Norman invasion of 1185–1186

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The Norman invasion of 1185–1186 was a late 12th-century military campaign in which Norman forces attacked Byzantine territories in the Balkans, contributing to the weakening and political turmoil of the Byzantine Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 12th-century conflict
invasion
military campaign
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Norman forces
conflict Norman–Byzantine conflict
conflictType land invasion
describedAs late 12th-century Norman attack on Byzantine territories in the Balkans
endTime 1186
follows earlier Norman campaigns against Byzantium
hasCause Byzantine internal weakness
Norman expansionism in the eastern Mediterranean
hasEffect political turmoil in the Byzantine Empire
weakening of the Byzantine Empire
hasPart Norman invasion of Byzantine territories
Norman invasion of the Balkans
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
location Balkans
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine territories in the Balkans
opponent Byzantine Empire
Norman forces
participant Byzantine Empire
Norman forces
partOf Byzantine–Norman wars
pointInTime late 12th century
region Southeastern Europe
result further destabilization of Byzantine rule in the Balkans
significance contributed to the decline of Byzantine power in the Balkans
startTime 1185

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Norman–Byzantine conflicts hasPart Norman invasion of 1185–1186
Sack of Thessalonica (1185) hasCause Norman invasion of the Balkans (1185)
linked to: Norman invasion of 1185–1186
Norman invasion of 1185–1186 hasPart Norman invasion of Byzantine territories
linked to: Norman invasion of 1185–1186
Battle of Demetritzes (1185) cause Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire
linked to: Norman invasion of 1185–1186