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What caused the fall of one of the most influential empires in history? - Mostafa Minawi

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Under cover of darkness in 1909, Sultan Abdulhamid II left Istanbul – bringing an end to his reign. For almost six centuries, his family had ruled the Ottoman Empire, spanning regions in North Africa, southeastern Europe, and the Middle East. But the end of this dynasty had been brewing for years. What happened to this once-powerful empire? Mostafa Minawi traces the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Mostafa Minawi
Director
Hernando Bahamon, Vicente Numpaque
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Music
A4M - Audio For Media
Sound Designer
A4M - Audio For Media
Storyboard Artist
Vicente Numpaque, Joell Martinez
Animator
Daniel Quintana
Art Director
Vicente Numpaque
Produced by
TED-Ed
Director of Production
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Stephanie Honchell Smith
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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