battle, medieval

Battle of Erzincan

Name: Battle of Erzincan
Location: Erzincan, Turkey

Battle of Erzincan was a battle fought in 1473 at Erzincan, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Erzincan. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 cavalry against 5,000 cavalry.

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Fought1473

WhereErzincan, Turkey39.746N, 39.491E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstAq Qoyunlu

Casualties and lossesLightand50 prisoners, several banners were captured

Record

Date	1473 (year precision)
Place	Erzincan, Turkey 39.746N, 39.491E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	5,000 cavalry	5,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses	Light	50 prisoners, several banners were captured
Commanders	Mehmed II Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey Mahmud Pasha Angelović	Uzun Hasan

Placed at Erzincan; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Erzincan 1916, same recorded site
Battle of Satala AD 530, 35 km N
Siege of Kamacha AD 766, 42 km W
Battle of Otlukbeli 1473, 52 km NE
Battle of Malatya 1473, 52 km NE

Elsewhere in 1473

Battle of Otlukbeli Turkey
Siege of Venlo Netherlands

Battle of Erzincan 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 Q137271621, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Erzincan (1473), revision 1378022962, 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.