Battle of Angora
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The Battle of Angora was a major 1402 clash near Ankara in which Timur’s forces decisively defeated the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, temporarily halting Ottoman expansion and plunging the empire into a civil war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BayezidNickname | Yıldırım (the Thunderbolt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BayezidTitle | Bayezid I was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Timurid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
15th-century battles
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Battles involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Battles involving the Timurid Empire ⓘ |
| cause | Timur–Ottoman rivalry over Anatolia ⓘ |
| combatantLeaderOttoman | Bayezid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantLeaderTimurid | Timur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Bayezid I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| date | 1402-07-28 ⓘ |
| effect |
Ottoman civil war
NERFINISHED
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capture of Bayezid I ⓘ fragmentation of Ottoman territories in Anatolia ⓘ rise of Ottoman princes’ rivalry ⓘ temporary halt of Ottoman expansion ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ottoman Interregnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureNearby | Sakarya River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryBranch |
cavalry
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infantry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| location |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Ankara ⓘ present-day Turkey ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence |
delayed Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
ⓘ
strengthening of some Anatolian beyliks temporarily ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Bayezid I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OttomanCapitalAtTime | Bursa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OttomanDynasty | House of Osman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OttomanForcesIncluded | Janissaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman–Timurid wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman expansion in Anatolia ⓘ |
| region | Central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Timurid victory ⓘ |
| significance |
major defeat for the early Ottoman Empire
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shifted regional power balance in Anatolia ⓘ |
| TimuridAllies | Anatolian beyliks opposed to Ottomans ⓘ |
| TimuridCapitalAtTime | Samarkand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| TimurTitle | Timur was ruler of the Timurid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1402 ⓘ |
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