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Siege of Tarnovo

Siege of Tarnovo was a siege conducted on 17 July 1393 at Veliko Tarnovo, in what is now Bulgaria. It was part of the Bulgarian–Ottoman Wars, which ran from 1345 to 1393. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Fought17 July 1393
WhereVeliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria43.083N, 25.650E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsBulgarian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofBulgarian–Ottoman Wars1345 to 1393

Where it sits in the Bulgarian–Ottoman Wars

Battle of Ihtiman, 1355Siege of Sofia, 1382Siege of Tarnovo, 139313551393Siege of Tarnovo, 1393
3 placed engagements of the Bulgarian–Ottoman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 July 1393
to 17 July 1393
PlaceVeliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
43.083N, 25.650E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeTarnovo annexed by the Ottomans
Commanders
  • Euthymius of Tarnovo
  • Bayezid I
  • Süleyman Çelebi
  • İsa Çelebi
  • Mustafa Çelebi
  • Mehmed Çelebi
  • Musa Çelebi
Siege of TarnovoSiege of TarnovoSiege of Dryanovski MonasteryBattle of ElenaBattle of VishovgradBattle of KaraisenBattle of BuzludzhaBattle of ElenaBattle of VishovgradBattle of KaraisenBattle of BuzludzhaBurgasRuseStara ZagoraPlevenDobrichKhaskovoCălărașiPlovdiv100 km43.083N, 25.650E
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Siege of Tarnovo is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 118 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3394064, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tarnovo, revision 1385367124, 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.