring war against Dracula. At
the date of May 17, 1462 M Sultan Mehmed II (the conqueror
Constantinople) sent 60,000 troops plus 30,000 non-regular army, while
Dracula army of 30,000 soldiers, saw the number of unequal forces,
Dracula conduct guerrilla warfare strategy.
At
midnight raid Dracula-strong army of 10,000 men succeeded in pushing
Ottoman Turks, but can be beaten back by the time dawn arrived, the
defeat of the army retreated to the castle Poenari Dracula, Dracula
escaped from the siege of Ottoman Turks led by Randu (younger brother Dracula) to Hungary, thus, Randu Poenari easily captured the fort and seize the throne of Wallachia.
Death of Dracula
At
the December 1476 battle occurred between the Crusaders with the Muslim
army (Ottoman Turkish) that occurred in the area of Snagov, in the
fighting forces can be defeated Dracula, and Dracula (Vlad III) were
killed in the battle, his head was cut off and taken to Turkey as proof
of his death .
