The Battle of Bapheus occurred on 27 July 1302, between an Ottoman army under Osman I and a Byzantine army under George Mouzalon. The battle ended in a crucial Ottoman victory, cementing the Ottoman state and heralding the final capture of Byzantine Bithynia by the Turks.
1302Jul, 27
Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest.
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Byzantine-Venetian War (1296-1302)
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Unam sanctam
Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy.