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Capture of Serdica |
year: 809spring 809 |
| The Bulgarians captured the fortress and slaughtered its defenders | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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enemy: Bulgarians
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location: Present-day Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
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battle type: Fort Capture |
war: Early Bulgarian Wars |
modern country:
Bulgaria |
| ▼ The Byzantines(emperor: Nikephoros I) | ▼ The Enemies | |
| Commander: | Unknown | Khan Krum (the Horrible) |
| Forces: | Unknown | Unknown |
| Losses: | 6,000 prisoners slaughtered |
| Background story: |
| After the final blow to the Avar Khaganate in 804, Khan Krum turned his efforts to the southwest to dominate on the Slavs of the valley of the Strymon River and of the rest of Macedonia. The main obstacle was the strong Byzantine-held fortress of Serdica. Krum besieged the city with a big army in the spring of 809. |
The Battle: |
 Khan Krum the Horrible They agreed and Krum entered Serdica before Easter but he did not keep his promise killing the entire 6,000 garrison and some citizens nonetheless. |
Aftermath: |
| Serdica was a major crossroad in the Balkans. In the following years (and centuries) it served as a base for the expansion of the Bulgarians to the south. |
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