Battle of Ankara
| Battle of Ankara | |||||||
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| Part of the Timurid conquests and invasions and the Ottoman wars in Asia | |||||||
Timur reviews his troops in the plain of Sivas in the battle of Ankara in mid-summer 1402. Zafarnama of 1436 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Timurid Empire Aq Qoyunlu Germiyanids |
Ottoman Sultanate Principality of Kastrioti Moravian Serbia District of Branković Anatolian beyliks and Black Tatars | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Timur |
Bayezid I (POW) Süleyman Çelebi Mehmed Çelebi Stefan Lazarević Vuk Lazarević Đurađ Branković Gjon I Kastrioti Koja Zaharia Dhimitër Jonima | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 140,000 | 85,000–120,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 15,000–40,000 | 40,000–50,000 | ||||||
Location within Turkey | |||||||
The Battle of Ankara or Angora (Ottoman Turkish: آنقره محاربهسی, romanized: Anḳara Muḥârebesi) was fought on 28 July 1402, at the Çubuk plain near Ankara, between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I and the emir of the Timurid Empire, Timur. The battle was a major victory for Timur, and it led to the Ottoman Interregnum.