Battle of Boulgarophygon

When

896

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.43° N, 27.10° E

Description

896 conflict between the Byzantine and First Bulgarian empires

896 conflict between the Byzantine and First Bulgarian empires

The Battle of Boulgarophygon was fought in the summer of 896 near the town of Boulgarophygon between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire. The result was an annihilation of the Byzantine army which determined the Bulgarian victory in the trade war of 894–896.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Summer – Battle of Boulgarophygon: Simeon I invades the Theme of Thrace (in the southeastern Balkans)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht von Bulgarophygon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de Siméon de Bulgarie sur les Byzantins à la bataille de Bulgarophygon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Лето — Симеон I двинулся на юг, полностью уничтожил ромейские войска в битве при Булгарофигоне (современном Бабаэски) и осадил Константинополь”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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