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'{{multiple issues| {{refimprove|date=August 2015}} {{story|date=August 2015}} }} {{Infobox military conflict| image=| caption=| partof=the [[Ottoman wars in Europe]]| date=21 November 1402| place=Tripolje, near [[Gračanica, Kosovo|Gračanica]]| result= Serbian victory| combatant1=[[Serbian Despotate]] ([[House of Lazarević]])| combatant2=[[House of Branković]] <br> [[Ottoman Empire]]| commander1=[[Stefan Lazarević]]<br>[[Vuk Lazarević]]<br>[[Uglješa Vlatković]]<br>[[Đurađ II Stracimirović]]| commander2=[[Đurađ Branković]]| strength1=unknown| strength2=unknown<br />Ottoman troops from Suleiman<ref>Fine, John Van Antwerp, ''The Late Medieval Balkans'', Vol.2, (University of Michigan Press, 1994), 502</ref>| casualties1=| casualties2=| }} {{Serbian-Ottoman Wars (Medieval)}} {{Campaigns of Stefan Lazarević}} The '''Battle of Tripolje''' took place in November 1402 between the [[Serbian Despotate]] and the [[Brankovic]] family. The [[Brankovic]] family, who were attempting to seize the Serbian throne for themselves, entered the battle along with Ottoman troops given to them by [[Suleiman]], and were decisively defeated by [[Stefan Lazarević]].<ref>Fine, John Van Antwerp, ''The Late Medieval Balkans'', Vol.2, 502.</ref> The Serbian Lazarevic army had come from [[Zeta (state)|Zeta]] (in modern-day [[Montenegro]]). A local Serb lord, [[Đurađ II]] of the [[Balšić]] dynasty, the Despot's brother-in-law, had prepared the Despot for establishment of his rule on the field of battle as well. == Background == Open conflict between [[House of Lazarević|Lazarević]] and [[House of Branković|Branković]], started a few months earlier, during their stay in [[Constantinople]]. They were returning home after [[battle of Ankara|the battle of Ankara]] in which they participated as vassals of the Ottoman sultans. [[Đurađ Branković]], on the order of [[Stefan Lazarević]], was imprisoned in the dungeon. The real reason is not known, but most likely it was the Đurad’s plan to approach [[Süleyman Çelebi]], one of the sons of Sultan [[Bayezid I]] who fought for the throne. After Lazarević left Constantinople with the ships, Đurađ managed to escape from prison and went to Süleyman . Süleyman gave him [[auxiliary force]] in order to stop Stefan’s return to his country. With these troops and with his own forces, Đurađ blocked all the main roads throughout [[Kosovo and Metohia]]. He expected brothers to return from [[Kingdom of Zeta|Zeta]]. Süleyman didn’t trust Đurađ and sent his own commander to command Ottoman forces and to oversee Đurađ. Stefan and [[Vuk Lazarević|Vuk]] had about 260 man who traveled with them. They were reinforced with the forces of [[Đurađ II Balšić|Đurađ Balšić]], who was married with their sister [[Jelena Balšić|Jelena]]. Their mother [[Milica Hrebeljanović|Milica]] also sent some military detachments from [[Serbian Despotate|Serbia]]. Using side roads, they traveled from [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]] across [[Shkodër]] and reached [[Gračanica, Kosovo|Gračanica]] in Kosovo, where they met with rest of their forces. == The battle == Lazarević’s and Branković’s forces clashed on November 21 at Tripolje, near [[Gračanica monastery|Gračanica]]. Despot Stefan divided his forces. His brother Vuk commanded the main part of the army who attacked Đurađ’s forces, while he commanded smaller part and attacked Ottomans. Stefan’s forces managed to rout Ottomans and the big part that event played [[Caesar (title)|kesar]] [[Uglješa Vlatković]], who was in the ranks of the Ottoman forces as their vassal. He told Stefan all about Ottoman battle plans and he spread the stories among Ottomans of how Stefan’s forces were powerful. This caused drop of the moral among Ottoman soldiers and when the battle started he crossed to the Stefan’s side. On the other side Vuk Lazarević has been suppressed, but ultimately battle has been ended with the Branković's defeat. == Aftermath == The battle was an example of Serb leaders fighting among themselves thus contributing to the Ottoman conquest of the Serbs.<ref name="Anzulovic1999">{{cite book|author=Branimir Anzulovic|title=Heavenly Serbia: From Myth to Genocide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CWMVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA43|page=42}}</ref> After the battle, Lazarević brothers went to [[Novo Brdo]]. In Novo Brdo, there was verbal confrontation between Stefan and Vuk. Stefan was angry at Vuk’s ignorance in the [[art of war]] and high casualties in the Vuk’s rank. This confrontation had high impact on their relationship and would later lead to open conflict between them. Because of his great contribution in battle, Stefan confirmed Uglješa Vlatković’s authority over [[Vranje]], Ingošt (modern-day [[Surdulica]]) and [[Preševo]], also Uglješa became Stefan’s vassal. Stefan Lazarević managed to return to Serbia and regain his power. Battle alone started civil war between Lazarević and Branković, who would last for a decade. The war will end in 1412, when two only remaining representatives of the two families, Stefan and Đurađ, made peace and started together to strengthen Serbia. ==Notes== {{Reflist|30em}} ==References== * {{cite book | first = John Van Antwerp | last = Fine | authorlink = John Van Antwerp Fine | title = The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest | publisher = University of Michigan Press | location = Ann Arbor | year = 1994 | isbn = 978-0-472-08260-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hh0Bu8C66TsC | ref=harv}} ==External links== * {{MLCC |external links=1 |url=http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SERBIA.htm |title=SERBIA <!--Bot generated--> |date=November 2016}} {{coord|42|36|N|21|12|E|display=title}} [[Category:1402 in Europe]] [[Category:15th century in Serbia]] [[Category:Battles involving Serbia in the Middle Ages|Tripolje]] [[Category:Civil wars of Serbia in the Middle Ages|Tripolje]] [[Category:Battles involving the Ottoman Empire|Tripolje]] [[Category:Conflicts in 1402|Tripolje]]'