(1347–1403) sultan of the
Turks (1389–1402) who greatly extended the Turkish territories through military conquest. He was known as the Thunderbolt because of the rapidity of his military tactics. When his
expansion presented a threat to Europe, Sigismund (1368–1437), the
king of
Hungary and
Germany, organized a
crusade against Bayazid. In 1396, Bayazid defeated this large army composed of Hungarians,
Poles, Germans,
French,
English and Venetians and extended his
area of
control even further. At the same
time, a threat was developing in his
rear from
Tamerlane, who defeated and captured Bayazid in 1402. Bayazid died in March 1403 while still a prisoner in
Tamerlane's
camp.
See also Tamerlane in this glossary. —Conquest of Chaos Approved Glossary (8.7.92)