Alaiye

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Establishment

• January 1294: After the Battle of Köse Dağ, the Seljuqs lost control of the city of Alaiye, and it became semi-autonomous.

Chronology

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1. Timurid invasions

Military campaigns of Timur (or Tamerlane), a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia.

1.1. Timurid invasion Anatolia

Was a Timurid campaign in Anatolia, which was occupied for several years.

• January 1404: Fortunately for the Ottoman dynasty, in 1403 Tamerlane returned with his army to Samarkand, because he wanted to conquer China.

1.1.1. Battle of Ankara

Was a battle between the forces of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and the Emir of the Timurid Empire, Timur. The battle was a major victory for Timur, and it led to the Ottoman Interregnum.

• July 1402: Timurid decisive victory against the Ottomans in the Battle of Ankara (1402).

Disestablishment

• January 1494: In 1493, the territory of Alaiye was annexed by the Ottoman Empire. Alaiye was a city in modern-day Turkey.

Selected Sources

• Ducas: Historia turco-bizantina 1341-1462, XXII [6]
• Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.139