Battle of Adrianople (1365)

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Battle of Adrianople
Map of the Balkans and Asia Minor 1365
Map of the Balkans and Asia Minor 1365
date 1365
place Edirne ,
Turkey
output Ottoman victory
Parties to the conflict

Byzantine Empire

Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire

Commander

Unknown

Ottoman Empire Murad I.


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 .