Byzantine–Bulgarian wars

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medieval conflict series of wars

The Byzantine–Bulgarian wars were a series of medieval conflicts between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian states that shaped the political and territorial balance of power in the Balkans.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bulgar–Byzantine conflicts	1
Byzantine Empire–Bulgarian relations	1
Byzantine–Bulgarian conflict	1
Byzantine–Bulgarian relations	1
Rus'–Byzantine War (970–971)	1
Rus'–Byzantine War of 970–971	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
cause	control of trade routes in the Balkans ⓘ struggle for regional hegemony ⓘ territorial disputes in the Balkans ⓘ
conflictType	Byzantine–Bulgarian wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Byzantine–Bulgarian conflict
endCentury	15th century ⓘ
hasPhase	early Byzantine–Bulgarian conflicts ⓘ late Byzantine–Bulgarian conflicts ⓘ wars during the Komnenian period ⓘ wars under Khan Krum ⓘ wars under Samuel of Bulgaria ⓘ wars under Simeon I of Bulgaria ⓘ
impact	affected stability of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ influenced formation of medieval Bulgarian state ⓘ reshaped borders between Byzantium and Bulgaria ⓘ
involvedRuler	Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ Basil II ⓘ Ivan Asen II ⓘ surface form: Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria John I Tzimiskes ⓘ Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria ⓘ Khan Krum ⓘ surface form: Khan Krum of Bulgaria Leo V the Armenian ⓘ Nikephoros I of Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanos I Lekapenos ⓘ Samuel of Bulgaria ⓘ Simeon I of Bulgaria ⓘ
location	Balkans ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Byzantine Empire ⓘ First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Acheloos (917) ⓘ Battle of Versinikia ⓘ surface form: Battle of Katasyrtai Battle of Kleidion ⓘ Battle of Ongal ⓘ Battle of Pliska ⓘ Battle of Skafida ⓘ Battle of Tryavna ⓘ Battle of Versinikia ⓘ
partOf	history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ medieval Balkan wars ⓘ military history of Bulgaria ⓘ
region	Balkans ⓘ surface form: Southeastern Europe
relatedTo	Byzantine–Bulgarian wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Byzantine Empire–Bulgarian relations Byzantine–Bulgarian cultural relations ⓘ Christianization of Bulgaria ⓘ
result	shaped political balance of power in the Balkans ⓘ shaped territorial balance of power in the Balkans ⓘ
startCentury	7th century ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sviatoslav I of Kiev → battle → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rus'–Byzantine War of 970–971

Basil II → conflict → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ

Byzantine Empire → conflict → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ

Emperor Constantine VI → conflict → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine VI

this entity surface form: Bulgar–Byzantine conflicts

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars → conflictType → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Bulgarian conflict

Sviatoslav I of Kiev → notableWork → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rus'–Byzantine War (970–971)

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars → relatedTo → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine Empire–Bulgarian relations

Christianization of Bulgaria → relatedTo → Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine–Bulgarian relations