Middle East Spring – Sultan Osman I calls for a military campaign to strike deep into Byzantine Bithynia. During the campaign, Ottoman forces capture the towns of İnegöl and Yenişehir. The later town will be transformed into a capital city, as Osman moves his administration and personal household within its walls. By the end of the year, Ottoman forces begin blockading the major Byzantine city of Nicaea.Kazhdan, Alexander (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, pp. 1539–1540. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. .
Middle East Spring – Sultan Osman I calls for a military campaign to strike deep into Byzantine Bithynia. During the campaign, Ottoman forces capture the towns of İnegöl and Yenişehir. The later town will be transformed into a capital city, as Osman moves his administration and personal household within its walls. By the end of the year, Ottoman forces begin blockading the major Byzantine city of Nicaea.Kazhdan, Alexander (1991). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, pp. 1539–1540. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 