Battle of Velbazhd

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battle historical event medieval battle

The Battle of Velbazhd was a decisive 1330 medieval clash between the Bulgarian and Serbian states that cemented Serbia’s regional dominance in the Balkans.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Velbazhd canonical	5

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Velbuzhd ⓘ Bitka kod Velbužda ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Serbia Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
commander	Michael II Asen of Bulgaria ⓘ surface form: Michael Asen III of Bulgaria Stefan Dečanski ⓘ surface form: Stefan Dečanski of Serbia Stefan Dušan ⓘ surface form: Stefan Dušan of Serbia
conflictIn	Balkan medieval wars ⓘ
consequence	decline of Bulgarian influence in the Balkans ⓘ rise of Serbia as a major Balkan power ⓘ
date	1330-07-28 ⓘ
era	14th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	Serbian expansion into Macedonia ⓘ consolidation of the Serbian Kingdom ⓘ
geographicRegion	Balkans ⓘ central Balkans ⓘ
hasCasusBelli	Bulgarian–Serbian rivalry for control of Macedonia ⓘ
historicalSignificance	cemented Serbia’s regional dominance in the Balkans ⓘ marked a turning point in Bulgarian–Serbian relations ⓘ
killedPerson	Michael II Asen of Bulgaria ⓘ surface form: Michael Asen III of Bulgaria
notableFor	death of Bulgarian tsar Michael Asen III ⓘ decisive Serbian tactical victory ⓘ shift in balance of power in the Balkans ⓘ
opponent	Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
outcome	Serbian regional dominance in the central Balkans ⓘ
partOf	Bulgarian–Serbian War of 1330 ⓘ surface form: Bulgarian–Serbian conflicts
place	Bulgaria ⓘ Kyustendil Province ⓘ surface form: Kyustendil region Velbazhd ⓘ near Velbazhd ⓘ
precededBy	Bulgarian–Serbian tensions in Macedonia ⓘ
primaryOpposingState	Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Serbia Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
relatedTo	History of Bulgaria ⓘ History of Serbia ⓘ Macedonian region ⓘ
result	decisive Serbian victory ⓘ
timePeriod	28 July 1330 ⓘ
year	1330 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Second Bulgarian Empire → importantBattle → Battle of Velbazhd ⓘ

Michael Shishman → battle → Battle of Velbazhd ⓘ

King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → battle → Battle of Velbazhd ⓘ

subject surface form: Stefan Uroš III Dečanski

King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski → victory → Battle of Velbazhd ⓘ

subject surface form: Stefan Uroš III Dečanski

Stefan Dečanski → battle → Battle of Velbazhd ⓘ