Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
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The Byzantine–Bulgarian wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire which began already in the late 5th century when the Bulgars defeated a 15.000 Roma
Clockwise from top-left: Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas; The Battle of Anchialus; Khan Omurtag; The rulers of Bulgaria and Byzantium negotiate for peace.
Menologium. Bulgarian pagans killing the Christians (Byzantines)
Krum assembles his army to defeat the Byzantines
Omurtag sends delegation to the Byzantines
Second Bulgarian Empire
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The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed between 1185 and 1422. A successor to the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Tsars Kaloyan and Ivan
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
…499–1355 (856 years) Location Balkan Peninsula Territorial changes Both states had numerous territorial changes. Belligerents First Bulgarian Empire Second Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire Commanders and leaders Khans and Tsars: Asparuh Tervel Kormisosh Vineh Telets Telerig Kardam Krum Omurtag Malamir Presian I Boris I…
The Church of St Demetrius in Tarnovo, built by Asen and Peter in the beginning of the uprising
The Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs where Kaloyan was buried
Emperor Constantine Tikh and his first wife Irene, fresco from the Boyana Church
The fortress of Baba Vida in Vidin