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Battle of Ankara

1402 · 15th century

The Battle of Ankara was fought in 1402 in central Anatolia between Timur and the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I. Timur won a crushing victory and captured Bayezid, who died in captivity. The battle displayed Timurid military supremacy and plunged the Ottoman state into a period of civil war.

Battle of Ankara
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Ankara. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-ankara
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The Epoch Institute. “Battle of Ankara.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-ankara.
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