Returning to Ioannina after 14 months (1399–1400) at the Ottoman court under Bayezid I, Esau was supported by the Ottoman commander Evrenos and quickly defeated the Albanians.
Regresando á súa capital despois de catorce meses (1399-1400) de estar na corte de Bayezid I, Esaú recibiu o apoio do comandante otomán Gazi Evrenos e rapidamente derrotou aos albaneses.