Ilkhanate campaign to Bithynia
| Bithynia Campaign (1308) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ilkhanate Byzantine Empire |
.svg){kind=small} Ottoman Beylik | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Andronikos II Unknown Ilkhanid leader |
Osman I | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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30.000 | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
During these wars, Byzantium asked for help from the Ilkhanids and the Ilkhanids sent an army to defeat the Ottoman Beylik. These wars were part of the struggles between Byzantium and the Ottomans. Byzantium asked for help from the Ilkhanids to counter the Ottoman Beylik and the Ilkhanids sent an army to defeat the Ottoman Beylik.
Campaign[edit]
In 1302, Osman I of the Kayi Khanate achieved a decisive victory over the Romans, laying the foundation for the Ottoman Beylik. Three years later, in 1305, Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II sought assistance from Öljaitu, the Ilkhanid ruler, to combat the growing Ottoman threat. In response to the Byzantine emperor's request, Öljaitu pledged to send 40,000 of his troops to aid Byzantium. By 1308, Öljaitu had dispatched 30,000 Ilkhanid soldiers to Bithynia to support the Byzantine forces.[1][2] This Ilkhanid army succeeded in recapturing several Ottoman-held castles and towns in the region and dealt a blow to Osman I's forces.[3][4] Despite this temporary setback, however, the Ottoman expansion continued unabated.[citation needed]
Reference[edit]
- ↑ The Secret History of Iran, page 138. Search this book on
- ↑ Osmanlı İmparatorluğunun Kuruluş ve Yükseliş Tarihi (1300-1600) p.41. Feridun M. EMECEN. Search this book on
- ↑ Byzantine Armies AD 1118-1461 pages 24 and 33. Ian Heath. Search this book on
- ↑ Bizanslı Gözüyle Türkler p. 60. Georges Pachymeres. Search this book on
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