Battle of Samokov

Battle of Samokov
	Part of the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars and the Serbian–Ottoman wars
Date	1371
Location	Samokov, Bulgaria
Result	Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire ; Serbian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Shishman ; Uglješa Mrnjavčević	Shahin Pasha
Casualties and losses
Heavy ; Heavy	Heavy

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

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

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[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.