Battle of Erzincan (1473)

Battle of Erzincan

Aq Qoyunlu cavalry in the battle
Date1473
Location
Erzincan, Turkey
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Aq Qoyunlu
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed the Conqueror
Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey
Mahmud Angelović		 Uzun Hasan
Mehmed of Erzincan
Cemşid Beg
Strength
5,000 cavalry 5,000 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Light 50 prisoners, several banners were captured

Battle of Erzincan was fought in 1473 near Erzincan, Turkey. It was a preliminary battle where Ottoman sultan Mehmed II and Uzun Hasan, the sultan of Aq Qoyunlu, tested each other before the Battle of Otlukbeli.

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