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Siege of Bursa
Begins the siege of Bursa which ends in Turkish victory in 1326
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Bursa in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Begins the siege of Bursa which ends in Turkish victory in 1326
Orkhan I makes Bursa his capital
Bursa falls to the Turks & becomes Orkhans capital
Provenance
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