siege, medieval
Siege of Thessalonica
Siege of Thessalonica was a siege conducted in 1383 at Thessaloniki, in what is now Greece; it lasted about 4 years. It was part of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars, which ran from 1265 to 1479. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Where it sits in the Byzantine–Ottoman wars
Record
| Date | 1383 (year precision) to 1387 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Thessaloniki, Greece 40.633N, 22.950E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commanders |
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Nearest engagements
- Sack of Thessalonica 1185, same recorded site
- Siege of Thessalonica AD 617, same recorded site
- Siege of Thessalonica AD 614, same recorded site
- Siege of Thessalonica AD 254, same recorded site
- Siege of Thessalonica AD 597, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 16 times between AD 254 and 1422.
In the same war
- Before: Fall of Philadelphia 1378
- After: Fall of Constantinople 6 April 1453
- All 18 engagements of Byzantine–Ottoman wars
Elsewhere in 1383
- Siege of Ypres Belgium
- Battle of Beirut Lebanon
- Battle of Dunkirk France
- Capture of Tlemcen Algeria
- Battle of Szamotuły Poland
Siege of Thessalonica is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60315800, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Thessalonica (1383–1387), revision 1370745770, 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.