Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Nicaea: contested ground

The ground around Nicaea was fought over 6 times between AD 193 and 1328: 1 battle and 5 sieges, in 4 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicéeSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaSiege of NicaeaAnkaraBursaEskişehirAdapazarıİzmitBalıkesirZonguldakTekirdağ200 km40.429N, 29.719E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Nicaea, AD 193Siege of Nicaea, AD 727Siege of Nicée, 1077Siege of Nicaea, 1097Siege of Nicaea, 1113Siege of Nicaea, 1328AD 1931328
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 193Battle of NicaeaNicaea
AD 727Siege of NicaeaNicaeaArab–Byzantine wars
1077Siege of Nicéeİznik
19 June 1097Siege of NicaeaİznikFirst Crusade
1113Siege of NicaeaNicaeaByzantine–Seljuq Wars
1328Siege of NicaeaİznikByzantine–Ottoman wars

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.