siege, medieval

Siege of Samsun

Name: Siege of Samsun
Location: Turkey

Siege of Samsun was a siege conducted in 1420 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Fought1420

WhereTurkey41.287N, 36.330E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstCandarids; Supported by: Republic of Genoa

Record

Date	1420 (year precision)
Place	Turkey 41.287N, 36.330E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Commanders	Mehmed I Murad II Baçaroğlu Hamza Bey

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

Siege of Amisus 73 BC, 3.8 km S
Siege of Themiscyra 71 BC, 34 km E
Battle of Halys 82 BC, 59 km NW
Siege of Amaseia 72 BC, 82 km SW
Battle of Cabira 72 BC, 95 km SE

Elsewhere in 1420

Battle of Vítkov Hill Czechia
Battle of Sudoměř Czech Republic
Battle of Poříčí nad Sázavou Czech Republic
Battle of the Palesloot Netherlands
Battle of Mladá Vožice Czech Republic

Siege of Samsun 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 Q137380033, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Samsun, revision 1375790093, 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.