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Battle of Philippopolis

Battle of Philippopolis was a battle fought on 30 June 1208 at Plovdiv, in what is now Bulgaria. It was part of the Bulgarian–Latin Wars.

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Record

Date30 June 1208
PlacePlovdiv, Bulgaria
42.150N, 24.750E
Part ofBulgarian–Latin Wars
KindBattle, medieval
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Battle of Philippopolis is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 78 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q625406, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Philippopolis (1208), revision 1378029500, 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.