A winding maze of secret dungeons and tunnels have been discovered beneath Tokat Castle in Turkey. And these hidden cells may have been where Vlad the Impaler - credited as being the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula - was held hostage during the 15th century.
Vlad the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia, was born in 1431 to Vlad II Dracul. Vlad II was granted the surname Dracul, which means dragon, when he became a member of the Christian military Order of the Dragon. During a diplomatic meeting in 1442 with Sultan Murad II, Vlad II's sons Vlad and Radu were taken hostage. It is during this time that the brothers were believed to have been held captive at Tokat Castle.
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