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Battle by the Anastasian Wall

Battle by the Anastasian Wall was a battle fought in AD 559 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Kutrigur victory. Recorded strength: 15 000 against 7,000.

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FoughtAD 559
WhereTurkey41.200N, 28.333E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeKutrigur victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstKutrigur Bulgars army
Casualties and lossesAll sent troops killedandUnknown

Record

DateAD 559 (year precision)
PlaceTurkey
41.200N, 28.333E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength15 0007,000
Casualties and lossesAll sent troops killedUnknown
Commanders
  • Zabergan
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle by the Anastasian Wall is one of 120 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55603893, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle by the Anastasian Wall (559), revision 1370430573, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.