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 4
Battle of Pelekanum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Maltepe ⓘ
Battle of Pelekanum ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pelekanon
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Beylik ⓘ
combatant forces of Andronikos III Palaiologos ⓘ
forces of Orhan I ⓘ
commander Andronikos III Palaiologos ⓘ
John Kantakouzenos ⓘ
Orhan I ⓘ
linked to: Orhan Gazi
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 ⓘ
Nicomedia ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Ottoman wars ⓘ
Ottoman expansion into Bithynia ⓘ
placeNowIn 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 Pelekanum ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Pelekanon
Andronikos III Palaiologos → notableBattle → Battle of Pelekanon ⓘ
Battle of Maltepe → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Pelekanon ⓘ