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{{Short description|Military battle}}
{{Short description|Military battle}}
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| partof = the [[Ottoman wars in Europe]] and the [[Serbian-Ottoman Wars]]
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| date = 1371
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| place = [[Samokov]] , [[Bulgaria]]
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| result = [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] victory<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bostom |first1=Andrew G. |title=The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims |date=2010 |publisher=Prometheus Books |isbn=9781615920174 |page=473 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ju8xJ5JBXgsC}}</ref>
| result = [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] victory<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bostom |first1=Andrew G. |title=The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims |date=2010 |publisher=Prometheus Books |isbn=9781615920174 |page=473 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ju8xJ5JBXgsC}}</ref>
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[[File:Coat of arms of Moravian Serbia.svg|25px]][[Moravian Serbia]]
[[File:Coat of arms of Moravian Serbia.svg|25px]][[Moravian Serbia]]
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| commander1 = [[Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria]]
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[[Uglješa Mrnjavčević]]
[[Uglješa Mrnjavčević]]
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The '''Battle of Samokov''' took place between the [[Ottoman army]] under the command of [[Lala Şahin Pasha]], the [[Second Bulgarian Empire]] under the command of [[Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria|Ivan Shishman]], and the Macedonian-Serbian Despotate under the command of [[Uglješa Mrnjavčević]]. Ottoman Turks headed to the city of [[Samokov]] after the conquest of Ihtiman.
The '''Battle of Samokov''' took place between the [[Ottoman army]] under the command of [[Lala Şahin Pasha]], the [[Second Bulgarian Empire]] under the command of [[Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria|Ivan Shishman]], and the Macedonian-Serbian Despotate under the command of [[Uglješa Mrnjavčević]]. Ottoman Turks headed to the city of [[Samokov]] after the conquest of Ihtiman.
They encountered the armies of the Serbian and Bulgarian kings. Although the Serbian and Bulgarian armies were far superior to him in numbers, Lala Şahin Pasha did not hesitate to fight and achieved victory with a strong attack. The victory was so complete that the soldiers of the Serbian and Bulgarian armies fled without taking any of their provisions, leaving everything behind.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hami Danişmend |first1=İsmail |title=İzahlı Osmanlı tarihi kronolojisi, Volume 1 |date=1947 |publisher=Türkiye Yayınevi |page=61}}</ref>
They encountered the armies of the Serbian and Bulgarian kings. Although the Serbian and Bulgarian armies were far superior to him in numbers, Lala Şahin Pasha did not hesitate to fight and achieved victory with a strong attack. The victory was so complete that the soldiers of the Serbian and Bulgarian armies fled without taking any of their provisions, leaving everything behind.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hami Danişmend |first1=İsmail |title=İzahlı Osmanlı tarihi kronolojisi, Volume 1 |date=1947 |publisher=Türkiye Yayınevi |page=61}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:55, 27 November 2023

Battle of Samokov
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and the Serbian-Ottoman Wars
Date1371
Location
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents

Second Bulgarian Empire

Moravian Serbia
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders

Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria

Uglješa Mrnjavčević
Lala Şahin Paşa
Strength
Large Fewer
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Samokov took place between the Ottoman army under the command of Lala Şahin Pasha, the Second Bulgarian Empire under the command of Ivan Shishman, and the Macedonian-Serbian Despotate under the command of Uglješa Mrnjavčević. Ottoman Turks headed to the city of Samokov after the conquest of Ihtiman. They encountered the armies of the Serbian and Bulgarian kings. Although the Serbian and Bulgarian armies were far superior to him in numbers, Lala Şahin Pasha did not hesitate to fight and achieved victory[2] with a strong attack. The victory was so complete that the soldiers of the Serbian and Bulgarian armies fled without taking any of their provisions, leaving everything behind.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bostom, Andrew G. (2010). The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims. Prometheus Books. p. 473. ISBN 9781615920174.
  2. ^ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1993). The Encyclopaedia Of Islam (2nd ed.). Brill Publishers. p. 727. ISBN 90-04-09419-9.
  3. ^ Hami Danişmend, İsmail (1947). İzahlı Osmanlı tarihi kronolojisi, Volume 1. Türkiye Yayınevi. p. 61.