Topic summary

Fall of Philadelphia

BelligerentsOttoman Empire
supported by:
Byzantine EmpirePhiladelphiaCommanders and leadersBayezid I
Manuel II Palaiologos
John VII Palaiologos UnknownStrength Unknown Unknown

The Fall of Philadelphia in 1390 marked the conquest of the last independent Byzantine city in Asia Minor by the Ottoman Empire. The city was subjected to a siege by the Ottoman forces, which included a Byzantine contingent led by Manuel II Palaiologos and John VII, who were political hostages of SultanBayezid I.