Battle of Tripolje

Battle of Tripolje
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
Date November 1402 Location Tripolje, near Gračanica Result Decisive Lazarevic victory
Belligerents
Serbian Despotate	Serbian Rebels Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Stefan Lazarević Đurađ II Stracimirović	Đurađ Branković
Strength
unknown	unknown Ottoman troops from Suleiman

The Battle of Tripolje took place in November 1402 between the Serbian Despotate and the Brankovic family. The Brankovic family, who were attempting to seize the Serbian throne for themselves, entered the battle along with Turkish troops given to them by Suleiman, and were decisively defeated by Stefan Lazarević.

The Serbian Lazarevic army had come from Zeta (in modern-day Montenegro). A local Serb lord, Đurađ II of the Balšić dynasty, the Despot's brother-in-law, had prepared the Despot for establishment of his rule on the field of battle as well.

References

• Fine, John Van Antwerp, The Late Medieval Balkans, University of Michigan Press, 1994.

External sources

• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SERBIA.htm