Battle of Bapheus

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The Battle of Bapheus was a pivotal 1302 victory of the early Ottoman forces over the Byzantine Empire that helped establish Osman I’s power and marked a key step in the rise of the Ottoman state.

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Battle of Bapheus canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
associatedWith early Ottoman–Byzantine frontier warfare
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Beylik
surface form: Ottoman beylik
combatant Byzantine armed forces
surface form: Byzantine imperial army

forces of Osman I
commander Osman I
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Beylik
surface form: Ottoman beylik
consequence Ottoman consolidation in Bithynia
increased Ottoman raids into Byzantine territory
weakening of Byzantine control around Nicomedia
date 27 July 1302
era late Byzantine period
followedBy further Ottoman expansion in northwestern Anatolia
historicalRegion Bithynia
location Bithynia
near Nicomedia
northwestern Turkey
surface form: northwestern Anatolia
notableFor first major open-field victory of Osman I over Byzantines
opponent Byzantine field army near Nicomedia
opposingCommander George Mouzalon
partOf Byzantine–Ottoman wars
precededBy early Ottoman frontier raids in Bithynia
relatedTo Osman I
rise of the Ottoman Empire
result Ottoman victory
sideLost Byzantine Empire
sideWon Ottoman Beylik
surface form: Ottoman beylik
significance helped establish Osman I’s power
key step in the rise of the Ottoman state
pivotal early victory for the Ottomans over the Byzantines
theater Anatolia
timePeriod 14th century
year 1302

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Osman I notableBattle Battle of Bapheus
Byzantine–Ottoman wars includedEvent Battle of Bapheus
ʿUthmān I notableBattle Battle of Bapheus
Ottoman Beylik significantEvent Battle of Bapheus