Battle of Samokov

Battle of Samokov
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and the Serbian-Ottoman Wars
Date 1371 Location Samokov, Bulgaria Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
Second Bulgarian Empire Moravian Serbia	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria Uglješa Mrnjavčević	Lala Şahin Paşa
Strength
Large	Fewer
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Samokov took place between the Ottoman army under the command of Lala Şahin Pasha, the Second Bulgarian Empire under the command of Ivan Shishman, and the Macedonian-Serbian Despotate 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.