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The second battle of Kosovo

وقعة قوصوه الثانية

17 October 1448 CE · 852 AH

The Second Battle of Kosovo, 17 October 1448 — three days ending in a crushing Ottoman victory that took Hungary out of offensive war for a decade 1.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Anatolia
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Overview

The battle took place on the plains of Kosovo on 17 October 852 AH / 1448 CE. It lasted three days and ended in a great victory for the Ottomans under Murad II. 2

Its effect

al-Sallabi says that the battle removed Hungary, for at least ten years, from the states able to launch offensive operations against the Ottomans. 2

An additional source is needed to confirm the date.

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مراد الثاني

People and things also explored

Battle of Varna and the breach of the treaty· Conquest of Thessalonica· Treaty of Szeged (1444)· John Hunyadi· Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos· السلطان محمد الفاتح· محمد الأول جلبي· Prince Mustafa, son of Bayezid I

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 82
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p.82
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