Battle of Pelekanon

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The Battle of Pelekanon was a 1329 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the rising Ottoman beylik in northwestern Anatolia that marked a decisive step in the Ottoman encirclement of Constantinople.

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Battle of Pelekanon canonical 3
Battle of Pelekanum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Maltepe
Battle of Pelekanon
surface form: Battle of Pelekanum
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Beylik
combatant forces of Andronikos III Palaiologos
forces of Orhan I
commander Andronikos III Palaiologos
John VI Kantakouzenos
surface form: John Kantakouzenos

Orhan Gazi
surface form: Orhan I
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Beylik
date 1329
effect Byzantine attempts to relieve Nicomedia failed
Byzantine field army in Asia Minor weakened
Ottoman encirclement of Constantinople strengthened
followedBy further Ottoman advances toward Constantinople
historicalPeriod Late Byzantine period
locatedIn northwestern Anatolia
locatedNear Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Nicomedia (traditionally)
surface form: Nicomedia
partOf Byzantine–Ottoman wars
Ottoman unification of Anatolia
surface form: Ottoman expansion into Bithynia
placeNowIn founding of the Republic of Turkey
surface form: modern Turkey
precededBy earlier Ottoman conquests in Bithynia
result Ottoman victory
significance decisive step in Ottoman encirclement of Constantinople
marked decline of Byzantine power in northwestern Anatolia
year 1329

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Byzantine–Ottoman wars includedEvent Battle of Pelekanon
Ottoman Beylik significantEvent Battle of Pelekanon
Battle of Pelekanon alsoKnownAs Battle of Pelekanon
this entity surface form: Battle of Pelekanum
Andronikos III Palaiologos notableBattle Battle of Pelekanon