Battle of Akçay

Battle of Akçay
Part of the Ottoman wars in Asia
Date1397 or 1398
Location
Akçay, Edremit
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Karamanids Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alâeddin Ali Bey  Bayezid I

The Battle of Akçay was a battle between the Ottoman Sultanate under Bayezid I and the Karamanids in 1397 or 1398. After the battle, which resulted in a decisive victory for the Ottomans, the lands of Karaman were annexed into the Ottoman Empire. Karamanid leader, Alâeddin Ali Bey, who had been a thorn in the Ottomans' side for many years, was executed.

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