Battle of Maritsa
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The Battle of Maritsa (1371) was a decisive Ottoman victory over a coalition of Serbian nobles that paved the way for Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Maritsa canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Maritsa 1371 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Maritsa Context triple: [Murad I, notableBattle, Battle of Maritsa]
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A.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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B.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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C.
Battle of Nicopolis
The Battle of Nicopolis was a major 1396 clash in which a crusader army led by European powers was decisively defeated by the Ottoman Empire, marking a turning point in Ottoman expansion into southeastern Europe.
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D.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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E.
Battle of Varna
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Maritsa Target entity description: The Battle of Maritsa (1371) was a decisive Ottoman victory over a coalition of Serbian nobles that paved the way for Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
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A.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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B.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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C.
Battle of Nicopolis
The Battle of Nicopolis was a major 1396 clash in which a crusader army led by European powers was decisively defeated by the Ottoman Empire, marking a turning point in Ottoman expansion into southeastern Europe.
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D.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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E.
Battle of Varna
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Chernomen ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Serbian nobles coalition ⓘ forces of the Kingdom of Serbia (fragments after Dušan) ⓘ forces of the Lordship of Prilep ⓘ |
| campaign |
Ottoman incursions
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman campaigns in Europe
|
| category |
14th-century battles
ⓘ
Battles involving Serbia ⓘ Battles involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| chronology |
fought after the death of Emperor Stefan Dušan
ⓘ
fought before the full conquest of Bulgaria by the Ottomans ⓘ |
| combatantCasualties |
heavy Serbian casualties
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light Ottoman casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević
ⓘ
surface form:
Despot Jovan Uglješa
Hacı İlbey ⓘ King Vukašin Mrnjavčević ⓘ Lala Şahin Pasha ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Serbian power in Macedonia and Thrace
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opening of central Balkans to Ottoman expansion ⓘ paved the way for Ottoman dominance in the Balkans ⓘ |
| date | 1371-09-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Kosovo 1389
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surface form:
Battle of Kosovo (1389)
|
| geopoliticalImpact | accelerated Ottoman vassalization of Balkan states ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroups |
Balkan Christians
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Turks
Serbs ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| notableDeath |
Despot Jovan Uglješa
ⓘ
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman expansion into the Balkans ⓘ |
| place |
Ottoman Empire in the Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Balkans
near Chernomen ⓘ near the Maritsa River ⓘ present-day Bulgaria ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Gallipoli (1354) ⓘ |
| region | Balkans ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| river |
Maritsa
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surface form:
Maritsa River
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| strategicSignificance |
secured Ottoman control over parts of Macedonia
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weakened remaining Serbian principalities ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | night attack ⓘ |
| year | 1371 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Maritsa Description of subject: The Battle of Maritsa (1371) was a decisive Ottoman victory over a coalition of Serbian nobles that paved the way for Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
Referenced by (4)
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