The Reason the Ottoman Empire Had the Financial Capability to Expand, the Largest Islamic State in History, the Nexus Point Between Europe and the Middle East, Turkish Sultan Mehmed II Attacking Istanbul Without Warning, the Strategy Mehmed II Utilized to Attack Constantinople (Istanbul, Türkiye), the Formation of the Elite Janissary Soldier Rank, the Capture, Indoctrination, and Training of All Janissary Soldiers as Young Boys, the Person Who Halted 1 Millenia of Christian Control Within Constantinople, Mehmed II’s Next Goal After Capturing Constantinople, the Person Who Controlled the Kingdom of Wallachia (Romania), Romanian Voivode (Monarch) Vlad III and Romanian Voivode Radu III (Vlad III’s Brother) Captured by Mehmed II During Adolescence, Romanian Voivode Vlad II’s (Vlad III’s and Radu III’s Father) Membership Within the Societas Draconistarum (Society of the Dragonists), the Concept of the “Societas Draconistarum”, the Meaning of “Dracu” Within the Wallachian Language, the Title of “Dracu” Provided to Vlad II Causing His Son Vlad III to Become “Dracula”, Mehmed II and Radu III Possibly Being in a Romantic Relationship, the Disparate Religious Views of Vlad III and Radu III , Vlad III Stalling and Stopping the Transfer of Gold From Wallachia into the Ottoman Empire, the Reason Vlad III Stopped Gold Export into the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed II’s Response to This Behavior, the Reason Conflict Broke Out Between Vlad III and Mehmed II’s Emissaries, Mehmed II Interpreting Vlad III’s Actions as an Act of Aggression, Mehmed II’s Military Capabilities vs Vlad III’s Military Capabilities, the Strategy Employed by Vlad III to Attack Mehmed II, Vlad III Covertly Disguising His Soldiers as Janissaries, the Use of the Janissary Kilij (Sword) Weapon, the Most Common Weapon of Choice for European Knights, the European Longsword vs the Turkish Kilij, the Design of the Kilij Blade, Vlad III Leveraging Psychological Terrorism During Conflict, News of Vlad III’s Conquest Reaching Europe, Vlad III’s Plan to Leverage the Hungarian Military to Repel the Ottoman Empire, Romanian King Matthias Corvinus Refusing to Assist Vlad III, Mehmed II Tasking Radu III and the Janissaries With Defeating Vlad III, Mehmed II Reinforcing His Military With Calvary From Greece and Türkiye, Engineers From Constantinople, and Artillery From Bulgaria, the Number of Soldiers Commanded by Mehmed II vs the Number of Soldiers Commanded by Vlad III, Ottoman Soldier Training vs Wallachian Soldiers Training, the Reason Vlad III’s Small Force Could Compete With Mehmed II’s Large Force, Vlad III Implementing the Scorched Earth Strategy, Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin Leveraging the Scorched Earth Strategy During World War II, the Benefit of the Scorched Earth Strategy for Stalin, Vlad III Ordering the Destruction of Wallachia, Vlad III Leveraging Plague to Repel Ottoman Forces, Vlad III Developing the Strategy of Biological Warfare, Vlad III Covertly Hiding Impalement Traps for Ottoman Soldiers, the Concept of the “Bear Pit Trap” (Wolf Pit Trap), How Vlad III Cajoled Ottoman Soldiers into Following a Specific Path, Vlad III Demoralizing the Ottoman Military Prior to Engaging in Conflict, the Death Toll in Wallachia Post Conflict, the Person Who Imprisoned Vlad III, the Person Installed into Power as the Voivode of Wallachia and the Reason Mehmed II Did This, and the Ottoman Empire Dominating Wallachia and Pushing into Vienna, Austria