Medieval era · 1328 – 1331

Siege of Nicaea

The Siege of Nicaea, or Siege of Iznik (Ottoman Turkish: فتحِ ازنيق, romanized: Feth-i İznik), by the forces of Orhan I from 1328 to 1331, resulted in the conquest of the key Byzantine city of Nicaea (nowadays İznik) by the Ottomans. It played an important role in the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.

Siege of Nicaea
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When
1328 – 1331
Where
İznik
Era
Medieval

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