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Battle of Skopje

Battle of Skopje was a battle fought in 1004 at Skopje, in what is now North Macedonia. It was part of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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Battle of Skopje
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Fought1004
WhereSkopje, North Macedonia42.000N, 21.433E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstBulgarian Empire
Part ofByzantine conquest of Bulgaria

Where it sits in the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria

Battle of the Gates of Trajan, AD 986Battle of Thessalonica, 1000Battle of Skopje, 1004Battle of Kleidion, 1014AD 9861014Battle of Skopje, 1004
4 placed engagements of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1004 (year precision)
PlaceSkopje, North Macedonia
42.000N, 21.433E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Samuel of Bulgaria
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Elsewhere in 1004

Battle of Skopje is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day North Macedonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1896360, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Skopje, revision 1370589513, 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.