Siege of Nicomedia
Siege of Nicomedia | |||||||
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Part of the Byzantine-Ottoman wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Byzantine Empire |
Ottoman Sultanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Orhan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
After its foundation by
Byzantine garrison surrendered due to lack of food and resources. Orhan
's victory sealed Ottoman control of Bithynia.
Siege
Following the loss of
Byzantine rule. Orhan rejected his overtures and laid siege to Nicomedia (modern İzmit). In 1337, Andronikos effectively abandoned Nicomedia as he led his army to Albania. The besieged garrison was desperately short of food and supplies by then and so Nicomedia surrendered to Orhan.[1] The inhabitants were allowed to leave the city for Constantinople.[2]
Aftermath
The fall of Nicomedia enabled
Byzantines
were left with an empire in name only.
References
Additional source
- R.G. Grant, Battle: A Visual Journey Through 5,000 Years of Combat, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2005. ISBN 0-7566-1360-4