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The Battle of Ankara or Angora (Ottoman Turkish: آنقره محاربهسی, romanized: Anḳara Muḥârebesi) was fought on 20 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.
- 20 July 1402
- Timurid victory, Start of the Ottoman Interregnum
Battle of Ankara, Ankara also spelled Angora, (July 20, 1402), military confrontation in which forces of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, "the Thunderbolt," victor at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396, were defeated by those of the Central Asian ruler Timur (Tamerlane) and which resulted in humiliating defeat for Bayezid and the collapse of his empire.
- Tony Bunting
May 22, 2016 · The Battle of Ankara was fought on the 20th of July 1402. Two of the greatest rulers of their time – Bayezid I The Thunderbolt, the Ottoman Sultan, and Emperor Tamerlane, the Mongolian conqueror. Their battle in the field of Çubuk, near Ankara, was one of the greatest clashes of the era, leading to political crisis and civil wars within the ...
Jan 14, 2024 · Ankara, Türkiye. The Battle of Ankara or Angora was fought on 20 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.
The Battle of Ankara in 1402 provides a benchmark in Islamic history. It was the last of the great battles fought by Timur. He had brought an end to the Tughlaq dynasty in India, destroyed the Golden Horde and set the Russians free, displaced the Muzaffars in Persia, eliminated the Fatimid assassins, razed Baghdad to the ground, humbled the ...
Legacy of the Battle of Ankara. Ironically, what was most significant about the Battle of Ankara was its complete insignificance, remarkable considering the sheer size of the engagement and the reputations of the belligerents. Following the Tartar invasion of Anatolia, the old Ottoman Empire erupted into civil war.
