Battle of Pelagonia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baldwin_II_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:aftermath strengthened Byzantine control in Greece
restoration of Byzantine control over parts of Greece
gptkbp:casualties heavy losses for the Despotate of Epirus
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Despotate_of_Epirus
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Nikephoros_I_Komnenos
gptkb:Michael_VIII_Palaiologos
Michael II of Epirus
gptkbp:date 1259
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Manzikert
gptkbp:fought_in Byzantine forces and Epirus forces
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Byzantine_civil_wars
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in power dynamics in the Balkans
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Chronicle_of_George_Akropolites
Byzantine history texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Pelagonia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pelagonia
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Manzikert
gptkb:Battle_of_Korykos
Battle of Pelagonia (1259)
reorganization of Byzantine military
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Nikephoros_I_Komnenos
gptkb:Michael_VIII_Palaiologos
gptkb:George_Akropolites
gptkbp:outcome restoration of Byzantine authority
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Korykos
gptkbp:result decisive victory for the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:significance part of the Byzantine reconquest of territories
part of the Byzantine– Latin wars
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the region
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type land battle