Battle of Pliska
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The Battle of Pliska was a major 811 AD clash in which the First Bulgarian Empire decisively defeated and annihilated a Byzantine army led by Emperor Nikephoros I, reshaping the balance of power in the Balkans.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pliska canonical | 6 |
| Battle of Pliska (811 campaign context) | 1 |
| Byzantine invasion of Bulgaria in 811 | 1 |
| Byzantine sack of Pliska | 1 |
| Sack of Pliska (811) | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Pliska Context triple: [First Bulgarian Empire, significantEvent, Battle of Pliska]
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Battle of Maritsa
The Battle of Maritsa (1371) was a decisive Ottoman victory over a coalition of Serbian nobles that paved the way for Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
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Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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Battle of the Kalka River
The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
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D.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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E.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Pliska Target entity description: The Battle of Pliska was a major 811 AD clash in which the First Bulgarian Empire decisively defeated and annihilated a Byzantine army led by Emperor Nikephoros I, reshaping the balance of power in the Balkans.
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A.
Battle of Maritsa
The Battle of Maritsa (1371) was a decisive Ottoman victory over a coalition of Serbian nobles that paved the way for Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
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B.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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C.
Battle of the Kalka River
The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
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D.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
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E.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle in the Varbitsa Pass ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine campaign against Bulgaria in 811
|
| combatant |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Krum of Bulgaria
ⓘ
Nikephoros I ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ |
| date |
26 July 811
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811 ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Versinikia ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
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surface form:
Byzantine invasion of Bulgaria
|
| historicalPeriod | 9th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Bulgarian forces
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Byzantine army ⓘ Krum of Bulgaria ⓘ Nikephoros I ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambush in a mountain pass
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annihilation of a Byzantine imperial army ⓘ death of a reigning Byzantine emperor in battle ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Krum of Bulgaria
ⓘ
Nikephoros I ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Bulgarian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
ⓘ
history of Bulgaria ⓘ history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ medieval warfare ⓘ |
| place |
Balkans
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First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ near Pliska ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Pliska
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Byzantine sack of Pliska
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| region |
Balkans
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surface form:
Southeastern Europe
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| result |
Bulgarian victory
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death of Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I ⓘ destruction of the Byzantine field army ⓘ severe weakening of Byzantine influence in the Balkans ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the worst defeats in Byzantine military history
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shifted balance of power in the Balkans toward Bulgaria ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
ambush
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encirclement ⓘ |
| year | 811 ⓘ |
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