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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
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 campaigns in Europe ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman incursions
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 ⓘ
light Ottoman casualties ⓘ
commander Despot Jovan Uglješa ⓘ
Hacı İlbey ⓘ
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević ⓘ
Lala Şahin Pasha ⓘ
consequence collapse of Serbian power in Macedonia and Thrace ⓘ
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) ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact accelerated Ottoman vassalization of Balkan states ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroups Balkan Christians ⓘ
Ottoman Turks ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Empire

Serbs ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Bulgaria ⓘ
notableDeath Despot Jovan Uglješa ⓘ
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević ⓘ
outcome decisive Ottoman victory ⓘ
partOf Ottoman expansion into the Balkans ⓘ
place Ottoman Balkans ⓘ
near Chernomen ⓘ
near the Maritsa River ⓘ
present-day Bulgaria ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gallipoli (1354) ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
result Ottoman victory ⓘ
river Maritsa River ⓘ
linked to: Maritsa
strategicSignificance secured Ottoman control over parts of Macedonia ⓘ
weakened remaining Serbian principalities ⓘ
typeOfEngagement night attack ⓘ
year 1371 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Murad I → notableBattle → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
Battle of Kosovo 1389 → relatedEvent → Battle of Maritsa 1371 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Maritsa
Murad I → battle → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
subject linked to: Hüdavendigâr
Lordship of Prilep → event → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
Serbian–Ottoman wars → hasPart → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
Despot Jovan Uglješa → placeOfDeath → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
Despot Jovan Uglješa → battle → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević → diedIn → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
King Vukašin Mrnjavčević → conflict → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
Battle of Chernomen → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
Battle of Chernomen → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Maritsa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Maritsa
Stefan Uroš V → contemporaryEvent → Battle of Maritsa ⓘ
Марица → notableEventAssociated → битката при Марица (1371) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Maritsa