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Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian.
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Battle of Versinikia
Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Bulgarian Battle of Versinikia was a battle fought in 813 AD between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire, near the city of Adrianople (Edirne), in modern-day Turkey.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bulgars
Turkic tribal confederation
The Bulgars were Turkic semi-nomadic warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region between the 5th and 7th centuries. They became known as nomadic equestrians in the Volga-Ural region, but some researchers trace Bulgar ethnic roots to Central…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Krum
Khan of Bulgaria from 803 to 814
Krum, often referred to as Krum the Fearsome was the Khan of Bulgaria from sometime between 796 and 803 until his death in 814. During his reign the Bulgarian territory doubled in size, spreading from the middle Danube to the Dnieper and from Odrin to the Tatra Mountains. His…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Byzantine Empire
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Edirne
City in Edirne, Turkey
Edirne, historically known as Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Greek and 20 km (12 mi) from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second capital city of the Ottoman Empire from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Michael I Rangabe
Byzantine emperor from 811 to 813
Michael I Rangabe was Byzantine emperor from 811 to 813. A courtier of Emperor Nikephoros I, he survived the disastrous campaign against the Bulgars and was preferred as imperial successor over Staurakios, who was severely injured. He was proclaimed emperor by Patriarch…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Leo V the Armenian
Byzantine emperor (813 to 820)
Leo V the Armenian was the Byzantine emperor from 813 to 820. He is chiefly remembered for ending the decade-long war with the Bulgars, as well as initiating the second period of Byzantine iconoclasm.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 22
Day of the year
June 22 is the 173rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 192 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)