battle, medieval

Battle of Koyulhisar

Name: Battle of Koyulhisar
Location: Turkey

Battle of Koyulhisar was a battle fought in 1461 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q16931608. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown garrison forces; 4,000+ cavalry (relief army).

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Fought1461

WhereTurkey40.305N, 37.831E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstAq Qoyunlu

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy

Part ofQ16931608

Where it sits in Q16931608

5 placed engagements of Q16931608 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1461 (year precision)
Place	Turkey 40.305N, 37.831E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Ottomans captured Koyulhisar castle.
Strength	Unknown	Unknown garrison forces; 4,000+ cavalry (relief army)
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy
Commanders	Mehmed II Gedik Ahmed Pasha Mahmud Pasha Angelović Shah Suwar	Uzun Hasan

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.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Lycus 66 BC, same recorded site
Battle of Nicopolis 48 BC, 0.6 km S
Siege of Sebinkarahisar 1473, 51 km E
Siege of Karacahisar 1232, 73 km SE
Siege of Mayyāfāriqīn 1259, 75 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Akçay 1398
After: Battle of Larende 1468

Elsewhere in 1461

Battle of Towton United Kingdom
Second Battle of St Albans United Kingdom
Battle of Mortimer's Cross United Kingdom
Battle of Ferrybridge United Kingdom
Siege of Shahrukhiya Uzbekistan

Battle of Koyulhisar 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 Q137801436, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Koyulhisar (1461), revision 1370446140, 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.