| Battle of Dimbos | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Ottoman Wars | |||||||
 Drawing showing Turkish leader Osman, (the man holding up a parchment) who is the founder of the Ottoman Empire. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Ottoman Beylik | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tekfurs of Bursa Tekfurs of Kite Tekfurs of Kestel Tekfurs of Adranos Tekfurs of Ulubat | Osman I | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 Troops | 5,000 Ghazi | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Tekfur of Kestel 3,500 troops | 1,500 ghazis | ||||||
The Battle of Dinboz[1][2] or Dimbos[3](Turkish: Dimbos Muharebesi) took place between the Ottoman Beylik (later Ottoman Empire) and the Byzantine Empire in 1303.[3]
- ^ Donald Nicol, Theodore Spandounes: On the origin the Ottoman emperors. Cambridge University Press 1997, p. 10
- ^ Colin Imber, "The Legend of Osman Gazi" in Elizabeth A. Zachariadou (ed.), The Ottoman Emirate (1300-1389). Halcyon Days in Crete, A Symposium Held in Rethymnon. 1994, ISBN 960-7309-58-8, p. 72
- ^ a b Halil İnalcık, "The Struggle Between Osman Gazi and The Byzantines For Nicaea", Isıl Akbaygil, Halil İnalcık, Oktay Aslanapa (ed.), İznik: Throughout History, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, ISBN 975-458-431-1, 2003, pp. 61-62, 70. in İnalcık's personal website.