Battle of Varna

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Varna was a decisive 1444 clash near Varna on the Black Sea in which an Ottoman victory crushed a major Christian crusading army and secured Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Varna canonical	4
Crusade of Varna	3
Battle of Varna (1444)	2
Varna Crusade battle	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Varna ⓘ surface form: Varna Crusade battle
belligerent	Burgundy ⓘ Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ Kingdom of Croatia ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Serbia Moldova ⓘ surface form: Moldavia Ottoman Empire ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Poland ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ Wallachia ⓘ
campaign	long campaign of 1443–1444 ⓘ
casusBelli	Crusade against the Ottomans ⓘ
combatantSide	Christian coalition ⓘ Armed forces of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ surface form: Ottoman forces
commander	János Hunyadi ⓘ surface form: John Hunyadi Murad II ⓘ Władysław III of Poland ⓘ
conflict	Ottoman–European conflicts ⓘ Ottoman–Habsburg wars ⓘ surface form: Ottoman–Hungarian Wars
date	1444-11-10 ⓘ
era	15th century ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Kosovo 1389 ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Kosovo
hasAftermath	consolidation of Ottoman rule in the Balkans ⓘ weakening of Hungarian power in the region ⓘ
locatedIn	Bulgaria ⓘ
locatedNear	Black Sea ⓘ
location	Varna ⓘ near Varna ⓘ
opponentOf	János Hunyadi ⓘ surface form: John Hunyadi Murad II ⓘ Władysław III of Poland ⓘ
outcome	Ottoman strategic advantage in Southeastern Europe ⓘ death of Władysław III of Poland ⓘ heavy casualties for the Christian army ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Varna self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Crusade of Varna late Middle Ages ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Nish (1443) ⓘ
result	Ottoman victory ⓘ
significance	ended the Crusade of Varna ⓘ halted major Christian crusading efforts in Eastern Europe for a time ⓘ secured Ottoman dominance in the Balkans ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle ⓘ
year	1444 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Late Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Battle of Varna ⓘ

Battle of Varna → partOf → Battle of Varna self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crusade of Varna

Battle of Varna → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Varna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Varna Crusade battle

Ottoman territorial expansion → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Varna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Varna (1444)

Murad II → battle → Battle of Varna ⓘ

Hunyadi family → associatedEvent → Battle of Varna ⓘ

Władysław III of Poland → notableBattle → Battle of Varna ⓘ

Władysław III of Poland → militaryCampaign → Battle of Varna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crusade of Varna

János Hunyadi → notableWork → Battle of Varna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Varna (1444)

János Hunyadi → conflict → Battle of Varna ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crusade of Varna