What the records say
- When
- 1392
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 40.72° N, 34.90° E
- Description
- 14th-century battle between Ottoman sultan and ruler of northeastern Anatolia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Kırkdilim
14th century battle between Ottoman sultan and ruler of northeastern Anatolia
The Battle of Kırkdilim was fought in July 1391 or 1392 between the Ottoman Ertuğrul Çelebi son of Bayezid I, and Kadi Burhan al-Din, ruler of northeastern Anatolia. The details of the battle are debated: Burhan al-Din's court poet Ibn Ardashir presents Bayezid's campaign being ended by a major victory for his master, which temporarily halted Ottoman expansion in Anatolia, but the contemporary letters of Manuel II Pa…
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