Battle of Adrianople (1365)
Battle of Adrianople
Part of: Rise of the Ottoman Empire
date | 1365 |
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place |
Edirne , Turkey |
output | Ottoman victory |
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Commander | |
Unknown |
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Byzantine-Ottoman Wars
The battle of Adrianople ended in victory for the Ottoman Empire . The battle marked the end of the Byzantine Empire as a territorial power in the Balkans . Shortly after the battle, the Ottomans moved their capital from Bursa to Adrianople . The city provided an excellent base of operations for campaigns against the weakened Serbia and Bulgaria .