Siege of Adrianople (813)
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The Siege of Adrianople (813) was a major early 9th-century military engagement in which Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Adrianople (813) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Krum dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Krum of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker | First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedCity | Adrianople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | after the Battle of Versinikia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine garrison of Adrianople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Khan Krum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krum of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Byzantine–Bulgarian wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval siege ⓘ |
| defender | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 813 ⓘ |
| era | early 9th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bulgarian raids in Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Eastern Roman (Byzantine) frontier with Bulgaria ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Greek
ⓘ
Old Bulgarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Edirne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Adrianople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingEmpire | Byzantine Empire under Leo V the Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Adrianople by Bulgarians ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Byzantine–Bulgarian conflicts ⓘ reign of Krum of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 813 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Versinikia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Bulgarian advance toward Constantinople (813) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Bulgarian victory ⓘ |
| significance | weakened Byzantine control in Thrace ⓘ |
| startTime | 813 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Thracian approaches to Constantinople ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | siege warfare ⓘ |
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