Siege of Ohrid (1395)
Part of Ottoman wars in Europe
Date1395
Location
Ohrid
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
Principality of Albania Ottoman Turks
Commanders and leaders
Konstantin Balšić Çandarlızade Ali Pasha
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown

The siege of Ohrid was a successful siege by the Ottoman army on city of Ohrid (present-day North Macedonia) in 1395.

History

The Ottoman army under the command of Çandarlızade Ali Pasha attacked the city of Ohrid. The Albanian forces, who lost many soldiers in the conflicts, had to surrender the city to the Ottoman army, and Turkish domination began in Ohrid.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Ring, Trudy; Salkin, Robert M.; La Boda, Sharon (1995). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 489. ISBN 9781884964022.
  2. ↑ Palikruševa, Galelba; Tomovski, Krum (1963). "Les Tekkés en Macédoine aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles". Atti del Secondo Congresso Internazionale di Arte Turca Venezia 26-29 settembre 1963. Universitario Orientale. pp. 203–211.
  3. ↑ Elsie, Robert; Dankoff, Robert (2000). Evliya Çelebi in Albania and Adjacent Regions (Kosovo, Montenegro, Ohrid). BRILL. ISBN 9789004116245.
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