Siege of Adrianople (813)
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The Siege of Adrianople (813) was a major early 9th-century military engagement in which Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Adrianople (813) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5374814 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Adrianople (813) Context triple: [Adrianople, siteOfSiege, Siege of Adrianople (813)]
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Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)
The Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081) was a major military engagement in which Norman forces under Robert Guiscard besieged and captured the key Byzantine port city of Dyrrhachium on the Adriatic coast, marking a critical episode in the Norman–Byzantine wars.
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B.
Siege of Larissa (1083)
The Siege of Larissa (1083) was a key military engagement during the Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire, in which Byzantine forces under Alexios I Komnenos successfully defended the city of Larissa in Thessaly against Norman attackers.
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C.
Siege of Constantinople (626)
The Siege of Constantinople in 626 was a major failed joint Avar and Sasanian attempt to capture the Byzantine capital, marking a decisive turning point in the Roman–Persian Wars.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
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E.
Siege of Nicaea
The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Adrianople (813) Target entity description: The Siege of Adrianople (813) was a major early 9th-century military engagement in which Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
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A.
Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)
The Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081) was a major military engagement in which Norman forces under Robert Guiscard besieged and captured the key Byzantine port city of Dyrrhachium on the Adriatic coast, marking a critical episode in the Norman–Byzantine wars.
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B.
Siege of Larissa (1083)
The Siege of Larissa (1083) was a key military engagement during the Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire, in which Byzantine forces under Alexios I Komnenos successfully defended the city of Larissa in Thessaly against Norman attackers.
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C.
Siege of Constantinople (626)
The Siege of Constantinople in 626 was a major failed joint Avar and Sasanian attempt to capture the Byzantine capital, marking a decisive turning point in the Roman–Persian Wars.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
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E.
Siege of Nicaea
The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Krum dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Krum of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker | First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedCity | Adrianople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | after the Battle of Versinikia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine garrison of Adrianople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Khan Krum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krum of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Byzantine–Bulgarian wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval siege ⓘ |
| defender | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 813 ⓘ |
| era | early 9th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bulgarian raids in Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Eastern Roman (Byzantine) frontier with Bulgaria ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Greek
ⓘ
Old Bulgarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Edirne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Adrianople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingEmpire | Byzantine Empire under Leo V the Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Adrianople by Bulgarians ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Byzantine–Bulgarian conflicts ⓘ reign of Krum of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 813 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Versinikia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Bulgarian advance toward Constantinople (813) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Bulgarian victory ⓘ |
| significance | weakened Byzantine control in Thrace ⓘ |
| startTime | 813 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Thracian approaches to Constantinople ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | siege warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Adrianople (813) Description of subject: The Siege of Adrianople (813) was a major early 9th-century military engagement in which Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
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