Battle of Maritsa
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The Battle of Maritsa, also known as the Battle of Chernomen, was fought on 26 September 1371 near the Maritsa River, close to the village of Chernomen. The conflict pitted the Ottoman forces under Lala Şahin Pasha and Hacı İlbey against a coalition of Serbian lords, led by King Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother Despot Jovan Uglješa who sought to halt the Ottomans' westward advance. The battle ended in a decisive Ottoman victory in which both Serbian commanders were killed, marking the decline of Serbian power in Macedonia and paving the way for Ottoman expansion into the central Balkans.
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Ottoman Empire, Lordship of Prilep, 
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Location: 40.7306, 26.035, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1371 Battle of Maritsa
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Christians fighting the Turks near Maritsa river, 1371
Bitka-kod-MariceChristians fighting the Turks near Maritsa river, 1371
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Diagram of battle of Maritsa between Serbian and Ottoman army in 1371| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1091 | Battle of Levounion | Byzantine Empire, battle, Pechenegs | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1364 | Battle of Sırp Sındığı | Ottoman Empire, battle, Principality of Wallachia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1371 | Battle of Maritsa | Ottoman Empire, battle, Lordship of Prilep | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1456 | Aegan Expedition | military expedition, Ottoman Empire, Republic of Genoa | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Çandır Castle | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Enez Castle | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Yayla Kalesi Gözetleme Kulesi | watchtower, fortress | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Christians fighting the Turks near Maritsa river, 1371 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bitka-kod-Marice | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Christians fighting the Turks near Maritsa river, 1371 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | BG-1371 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Diagram of battle of Maritsa between Serbian and Ottoman army in 1371 | Commons | ||
