Battle of Kleidion (1014)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Belasitsa
gptkb:Battle_of_Clidium
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:First_Bulgarian_Empire
Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Samuel_of_Bulgaria
gptkb:Basil_II
gptkbp:consequence decisive defeat for Bulgaria
accelerated the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire
gptkbp:date 29 July 1014
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Byzantine_conquest_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belasitsa_Mountains
gptkb:Kleidion_Gorge
near present-day Klyuch, Bulgaria
gptkbp:notableEvent blinding of 14,000 Bulgarian prisoners
Samuel of Bulgaria suffered a fatal heart attack after the battle
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Byzantine–Bulgarian_wars
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Byzantine–Bulgarian_war_(976–1018)
gptkbp:result Byzantine victory
gptkbp:significance major turning point in Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Belasitsa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Kleidion (1014)