Battle of Kırkdilim

Battle of Kırkdilim
Part of Ottoman wars in Asia
Date1391 or 1392
Location
Result Victory for Kadi Burhan al-Din (debated)
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Domains of Kadi Burhan al-Din
Commanders and leaders
Ertuğrul Çelebi Kadi Burhan al-Din
Strength
unknown unknown

The Battle of Kırkdilim was fought in July 1391 or 1392 between the Ottoman Ertuğrul Çelebi son of Bayezid I, and Kadi Burhan al-Din, ruler of northeastern Anatolia. The details of the battle are debated: Burhan al-Din's court poet Ibn Ardashir presents Bayezid's campaign being ended by a major victory for his master, which temporarily halted Ottoman expansion in Anatolia, but the contemporary letters of Manuel II Palaiologos, who accompanied Bayezid on his Anatolian campaigns, contain no indications of a major clash, and point to the expedition having been an Ottoman success overall.