Battle of Otlukbeli

Battle of Otlukbeli

17th century Ottoman miniature depicting the battle
Date11 August 1473
Location
Otlukbeli, Erzincan, Turkey
39°58′25″N 40°01′20″E / 39.97361°N 40.02222°E / 39.97361; 40.02222
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Aq Qoyunlu
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed II
Şehzade Mustafa
Şehzade Bayezid
Davud Pasha
Gedik Ahmed Pasha
Mahmud Pasha
Mihaloğlu Ali Bey		 Uzun Hasan
Ughurlu Muhammad
Zayn-al-Abidin Mirza †
Gâvur İshak
Pir Ahmad of Karaman
Mirza Mehmed Bakır
Pir Mehmed Bey (POW)
Strength
70,000–100,000
or 85,000 (60,000 armored soldiers, 25,000 Janissaries)		 70,000–300,000
or 200,000 (mostly cavalry)
Casualties and losses
4,000 55,000

The Battle of Otlukbeli was fought between the Aq Qoyunlu and the Ottoman Empire on 11 August 1473.

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