The siege of Ohrid (Albanian: Rrethimi i Ohrit) was a successful siege by the Ottoman army on city of Ohrid (present-day North Macedonia) in 1395.
| Siege of Ohrid (1395) Rrethimi i Ohrit | |||||||
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| Part of Ottoman wars in Europe | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Principality of Albania |
 Ottoman Turks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Kostandin Balsha | Çandarlızade Ali Pasha | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
History
editThe 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][page needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ring, Trudy; Salkin, Robert M.; La Boda, Sharon (1995). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 489. ISBN 9781884964022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Elsie, Robert; Dankoff, Robert (2000). Evliya Çelebi in Albania and Adjacent Regions (Kosovo, Montenegro, Ohrid). BRILL. ISBN 9789004116245.