Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927

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The Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927 was a landmark agreement that ended a long war between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria, recognized Peter I as emperor, and established a lasting period of peace and dynastic alliance between the two states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
peace treaty
brideFamily Macedonian-era Byzantine imperial family
brideFather Romanos I Lekapenos NERFINISHED
dateSigned 927
effectOnBorders confirmed Bulgarian territorial gains in the Balkans
endedConflict Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927 NERFINISHED
era 10th century
establishedDynasticMarriage Maria (Irene) Lekapene NERFINISHED
Peter I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
followedReignOf Simeon I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance first formal Byzantine recognition of a non-Roman emperor in the Balkans
foundation of a roughly four-decade period of peace between Byzantium and Bulgaria
languageOfDiplomacy Greek
partOf Byzantine–Bulgarian relations NERFINISHED
recognizedAsEmperor Peter I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
recognizedChurchRank patriarchate of the Bulgarian Church NERFINISHED
recognizedChurchStatus autocephalous Bulgarian Church NERFINISHED
recognizedTitle emperor of the Bulgarians
result Byzantine–Bulgarian alliance NERFINISHED
formal Byzantine recognition of Bulgarian imperial status
formal Byzantine recognition of Bulgarian patriarchate
long-term peace between Byzantium and Bulgaria
stabilization of Balkan political relations
signatory Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
tookPlaceIn Balkans NERFINISHED
typeOfSettlement dynastic peace
underBulgarianRuler Peter I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
underByzantineRuler Romanos I Lekapenos NERFINISHED

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Peter I of Bulgaria treaty Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927