Siege of Tarnovo

Siege of Tarnovo
Part of the Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars
DateApril – 17 July 1393
Location
Result

Ottoman victory

  • Tarnovo fell to the Ottomans
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Patriarch Euthimius Bayezid I
Süleyman Çelebi
Musa Çelebi
İsa Çelebi
Mustafa Çelebi
Mehmed Çelebi

The siege of Tarnovo occurred in the spring of 1393 and resulted in a decisive Ottoman victory. With the fall of its capital, the Bulgarian Empire was reduced to a few fortresses along the Danube.