Battle of Varna
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The Battle of Varna took place on 10 November 1444 near Varna in what is today eastern Bulgaria. The Ottoman army under Sultan Murad II defeated the Crusaders commanded by King Władysław III of Poland
The Hussite Wagenburg – an old sketch from the 15th century.
A scene from the Battle of Varna (1444) on the Kronika wszystkiego świata of Marcin Bielski, published in 1564.
The Memorial of the Battle in Varna, built on an ancient Thracian mound tomb, bearing the name of the fallen king.
Murad II
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Murad II was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451.
Battle of Varna
…The Battle of Varna took place on 10 November 1444 near Varna in what is today eastern Bulgaria. The Ottoman army under Sultan Murad II (who did not actually rule the sultanate at the time) defeated the Crusaders commanded by King Władysław III of Poland and Hungary, John Hunyadi (acting…
Ottoman miniature of Murad II enthroned. Hünername, c. 1584–88, TSMK Hazine 1523
Sultan Murad II at archery practice. Hünername (1584-1588), TSMK Hazine 1523
Murad II shooting arrows (detail). Hünername (1584-1588), TSMK Hazine 1523
A rendition by Paolo Veronese (active 1550-88)