The Battle of Maritsa or Battle of Chernomen ( Serbian : Marička bitka / Маричка битка ; Turkish : Çirmen Muharebesi, İkinci Meriç Muharebesi in tr. Second Battle of Maritsa ) took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen (present-day Ormenio , Greece ) on 26 September 1371 between Ottoman forces commanded by Lala Shahin Pasha and Evrenos , and Serbian forces commanded by King Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother Despot Jovan Uglješa .
10-405: (Redirected from Serbo-Turkish War ) The term Serbian-Turkish War or Serbian-Ottoman War may refer to: Serbian-Turkish War (1371) Serbian-Turkish War (1389) Serbian-Turkish War (1804-1813) Serbian-Turkish War (1815) Serbian-Turkish War (1876-1877) Serbian-Turkish War (1877-1878) Serbian-Turkish War (1912-1913) , during
20-626: A surprise attack on the Ottomans in their capital city, Edirne , while Murad I was in Asia Minor . The Ottoman army was much smaller, Byzantine Greek scholar Laonikos Chalkokondyles and different sources give the number of 800 up to 4,000 men, but due to most of the Serbian soldiers becoming intoxicated, Şâhin Şahin Paşa conducted a night raid on the Serbian camp, slaughtering a large part of
30-704: The Ottoman governor in Sofia . He was defeated by Prince Lazar of Serbia at the Battle of Pločnik (1385–86). On 27 August 1388 he was defeated by an alliance of Bosnian princes at the Battle of Bileća . Lala Shahin probably died in 1389 in Kazanlak, Bulgaria has an old mausoleum ( turbe ) in park "Tulbeto", near the famous Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak . Later the remains of Lala Shahin was removed from Kazanlak tomb to another one in his homeland, Mustafakemalpaşa district in
40-609: The First Balkan War Serbian-Turkish War (1914-1918) , during the First World War See also [ edit ] List of Serbian-Turkish Wars Serbian Uprising (disambiguation) Serbian-Bulgarian War (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Serbian-Turkish War . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
50-738: The Serbian Army, killing King Vukašin and despot Uglješa. Thousands of Serbs were killed, and thousands drowned in the Maritsa river when they tried to flee. After the battle, it was said, the Maritsa ran scarlet with blood. South Serbia fell under Ottoman power after this battle. The battle was a part of the Ottoman campaign to conquer the Balkans and was preceded by the Ottoman capturing of Sozopol (today in Bulgaria) in 1353 and succeeded by
60-592: The capture of the cities of Drama , Kavala , and Serrai (today in Greece ) in the 1380s. The battle also preceded the later 1389 Battle of Kosovo , and was one of many in the Serbian–Turkish wars . 41°43′N 26°13′E / 41.717°N 26.217°E / 41.717; 26.217 Lala Shahin Pasha Lala Shahin Pasha ( Turkish : Lala Şahin Paşa ; 1330 – after 1388),
70-606: The important city of Adrianople in 1369. They reached the borders of Uglješa's lands. Uglješa tried to create a coalition against them, but failed to secure support from the Byzantines and the Bulgarians. Most of the Serbian lords were occupied fighting each other and the only Serbian lord who supported Uglješa's ideas was his brother Vukašin. In the summer of 1371, Vukašin marched to Zeta, to support his relative Đurađ Balšić in his war against Nikola Altomanović . His army
80-479: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Serbian-Turkish_War&oldid=822921851 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Serbian-Turkish War (1371) In 1354, the Ottomans acquired Gallipoli . From there, they expanded into Thrace , taking
90-518: Was an Ottoman commander and first Beylerbey of Rumelia . He was the teacher ( lala ) of Sultan Murad I , and when Murad succeeded the throne, Şahin led the Ottoman campaign of Thrace . In 1360, he took Didymoteicho , and in 1362, Adrianople, which afterwards served as the Ottoman seat of throne as Edirne . In 1364, conquered Boruj and Plovdiv in Bulgaria. He was one of commanders in Battle of Maritsa (1371). From 1383 to 1385 he ruled as
100-556: Was in Skadar , waiting for naval support from the Republic of Ragusa . Uglješa received information that the majority of Ottoman forces left Europe and marched to Anatolia. He decided it was a good time to execute his offensive plans and asked Vukašin for help. Vukašin left Skadar with his army and joined Uglješa. They marched against Adrianople. The Serbian army numbered between 50,000 and 70,000 men. Despot Uglješa wanted to make
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