Velbuzhd region
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The Velbuzhd region is a historical area in the Balkans that served as a significant power base for the medieval Serbian noble Dragaš family.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| battleBetween |
Kingdom of Serbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOccurredIn | 1330 ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Velbuzhd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Battle of Velbazhd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | expansion of Serbian power in the Balkans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
medieval Serbian nobility
ⓘ
rule of the Dragaš family ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Church Slavonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Serbian ⓘ |
| laterCameUnderRuleOf | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
medieval Serbia ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Kyustendil region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Serbian victory at Battle of Velbazhd ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Dejan Dragaš
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konstantin Dragaš NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between Morava and Struma valleys
ⓘ
control of routes between Serbia and Macedonia ⓘ |
| timeOfDragašRule | late 14th century ⓘ |
| wasFrontierBetween |
Bulgarian lands
ⓘ
Serbian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Serbian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Serbian state ⓘ |
| wasPowerBaseOf |
Dejanović noble family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dragaš family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSignificantInPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
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