Siege of Bursa

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Siege of Bursa
Part of the Byzantine-Ottoman wars
Date 1326 Location Bursa Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Ottoman Turks
Commanders
Unknown	Osman I, Orhan I

v • d • e Byzantine-Ottoman wars Bapheus- 1303 - Bursa - Pelekanon - Nicaea - Nicomedia - 1st Gallipoli - Adrianople - 2nd Gallipoli - Philladelphia - 1st Constantinople - Thessalonika - 2nd Constantinople

The Siege of Bursa occurred in 1326, when the Ottomans deployed a bold plan to seize Bursa. The Ottomans had not captured a city before; the lack of expertise at this stage of the war meant that the city fell only after ten years. Some sources suggest nine years whilst others still eight years.