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Siege of Ankara

Siege of Ankara was a siege conducted in 1402 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Timurid invasion of the Ottoman Empire, which ran from 1402 to 1403. The recorded result: Timurid victory. Recorded strength: 140,000 against 85,000–120,000.

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Fought1402
WhereTurkey39.936N, 32.839E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimurid EmpireagainstOttoman Empire; Anatolian beyliks; Black Tatars; Moravian Serbia; District of Branković; Principality of Kastrioti; Principality of Jonima
Casualties and losses15,000–40,000and40,000–50,000
Part ofTimurid invasion of the Ottoman Empire1402 to 1403

Record

Date1402 (year precision)
PlaceTurkey
39.936N, 32.839E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength140,00085,000–120,000
Casualties and losses15,000–40,00040,000–50,000
Commanders
  • Timur
  • Miran Shah
  • Shah Rukh
  • Muhammad Sultan Mirza
  • Pir Muhammad (son of Jahangir)
  • Khalil Sultan
  • Bayezid I
  • Süleyman Çelebi
  • Mehmed I
  • Stefan Lazarević
  • Vuk Lazarević
  • Đurađ Branković
Siege of AnkaraSiege of AnkaraBattle of AnkaraBattle of the River AmniasSiege of ManzikertSiege of ClaudiopolisBattle of the Zompe BridgeBattle of AnkaraBattle of the River AmniasSiege of ManzikertSiege of ClaudiopolisBattle of the Zompe BridgeCorumPolatlıKırşehirYozgatÇankırı100 km39.936N, 32.839E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Ankara is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q115802865, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ankara, revision 1385366682, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.