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Siege of Preslav

Siege of Preslav was a siege conducted in 1185 in what is now Bulgaria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q196176. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: Unknown (Heavily fortified garrison) against Unknown.

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Fought1185
WhereBulgaria43.161N, 26.812E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstBulgarians; Vlachs
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofQ196176

Record

Date1185 (year precision)
PlaceBulgaria
43.161N, 26.812E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknown (Heavily fortified garrison)Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Peter II of Bulgaria
  • Ivan Asen I
Siege of PreslavSiege of PreslavSiege of ChoumenBattle of KulevichaBattle of the Rishki PassBattle of PliskaBattle of DevinaSiege of ChoumenBattle of the Rishki PassBattle of PliskaConstanțaBurgasRuseStara ZagoraPlevenDobrichCălărașiTurnovo100 km43.161N, 26.812E
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.

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Elsewhere in 1185

Siege of Preslav is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 118 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141353721, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Preslav (1185), revision 1378706781, 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.