Drift off to the complete history of the Ottoman Empire — one of the longest-lasting and most powerful empires in world history. From Osman I's founding of the dynasty in 1299 through the conquest of Constantinople, the peak of Suleiman the Magnificent, and the slow decline through World War I to the abolition of the sultanate in 1922.

Covered: Founding of the Ottoman dynasty, the fall of Constantinople (1453), Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman-Habsburg wars, the Janissaries, Ottoman culture and architecture, the Tanzimat reforms, and the empire's collapse after WWI.

✦ 2.5-hour deep dive ✦ Calming narration ✦ Middle Eastern and European history for sleep

Sleepless History is an educational sleep podcast covering ancient civilizations, world empires, and major historical events — made to help you fall asleep.