Siege of Sofia

Siege of Sofia
	Part of the Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars
Date	1380–1382
Location	Sofia, Bulgaria
Result	• Bulgarian victory – 1st siege; • Ottoman victory – 2nd siege;
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Yanuka †	Lala Shahin Pasha ; Ince Balaban bey
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

42°42′N 23°20′E / 42.700°N 23.333°E / 42.700; 23.333 The siege of Sofia took place in between 1380–1382^[1]^[2] during the course of the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars.

In 1373 the Bulgarian emperor Ivan Shishman agreed to become an Ottoman vassal and to marry his sister Kera Tamara to their sultan Murad I, while the Ottomans were to return some conquered fortresses.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Андреев, p. 283
^ "20. The Decline of the Second Bulgarian Empire" (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

[a283-1] Андреев, p. 283

[prosveta-2] "20. The Decline of the Second Bulgarian Empire" (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

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Siege of Sofia

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