TRENDEFRARAtlas of the Sultans · Wars, battles and treaties
Battle · 1392
Kadı Burhaneddin, who had taken over the lands of the Eretnid beylik, opposed Bayezid I's advance in northern Anatolia as an ally of the Candarids. According to the TDV article on Kadı Burhaneddin, Bayezid marched against the Candarid Süleyman Pasha II in 1391 without success; the next year he entered Candarid territory again and took Osmancık. According to the article on Çorum, the Ottomans were defeated in a battle at Kırkdilim near Çorum (1392). Encouraged, Kadı Burhaneddin raided as far as Sivrihisar and Ankara.
| Date | 1392 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kırkdilim, near Çorum |
| Result | The Ottoman army was defeated and withdrew |
| Belligerents | Ottoman state | State of Kadı Burhaneddin |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Bayezid I | Kadı Burhaneddin |
Took place during the reign of Bayezid I (1389–1402). Bayezid I
The atlas records this territorial change for the year:
By the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 491,000 km² in 1392; at the start of Bayezid I's reign they measured 284,000 km², at its end 340,000 km².
During Bayezid I (1389–1402) the atlas records 11 regions gained and 13 regions lost.
Regions gained: Aydın–Saruhan–Menteşe (1390), Teke–Hamid (Antalya–Isparta–Burdur) (1390), Kastamonu–Sinop (Candar) (1392), Kosovo (1392), Thessaly (Larissa–Trikala–Arta) (1393), Southern and Central Albania (Vlorë–Berat–Elbasan) (1394), Northern Albania (Krujë–Shkodër) (1394), Wallachia (1395), and 3 more.
Regions lost: Aydın–Saruhan–Menteşe (1402), Karesi (Balıkesir–Çanakkale) (1402), Germiyan (Kütahya–Afyon–Uşak) (1402), Teke–Hamid (Antalya–Isparta–Burdur) (1402), Kastamonu–Sinop (Candar) (1402), Karaman–Konya–Kayseri (1402), Canik (Samsun–Ordu) (1402), Wallachia (1402), and 5 more.
In thirteen years he carried the state to its height and lost it in a single battle. The Battle of Ankara broke the unity of Anatolia, restored the principalities and began the eleven-year Interregnum — the sharpest break in Ottoman history.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “ÇORUM” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.
Cite as: Atlas of the Sultans, “Battle of Kırkdilim (1392): Date, Commanders and Outcome”, https://padisahlaratlasi.com/en/events/battle-of-kirkdilim/ (last updated 12 November 2026). Corrections