Fall of Philadelphia

Fall of Philadelphia
Part of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars
Date1390
Location
Alaşehir, Asia Minor
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
supported by:
Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire		 Byzantine Empire Philadelphia
Commanders and leaders
Ottoman Empire Bayezid I
Byzantine Empire Manuel II Palaiologos
Byzantine Empire John VII Palaiologos		 Unknown
Strength
Unknown Unknown

The Fall of Philadelphia in 1390 marked the conquest of the last independent Byzantine city in Asia Minor by the Ottoman Empire. The city was subjected to a siege by the Ottoman forces, which included a Byzantine contingent led by Manuel II Palaiologos and John VII, who were political hostages of Sultan Bayezid I.

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