Battle of Samokov

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Battle of Samokov
Part of the Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars and the Serbian-Ottoman Wars
Date1371
Location
Samokov, Bulgaria
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire
Serbian Empire		 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Shishman
Uglješa Mrnjavčević		 Lala Shahin Pasha
Strength
Large Fewer
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Samokov took place between the Ottoman army under the command of Lala Shahin Pasha, the Second Bulgarian Empire under the command of Ivan Shishman, and the Serbian Empire under the command of Uglješa Mrnjavčević. Ottoman Turks headed to the city of Samokov after the conquest of Ihtiman. They encountered the armies of the Serbian and Bulgarian kings. Although the Serbian and Bulgarian armies were far superior to him in numbers, Lala Şahin Pasha did not hesitate to fight and achieved victory[2] with a strong attack. The victory was so complete that the soldiers of the Serbian and Bulgarian armies fled without taking any of their provisions, leaving everything behind.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bostom, Andrew G. (2010). The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims. Prometheus Books. p. 473. ISBN 9781615920174.
  2. ^ Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1993). The Encyclopaedia Of Islam (2nd ed.). Brill Publishers. p. 727. ISBN 90-04-09419-9.
  3. ^ Hami Danişmend, İsmail (1947). İzahlı Osmanlı tarihi kronolojisi, Volume 1. Türkiye Yayınevi. p. 61.


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