Murad I Biography

Birth of Murad I, son of Orhan I

Renames Adrianople to Edirne & makes it his capital

Renames Adrianople to Edirne & makes it his capital

Renames Adrianople to Edirne & makes it his capital

Succeeds as Sultan of the Turkish Empire

Murad I makes Adrianople his capital

Murad I captures Adrianople

Louis of Hungary defeats Murad I but is later forced to withdraw

Amadeus of Savoy captures Gallipoli but is driven out

Amadeus of Savoy captures Gallipoli but is driven out

Serbia is forced to pay tribute to Murad I

Murad I captures Gallipoli

Launches an invasion of Bulgaria

Founds the Janissary Corps, an elite body of soldiers

Turkish victory over the Serbs leads to the capture of Macedonia

Turkish victory over the Serbs at Cernomen leads to the capture of Macedonia. The Turks invade the Balkans & Uglesa & Volkasin are killed

Turkish victory over the Serbs

Completes the Turkish capture of Bulgaria

Murad I invades Bulgaria

Captures Sofia

Captures Nis

A combined force of Serbs, Bosnians & Bulgarians defeat the Turks

Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Shishman breaks the Slav alliance & accepts Turkish suzerainty

Stabbed to death by a Serbian noble, Milos Obilic, who posed as a Serbian deserter

Turkish victory over the Serbs. Thrace, Macedonia & southern Bulgaria are added to the Ottoman Empire. The Serbian nobility is wiped out. The Serbian King Lazar I is taken prisoner & executed. Stabbed to death by a Serbian noble, Milos Obilic, who posed as a Serbian deserter. Murad I gives the Prince of Serbia an ultimatum, surrender & stepdown or die

Aftter the Battle of Kosovo Turkey captures Thrace. Aftter the Battle of Kosovo Turkey captures south Bulgaria. Aftter the Battle of Kosovo Turkey captures Macedonia

Death of Murad I, assassinated

Assassinated by the Serbian Prince Lazar, a Serbian nobleman posing as a deserter