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Conquest of Manastir was a conquest by Murad I. The Serbian prince Marko and Sultan Murad wanted Manastir which in Sultan Murad conquered Manastir successfully.
| Conquest of Manastir | |||||||||
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| Part of List of Serbian–Ottoman conflicts | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Serbian Despotate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Murad I | Prince Marko | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | unknown | ||||||||
Background
[edit]Following the death of Tsar Stefan Dušan in 1355, the powerful Serbian Empire fractured completely.The Serbian Despotate continued an another three years. The conquest happened because Manastir held immense strategic value due to its geographic positioning along the historical transit networks connecting Europe to the Aegean Sea.
The conquest
[edit]In 1385, the Ottoman Empire peacefully but permanently conquered Manastir (modern-day Bitola, North Macedonia). The city fell into Ottoman hands as part of a larger campaign that also took nearby towns like Shtip and Përlep. The takeover of Manastir changed the city in a few important ways:
Military Path: Ottoman armies used the area to push further west into Albania along the ancient road called the Via Egnatia.
Christian Survival: The Orthodox Church and local bishops survived the initial conquest. While some monks left, the Christian community was allowed to keep its structure and religion.
Long Rule: This conquest marked the start of more than 500 years of Ottoman rule in the city.
Aftermath
[edit]Hayreddin Pasha marched into Albania. Karl Thopia invited the Ottomans to help and defeat Balša II. On September 18, 1385 just a short time after Manastir fell.The Ottomans crushed Balša II's smaller army at the Battle of Savra near modern-day Lushnjë. Balša II was killed and decapitated.
References
[edit]- ↑ Fine, John V. A. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 424. ISBN 978-0472082605.
- ↑ İnalcık, Halil (2000). The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300–1600. Phoenix Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1842124420.