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The Battle of Tripolje took place in November 1402 between the Serbian Despotate and the Brankovic family. The Brankovic family, who were attempting to seize the Serbian throne for themselves, entered the battle along with Ottoman troops given to them by Suleiman, and were decisively defeated by Stefan Lazarević.〔Fine, John Van Antwerp, ''The Late Medieval Balkans'', Vol.2, 502.〕 The Serbian Lazarevic army had come from Zeta (in modern-day Montenegro). A local Serb lord, Đurađ II of the Balšić dynasty, the Despot's brother-in-law, had prepared the Despot for establishment of his rule on the field of battle as well. == Background == Open conflict between Lazarević and Branković, started a few months earlier, during their stay in Constantinople. They were returning home after the battle of Ankara in which they participated as vassals of the Ottoman sultans. Đurađ Branković, on the order of Stefan Lazarević, was imprisoned in the dungeon. The real reason is not known, but most likely it was the Đurad’s plan to approach Süleyman Çelebi, one of the sons of Sultan Bayezid I who fought for the throne. After Lazarević left Constantinople with the ships, Đurađ managed to escape from prison and went to Süleyman . Süleyman gave him auxiliary force in order to stop Stefan’s return to his country. With these troops and with his own forces, Đurađ blocked all the main roads throughout Kosovo and Metohia. He expected brothers to return from Zeta. Süleyman didn’t trust Đurađ and sent his own commander to command Ottoman forces and to oversee Đurađ. Stefan and Vuk had about 260 man who traveled with them. They were reinforced with the forces of Đurađ Balšić, who was married with their sister Jelena. Their mother Milica also sent some military detachments from Serbia. Using side roads, they traveled from Bar across Shkodër and reached Gračanica in Kosovo, where they met with rest of their forces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Tripolje」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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