Siege

Siege of Nicaea

1328 – 1331 · 40.43° N, 29.72° E

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1328 – 1331
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Siege
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40.43° N, 29.72° E
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1328–1331 capture of the Byzantine city of Nicaea

Siege of Nicaea (1328–1331)

1328–1331 capture of the Eastern Roman city of Nicaea by the Ottoman Empire

The Siege of Nicaea, or Siege of Iznik, by the forces of Orhan I from 1328 to 1331, resulted in the conquest of the key Byzantine city of Nicaea by the Ottomans. It played an important role in the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.

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