Siege of Chilia (1484)
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The siege of Chilia ended in the takeover of the Chilia Fortress [ro; uk], in the Principality of Moldavia (today located in Kiliia in present-day Ukraine), by the Ottoman Empire after a nine-day siege. The siege took place both by land and sea. After the settlement was taken, its churches were converted into mosques.[3][4]
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Siege of Chilia | |||||||
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Part of Moldavian–Ottoman Wars | |||||||
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Moldavia | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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Stephen the Great | Bayezid II | ||||||
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8,000–10,000[3] | 20,000[3] |
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