Battle of Ongal
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The Battle of Ongal was a decisive 7th-century clash in which the Bulgars defeated the Byzantine Empire, leading to the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ongal canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Onglos ⓘ |
| belligerentStrength | Bulgar forces smaller than Byzantine forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
Bulgars
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Asparuh
ⓘ
Emperor Constantine IV ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine IV
|
| conflict |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Bulgar conflict
|
| consequence |
Byzantine recognition of Bulgarian state
ⓘ
establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 680 ⓘ |
| era | 7th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty between Byzantium and Bulgaria ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | shifted regional power balance against Byzantium ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Danubian Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Danube region
|
| militaryTactics | use of fortified camp in marshy terrain by Bulgars ⓘ |
| opponentStrength | large Byzantine army ⓘ |
| opponentTactics | frontal Byzantine assaults on Bulgar positions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Bulgar wars
|
| place |
Balkans
ⓘ
Ongal area ⓘ near the Danube Delta ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Danubian Bulgaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulgar migration across the Danube
|
| primaryBulgarLeaderTitle | khan ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentRulerTitle | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Emperor Constantine IV
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV
First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| result | Bulgar victory ⓘ |
| significance | decisive for the formation of a Bulgarian state in the Balkans ⓘ |
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