battle, medieval

Battle of İznik

Name: Battle of İznik
Location: İznik, Turkey

Battle of İznik was a battle fought in 1423 at İznik, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at İznik. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Fought1423

Whereİznik, Turkey40.429N, 29.719E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstForces of Küçük Mustafa; supported by: Byzantine Empire; Karamanids; Germiyanids; Emirate of Limnia

Record

Date	1423 (year precision)
Place	İznik, Turkey 40.429N, 29.719E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Murad II Mihaloğlu Mehmed Bey Firuzbeyoğlu Ali Bey	Küçük Mustafa Şarabdar İlyas Pasha Taceddin Mahmud Bey

Placed at İznik; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Nicaea 1097, same recorded site
Siege of Nicaea 1328, same recorded site
Siege of Nicée 1077, same recorded site
Siege of Nicaea 1113, same recorded site
Siege of Nicaea AD 727, same recorded site

Elsewhere in 1423

Battle of Cravant France
Battle of Hořice Czech Republic
Battle of La Brossinière France
Battle of Strakhov Dvor Czech Republic
Siege of Jihlava Czech Republic

Battle of İznik is one of 743 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137460687, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of İznik, revision 1370603038, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.