Byzantine Retreat from the Anatolian Interior (1302)

Name: Byzantine Retreat from the Anatolian Interior (1302)
Start: 1302

Type Event Region Asia Minor Time 1302

After the Battle of Bapheus (Koyunhisar) in 1302 CE, Byzantine forces were forced to withdraw fully from the interior of Asia Minor, contracting to c…

Timeline

1302Koyunhisar (Bapheus) · BithyniaReinforcements sent by Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II were heavily defeated by Ottoman bey forces at Bapheus; Byzantine field forces were gravely weakened and unable to maintain interior defenses.
1302Marmara Sea coast · Marmara SeaAfter the defeat, Byzantine abandoned interior strongholds in Bithynia and Phrygia, withdrawing garrisons to coastal fortresses such as Nicomedia and Bursa, shifting strategic focus to sea-lane defense and mercenary warfare.

Sources

Battle of Bapheus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bapheus
A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)