Nicopolis

Japanese: Nicopolis
Nicopolis

…Around 61, they conquered Adrianople (Turkish name Edirne) and moved their capital there. Afterwards, they defeated the Balkan peoples one after another in the Battle of Kosovo (1389), the Battle of Nicopolis (1396), the Battle of Varna (1444), etc., and gained control of Bulgaria, northern Greece, and Serbia. During this time, they promoted the annexation of Anatolian principalities such as Aydın and Karaman, but in 1402 they were defeated in the Battle of Ankara by Timur, and the dynasty was temporarily in danger of being cut off. However, they soon recovered their territories in the Balkans and Anatolia, and in 53 they conquered Constantinople, destroying the Byzantine Empire, and redesignated it as Istanbul and made it their capital. …

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Japanese:

…61年ころ,アドリアノープル(トルコ名エディルネ)を征服して,ここへ首都を移した。その後,コソボの戦(1389),ニコポリスNicopolisの戦(1396),バルナVarnaの戦(1444)などで,あいついでバルカン諸民族を破り,ブルガリア,北部ギリシア,セルビアを支配下におさめた。この間,アイドゥン侯国,カラマン侯国などアナトリアの諸侯国の併合を進めたが,1402年にティムールとのアンカラの戦に敗北し,王朝は一時断絶の危機にさらされたが,すぐにバルカンとアナトリアの領土を回復し,53年にコンスタンティノープルを攻略してビザンティン帝国を滅亡させ,ここをイスタンブールと改めて首都と定めた。…

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