Siege of Ankara

The siege of Ankara was a unsuccessful siege of Ankara by Timur.

Siege of Ankara
Date13-20 July 1402
Location
Ankara, Turkey
Result Ottoman Victory
Belligerents
Timurid Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Timur Yakub Bey
Strength
150,000[1] 1,000
Casualties and losses
10,000[1] Unknown

Timur waged war on the Ottoman Empire he entered Anatolia and quickly began to plunder. Then he headed to Ankara and began to besiege the Ankara fortress.[2] When Yakub Bey and his men refused to surrender to Timur until Bayezid arrived, the siege began.[3] Timur surrounded the city and attacked, but was defeated and retreated before he could even get close to the walls.[4][5] In this way, while unsuccessful attacks were underway, Bayezid captured Timur, and Timur was forced to lift the siege.[6]

References
  1. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Genelkurmay Ataşe Başkanlığı Kütüphanesi, Ankara Meydan Muharebesi [Republic of Turkey General Staff Attaché Library, Battle of Ankara] (PDF). Milli Savunma Bakanlığı (Ministry of National Defense). p. 43. ISBN 975-409-034-3.
  2. Şimşirgil, Ahmet (2017). Otag II,Amir Timur. Timaş Yayinlari. p. 175. ISBN 978-605-08-2533-6.
  3. Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph von (1827). Geschichte des osmanischen Reiches, Grossentheils aus bisher unbenützen Handschriften und Archiven, durch Joseph von Hammer. Erster Band: Von der Gründung des osmanischen Reiches bis zur Eroberung Constantinopels, 1300-1453,p.62
  4. Bıyıktay, Ömer Halis (2021). Yedi Yıl Harbi İçinde Timur’un Anadolu Seferi ve Ankara Savaşı. p. 64. ISBN 978-605-77-3988-9.
  5. Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı (2015). Osmanlı Tarihi. p. 166. ISBN 978-975-16-0011-0.
  6. Abdullah Turhal,Timur'un Ankara Kalesi Kuşatması,p.27
  • Bıyıktay, Ömer Halis (2021). Yedi Yıl Harbi İçinde Timur'un Anadolu Seferi. Panama Yayıncılık. pp. 58–66. ISBN 978-605-77-3988-9.
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