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The Battle of

Maritsa

MADE BY: Betul Turel

Background of war

Begginig of WAR

  • 1371
  • Serbian king Jovan Uglješa wanted to attack the direction of Edirne while Murad I was in Anatolia and to catch the Ottoman Empire unprepared.

  • The size of the Serbian army was about 70,000 soldiers while Ottoman was about 800 people, but tactically, this force had high maneuverability and superior tactics.

  • Lala Shahin Pasha was in charge of the army. He was waiting a support army from 1. Murat.

  • Edirne during the time was the second capital city since it was geographically beneficial.

What happened?

  • Çirmen attacked enemy army at night.
  • The enemy army, caught unprepared without realizing what was happening.
  • The war ended with the victory of the Ottoman Empire.
  • Thousands of Serbian soldiers drowned in the Evros river while trying to escape.
  • After the battle, the color of the Evros River turned red from the blood of dead Serbian soldiers.

COURSE OF THE WAR

RESULTS

  • Agreement signed with Bulgaria , Serbia and Macedonia, the first international treaty text was signed.
  • After that, Turkish troops advanced to Macedonia and the conquest of this place took place. With the Battle of Çirmen on September 26, 1371, the Ottomans' absolute superiority in Europe was accepted.
  • However after the victory, since Lala Shahin Pasha disobeyed 1st Murat, he was posined and killed.

RESULTS OF THE WAR

Question time

1. What played the most important role in the Ottoman victory?

2. Who was in charge of the Ottoman Army?

3. What was the reason of attack to Ottoman Empire?

3. Who was poisened and why?

Activity questions

Resources

Resources

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Maritsa-River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0S4K3sRyE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb_zmX__Xo8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ2lMTr1PP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PQzVM5aDY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC0S4K3sRyE

https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87irmen_Muharebesi

https://www.devletialiyyei.com/cirmen-muharebesi-4623.html

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Feudal_fragmentation_of_Bulgaria_and_fall_under_Ottoman_rule.png

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