Event Ottoman campaign in Bulgaria of 1388

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Was an Ottoman military campaign in Bulgaria led by Murad I.

Chronology

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  • January 1389: The Bulgarians saved Nikopol but were forced to cede another key Danubian fortress, Dorostolon.
  • January 1389: In Tutrakan the citizens allowed the Turks to install a small garrison but then they killed the Turkish soldiers and prepared for siege. Ali Pasha immediately burned the surrounding fields and soon the starving town had to surrender.