Atlas of Battles

war, 18 engagements

Battles of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars

The atlas places 18 engagements of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars (1265 to 1479): 6 battles and 12 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Turkey (17), Greece (1). The most widely documented: Fall of Constantinople, Battle of Bapheus, Siege of Bursa, Battle of Pelekanon, Fall of Gallipoli.

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Siege of LaodiceaBattle of Mount ArmeniaSiege of Kulaca HisarBattle of DomaniçSiege of KaracahisarSiege of İnegölSiege of MudanyaSiege of NicomediaReconquest of GallipoliFall of PhiladelphiaSiege of ThessalonicaSiege of Trebizond in 1461Battle of BapheusSiege of BursaSiege of NicaeaBattle of PelekanonFall of GallipoliFall of ConstantinopleBattle of BapheusSiege of BursaBattle of PelekanonFall of GallipoliFall of ConstantinopleAthensAnkaraAleppoSofiaThessalonikiNicosiaİzmirAdanaKonyaSamsun500 km39.433N, 31.340E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1110s: 1 engagements1280s: 4 engagements4 in 1280s1290s: 1 engagements1300s: 1 engagements1310s: 1 engagements1320s: 3 engagements1330s: 1 engagements1350s: 1 engagements1360s: 1 engagements1370s: 1 engagements1380s: 1 engagements1450s: 1 engagements1460s: 1 engagements1110s1460s
18 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Laodicea, 1119Battle of Mount Armenia, 1282Siege of Kulaca Hisar, 1285Battle of Domaniç, 1287Siege of Karacahisar, 1288Siege of İnegöl, 1299Battle of Bapheus, 1302Siege of Bursa, 1317Siege of Mudanya, 1321Siege of Nicaea, 1328Battle of Pelekanon, 1329Siege of Nicomedia, 1333Fall of Gallipoli, 1354Reconquest of Gallipoli, 1366Fall of Philadelphia, 1378Siege of Thessalonica, 1383Fall of Constantinople, 1453Siege of Trebizond in 1461, 146011191460
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1119Siege of LaodiceaLaodicea on the Lycus, Turkey
1282Battle of Mount ArmeniaHamzabey, Turkey
1285Siege of Kulaca HisarTurkeyKayi victory
1287Battle of DomaniçTurkey
1288Siege of KaracahisarKaracahisar Castle, Turkey
1299Siege of İnegölTurkeyVictory for Osman Ghazi's forcesEstablishment of the Ottoman Beylik
1302Battle of BapheusBithynia, TurkeyOttoman victory
1317Siege of BursaBursa, TurkeyOttoman victory; The Ottomans capture Bursa and establish their first...
1321Siege of MudanyaMudanya, Turkey
1328Siege of Nicaeaİznik, TurkeyOttoman victory
1329Battle of PelekanonNicomedia, TurkeyOttoman victory
1333Siege of NicomediaNicomedia, TurkeyOttoman victory
February 1354Fall of GallipoliGelibolu, TurkeyOttoman victory
1366Reconquest of GallipoliGallipoli, Turkey
1378Fall of PhiladelphiaAlaşehir, TurkeyOttoman victory
1383Siege of ThessalonicaThessaloniki, GreeceOttoman victory
6 April 1453Fall of ConstantinopleConstantinople, TurkeyOttoman victory
14 September 1460Siege of Trebizond in 1461Trabzon, TurkeyOttoman victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Byzantine–Ottoman wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.