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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Battle of Angora canonical 1

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

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Battle of Ankara → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Angora ⓘ