Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927

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The Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927 was a landmark agreement that ended a long war between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria, recognized Peter I as emperor, and established a lasting period of peace and dynastic alliance between the two states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
peace treaty
brideFamily Macedonian-era Byzantine imperial family
brideFather Romanos I Lekapenos
dateSigned 927
effectOnBorders confirmed Bulgarian territorial gains in the Balkans
endedConflict Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927
era 10th century
establishedDynasticMarriage Maria (Irene) Lekapene
linked to: Maria Lekapene

Peter I of Bulgaria
followedReignOf Simeon I of Bulgaria
historicalSignificance first formal Byzantine recognition of a non-Roman emperor in the Balkans
foundation of a roughly four-decade period of peace between Byzantium and Bulgaria
languageOfDiplomacy Greek
partOf Byzantine–Bulgarian relations
recognizedAsEmperor Peter I of Bulgaria
recognizedChurchRank patriarchate of the Bulgarian Church
recognizedChurchStatus autocephalous Bulgarian Church
recognizedTitle emperor of the Bulgarians
result Byzantine–Bulgarian alliance
formal Byzantine recognition of Bulgarian imperial status
formal Byzantine recognition of Bulgarian patriarchate
long-term peace between Byzantium and Bulgaria
stabilization of Balkan political relations
signatory Byzantine Empire
First Bulgarian Empire
tookPlaceIn Balkans
typeOfSettlement dynastic peace
underBulgarianRuler Peter I of Bulgaria
underByzantineRuler Romanos I Lekapenos

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Peter I of Bulgaria treaty Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927
Maria Lekapene associatedWith Byzantine–Bulgarian treaty of 927
linked to: Byzantine–Bulgarian peace treaty of 927