The Battle of Bapheus occurred in July 27, 1302 between an Ottoman army under Osman I and a Byzantine army. The Byzantines, whom had suffered a number of raids by the Ottomans, possessed an army of far lesser quality and strategy than that of the Komnenos dynasty, and were defeated outside of Nicomedia. After the battle, the Ottomans went on to capture a number of small forts, but Nicomedia was not taken until 1337. Combatants Byzantine Empire Ottoman Turks The Byzantine Ottoman wars was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Turks and the Byzantines that led to the final destruction of the Byzantine empire and the rise of the Ottoman empire. ... Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Euxine (today Black Sea). ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkish people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ... Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Θ΄ Παλαιολόγος, MikhaÄ“l IX Palaiologos), (April 17, 1278–October 12, 1320), reigned as Byzantine co-emperor with full imperial style 1294/1295–1320. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Ottoman Turks The Byzantine Ottoman wars was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Turks and the Byzantines that led to the final destruction of the Byzantine empire and the rise of the Ottoman empire. ... Combatants Byzantine Empire Ottoman Turks Commanders Andronicus II then Andronicus III Osman I Orhan I Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties Heavy Unknown, assumed light See also Siege of Nicaea (1097) Following the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines from the Latin empire, the Byzantines concentrated their efforts in restoring their hold... Winning the Battle of Adrianople (1365), Ottoman Turks capture Adrianople. ... // Combatants Byzantine Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Constantine XI† Loukas Notaras Giovanni Giustiniani†[1] Mehmed II Strength 5,000 militia soldiers plus 2,000 Italian mercenaries 80,000[1] - 150,000[1] Casualties Most of Byzantine defenders, some mercenaries, many civilians Heavy The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos The Komnenos or Comnenus (Greek: Κομνηνοί) family was an important dynasty in the history of the Byzantine Empire. ... Nicomedia (modern Ä°zmit, also known as Iznik) was founded by Nicomedes I of Bithynia at the head of the Gulf of Astacus (which opens on the Propontis) in 264 BC. The city has ever since been one of the chief towns in this part of Asia Minor. ...