Battle of Otlukbeli

Timeline

1. 1472–1473Eastern Anatolia · Eastern AnatoliaUzun Hasan contacted Venice and the remnants of Karaman, and in 1472 sent forces to raid Ottoman towns in Anatolia. Mehmed II assembled firearms infantry and sipahi cavalry and marched east; in early August 1473 the vanguard had minor contacts with the Aq Qoyunlu around Erzincan before the main body continued toward the Turjan valley.
2. 1473Otlukbeli · ErzincanOn August 11 the Aq Qoyunlu seized the high ground at Otlukbeli, forcing the Ottomans to fight in a narrow valley. Davud Pasha and Mahmud Pasha first repelled flanking assaults, after which Janissary muskets and field guns shattered the Aq Qoyunlu cavalry charges. Uzun Hasan's son Zeynel was killed, the Aq Qoyunlu army broke, and the day ended in a complete Ottoman victory.
3. 1473Toward Tabriz · East AzerbaijanUzun Hasan led his remnants back into Iran, acknowledged Ottoman dominance of Anatolia, and ceased to be a strategic threat on the eastern front. Venice's plan to squeeze the Ottomans together with the Aq Qoyunlu came to nothing, and Mehmed II was free to turn back to the Aegean and Balkan theaters.