Battle of Ankara
1402 Battle near Ankara between the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Sultanate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Ankara or Angora (Ottoman Turkish: آنقره محاربهسی, romanized: Anḳara Muḥârebesi) was fought on 20 July 1402 at the Çubuk plain near Ankara, between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I and the emir of the Timurid Empire, Timur. The battle was a major victory for Timur, and it led to the Ottoman Interregnum.[6]
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Timurid Empire Aq Qoyunlu Germiyanids |
Ottoman Sultanate Principality of Kastrioti Moravian Serbia District of Branković Anatolian beyliks and Black Tatars[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
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Timur Shah Rukh Khalil Sultan Miran Shah Sultan Husayn Tayichiud Muhammad Sultan Mirza Pir Muhammad Shah-i-Shahan Uthman Beg[1] Yakup II of Germiyan[2] |
Bayezid I (POW) Süleyman Çelebi Mehmed Çelebi İsa Çelebi Musa Çelebi (POW) Mustafa Çelebi (POW) Stefan Lazarević Vuk Lazarević Đurađ Branković Gjon Kastrioti Koja Zaharia Dhimitër Jonima | ||||||
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140,000[3] | 85,000[4]–120,000[5] | ||||||
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