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Battle · 1442
After the failure at Belgrade the Hungarians under John Hunyadi campaigned successfully against Ottoman forces: according to the TDV encyclopedia, Mezid Bey, frontier lord of Serbia, was ambushed in 1441. The next year the army of Şehabeddin Pasha, governor-general of Rumelia, was surprised and scattered on the upper Ialomița. These defeats revived the Christian world's zeal for a new crusade against the Turks; Hunyadi's victory was celebrated in Venice with great ceremony.
| Date | 1442 |
|---|---|
| Location | Upper Ialomița, Wallachia |
| Result | Şehabeddin Pasha's army was scattered; the way opened to the crusade of 1443 |
| Belligerents | Ottoman state | Kingdom of Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Şehabeddin Pasha | John Hunyadi |
Took place during the reign of Murad II (1421–1444). Murad II
Open the reign of Murad II on the mapBy the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 677,000 km² in 1442; at the start of Murad II's reign they measured 593,000 km², at its end 664,000 km².
During Murad II (1421–1444) the atlas records 4 regions gained and 1 region lost.
Regions gained: Teke–Hamid (Antalya–Isparta–Burdur) (1423), Germiyan (Kütahya–Afyon–Uşak) (1429), Thessaloniki–Chalkidiki–Mount Athos (1430), Ioannina (Epirus) (1430).
Regions lost: Northern Albania (Krujë–Shkodër) (1443).
He restored Ottoman rule after the Interregnum: Thessalonica was taken, Germiyan joined and the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) again paid tribute. In 1444, after the peace of Edirne–Szeged, he abdicated and withdrew to Manisa; recalled to lead the army at Varna, he returned to the throne in 1446.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “MURAD II” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.
Cite as: Atlas of the Sultans, “Battle of the Ialomița (1442): Date, Commanders and Outcome”, https://padisahlaratlasi.com/en/events/battle-of-the-ialomita/ (last updated 12 November 2026). Corrections
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