The Battle of Varna

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kings_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:aftermath End of the Polish-Lithuanian Crusade
gptkbp:casualties High casualties for the Polish forces
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Sultan
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Poland
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sultan_Murad_II
gptkb:Władysław_III_of_Poland
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for literature and art
gptkbp:date October 10, 1444
gptkbp:fought_in Muslim forces
Christian coalition
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Ottoman expansion into Europe
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Beyazid_I
gptkb:Vlad_the_Impaler
gptkb:Sultan_Mehmed_II
gptkb:Sigismund_of_Luxembourg
gptkb:Sultan_Suleiman_I
gptkb:Sultan_Ahmed_I
gptkb:Gazi_Evrenos_Bey
gptkb:Jan_Zizka
gptkb:Sultan_Bayezid_I
gptkb:Musa_Çelebi
gptkb:Sultan_Selim_I
gptkb:Murad_II
gptkb:Mehmed_II
gptkb:John_Hunyadi
gptkb:Sultan_Murad_I
gptkb:Stephen_the_Great
gptkb:Sultan_Mehmed_I
gptkb:Władysław_III
Baba Oruc
gptkbp:historical_impact Strengthened Ottoman control in the Balkans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Varna
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Wallachia
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Sultan
gptkb:Moldavia
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Historical reenactments
Monuments in Varna
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future conflicts in Eastern Europe
gptkbp:location gptkb:Varna,_Bulgaria
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Kosovo
gptkb:Battle_of_Nicopolis
gptkbp:notable_event Death of Władysław III
Capture of many Polish nobles
gptkbp:primary_source Chronicles of the time
Letters from participants
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the Crusade against the Ottomans
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Black Sea region
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Infantry formations