Battle of Kosmidion

Battle of Kosmidion
	Part of Ottoman Interregnum
Date	15 June 1410
Location	Kosmidion (modern Eyüp), just outside Constantinople
Result	Victory for Süleyman Çelebi
Belligerents
Forces of Süleyman Çelebi and Vuk Lazarević	Forces of Musa Çelebi and Stefan Lazarević
Commanders and leaders
Süleyman Çelebi; Vuk Lazarević	Musa Çelebi; Stefan Lazarević
Strength
unknown	unknown

The Battle of Kosmidion (Turkish: Eyüp Muharebesi), fought on 15 June 1410, occurred during the Ottoman Interregnum and was fought between the forces of the brothers and princes Musa Çelebi and Süleyman Çelebi, at Kosmidion just outside the land walls of Constantinople. During the battle, some of Musa's vassals, including Vuk Lazarević (the brothers' half-uncle), deserted him and joined Süleyman.^[2] The battle ended in a victory for Süleyman Çelebi.^[3]

Notes

^ International encyclopaedia of Islamic dynasties, Ed. Nagendra Kr Singh, (Anmol Publications, 2005), 639.
^ Kastritsis, 150.
^ Kastritsis, 149.

[1] International encyclopaedia of Islamic dynasties, Ed. Nagendra Kr Singh, (Anmol Publications, 2005), 639.

[2] Kastritsis, 150.

[3] Kastritsis, 149.

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v t e Ottoman Interregnum
Background	Rise of the Ottoman Empire Murad I Bayezid I Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) Crusade of Nicopolis Timur Battle of Ankara
Events	Siege of Smyrna Battle of Tripolje Treaty of Gallipoli Battle of Ulubad Battle of Kosmidion Battle of Edirne Siege of Constantinople (1411) Treaty of Selymbria Battle of İnceğiz Battle of Çamurlu
Ottoman princes and leaders	Mehmed I Süleyman Çelebi İsa Çelebi Musa Çelebi Mustafa Çelebi Çandarlızade Ali Pasha Imamzade Halil Pasha Bayezid Pasha Evrenos Pasha Yiğit Bey Mihaloğlu Mehmed Bey Turahan Bey Sheikh Bedreddin
Neighbouring rulers and leaders	Junayd Bey (Aydın) Manuel II Palaiologos (Byzantine Empire) John VII Palaiologos (Byzantine Empire) Demetrios Laskaris Leontares (Byzantine Empire) Nasireddin Mehmed Bey (Dulkadir) Yakup II (Germiyan) Philibert de Naillac (Hospitallers) Íñigo de Alfaro (Hospitallers) İsfendiyar Bey Mehmed II (Karaman) Stefan Lazarević (Serbia) Đurađ Branković (Serbia) Vuk Lazarević (Serbia) Mircea I (Wallachia)