Dracula is a fictional character created by Bram Stoker (Alhamdulillah only essay) in his novel Dracula, published in 1897. Dracula is a vampire who is told from the town of Transylvania in Romania. Dracula weakness is sunlight, objects made of silver, and garlic. These figures probably inspired King Vlad III who reigned Walakia in the 15th century with an iron fist.
History of Dracula (Vlad Tepes III)
During the Crusades, Wallachia became bone of contention between the Ottoman Turkish empire Hungaraia and, at the time of Vlad II ruled in Wallachia, Vlad II had three children, Mircea, Dracula, and Randu, Vlad II sided with the kingdom of Hungary. But after the deposed by Sigismund (king of the kingdom of Hungary) and later replaced by John Hunyandi, Vlad II sided with the Ottoman Turkish empire, as a guarantee of his loyalty to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Vlad Dracula and Randu II sent to Turkey.
Historical Dracula
Vlad Tepes III (1431 – 1475 AD) or more popularly known as Dracula was born in Transylvania, Romania. He is the son of the 2nd of Vlad II and Cneajna, a daughter of Moldavia.
Dracula’s childhood did not last long, diusianya that the 11 he should be a guarantee kesetian his father to the Ottoman Turkish empire, he and his brother Randu should be sent to Turkey.
Early Power Dracula
After the war Verna, there was conflict between Vlad II and John Hunyadi, which resulted in the death of Mircea II and Vlad, Dracula’s brother. See political change in Wallachia, the Ottoman Turkish sultan (Mehmed II) sent back to Wallachia Dracula to seize the throne.
Dracula escorted back to Wallacia in 8000 the Ottoman Turkish soldiers. Tirgoviste when he got in (the capital of Wallachia), the fight between the army troops Vlasdisav with Dracula, who eventually won by the troops and put Dracula Dracula as ruler of Wallachia.
Early Dracula’s cruelty
Having succeeded in occupying the throne, Dracula massacred the remaining Ottoman Turkish soldiers impaled by, it became one of the causes of hostility between Dracula and Sultan Mehmed II.
As commander of the cross in Wallachia, Dracula had been massacred approximately 23,000 Muslims both soldiers and people, with war and with the method sula (Impaler), in German woodcuts of the 15th century, there is evidence of cruelty of Vlad III, a mass impalement with thousands of victims . After these actions send a letter to the king’s Dracula Hungary at that time (Matthias Corvinus) to solicit support from the kingdom of Hungary against the Ottoman Turks.
Midnight Attack (The Night Attack)
Dracula action that Ottoman Turks slaughtered 23,000, making the sultan Mehmed II declared war on the Dracula. On May 17, 1462 M Sultan Mehmed II (the conqueror konstatinopel) shipped 60,000 troops 30,000 troops plus a non-regular, while Dracula’s army of 30,000 soldiers, seeing the number of troops that are not balanced, Dracula conduct guerrilla warfare strategy.
At midnight attack Dracula-strong force 10,000 people have succeeded in getting the Ottoman Turkish army, but to hit back at dawn, upon the defeat of the troops retreated to the fortress Poenari Dracula, Dracula fled the siege of the Ottoman Turkish forces led by Randu (younger brother Dracula) to Hungary, thus, Randu Poenari easily captured the castle and seize the throne of Wallachia.
Dracula’s death
In December 1476 There was a battle between the forces of the cross with the forces Muslims (Ottoman Turks) that occurred in the area of Snagov, in the fighting forces can be defeated Dracula, and Dracula (Vlad III) was killed in the fighting, head cut and brought to Turkey as proof of his death .
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