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The Battle of Otlukbeli or Otluk Beli was a battle between Ak Koyunlu and the Ottoman Empire that was fought on August 11, 1473. == Reasons for the conflict == Mehmed II's aggressive military policy in capturing the throne of the Roman Caesardom resulted in the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Byzantine rulers secured their rule in some areas after this event. One of these dominations was the Empire of Trebizond. When Mehmed was to turn his face to the East to clean up the remnants of Byzantine rule in 1461, he was faced with another Central Asian originated power, the Ak Koyunlu, a tribe that ruled huge lands in the Eastern Anatolia. Their leader, Uzun Hasan, continued the tradition of close relations between the Byzantine throne and his own kingdom so he supported the Empire of Trebizond and sent them military aid but his support wasn't enough to save Trebizond from the Ottoman forces. Mehmed II conquered all of the Eastern Black Sea region. Uzun Hasan decided to seek help from Christian powers because he thought that the Ottomans would return for his own kingdom. Therefore, he decided to sign a treaty with the Republic of Venice, the rival of the Ottoman Empire at that time. In response to Uzun Hasan's treaty with Venice, The Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II first sent various Janissary contingents, commanded by various figures including Radu cel Frumos, these contingents guarded crucial garrisons and awaited the Ottoman onslaught on the Anatolian rebels. Another reason for tensions between Ak Koyunlu and Ottomans was the political standing of another powerful Anatolian tribe, Karamanids. Kasım Bey, the ruler of Karamanids, was supporting the growing power of Uzun Hasan. These two powers were working in cooperation against the Ottoman advance in Anatolia. In 1471, a successful Ottoman operation against Karamanids reduced the power of the tribe. This gave courage to Mehmed II to move deeper into Anatolia. 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 Otlukbeli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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