The Battle of Maritsa was a battle that took place at the Maritsa River on September 26, 1371 between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Murad I's lieutenant Lalaşahin and a coalition of Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian forces numbering 70,000 men under the command of the Serbian king Vukasin (Vukašin Mrnjavčević). The Ottoman army was smaller, but, due to superior tactics, Lalaşahin was able to defeat the Christian army and kill king Vukasin. The battle was a part of the Ottoman campaign to conquer the Balkans and was preceeded by the Ottoman capturing of Sozopol and succeeded by the capture of the cities of Dráma, Kavála and Seres (Serrái) in Bulgaria. The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ... The Maritsa or Evros (Bulgarian: Марица, Greek: Εβρος, Romanized as Hebrus, Turkish: Meriç) river is ca . ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Charterhouse Carthusian Monastery founded in Aldersgate, London. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto of sultan Abdülaziz El-Muzaffer Daima (Ottoman Turkish for the Ever Victorious) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Sultan Murat I Murad I (1319 (or 1326) – 1389; nick-named Hüdavendiğar, the God-like one) was the ruler of the Ottoman Empire from 1359 to 1389. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... Sozopol (Bulgarian: Созопол, Greek: Σωζοπολης) is a small, ancient town located 30 km south of Burgas, Bulgaria. ... Kavala (also seen as Kavála, Kavalla, Cavalla, and Cavalle Greek: Καβάλα, Albanian: Kavalë), (2001 pop. ... Seres (Σηρες) was the ancient Greek and Roman name for China and its inhabitants. ...