Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503)
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Cherubin Gniewosz in the battle of Suceava in 1497 (original by J. Kossak, c. 1890) | |||||||||
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Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Moldavia |
Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Masovia Teutonic Order Grand Duchy of Lithuania | ||||||||
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Bayezid II Meñli I Giray Stephen the Great |
Casimir IV Jagiellon John I Albert Johann von Tiefen Semyon Olshanski | ||||||||
The Polish–Ottoman War of 1485–1503 was a prolonged series of conflicts between the Kingdom of Poland and the Ottoman Empire. The conflict formally lasted eighteen years, but during this period hostilities were ceased on several occasions due to temporary treaties being signed between the warring parties.
Throughout the conflict, Poland was supported by its fiefs, the Duchy of Mazovia and the State of the Teutonic Order, as well as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Ottoman Empire on the other hand, was allied with the Crimean Khanate and the Principality of Moldavia during the Moldavian Campaign of 1497–1499.
From the Polish vassalization of Moldavia in 1387 to the Battle of the Cosmin Forest in 1497, Moldavia generally maintained a strong relationship with Poland, serving as a de jure vassal whilst maintaining significant autonomy. Other states, most notably Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, tried to subdue the principality at several points, however the Polish-Moldavian relationship remained consistent. After the Fall of Constantinople, the Ottomans pursued an expansionist policy towards the Danubian Principalities, directly threatening Polish interests near the Black Sea.