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Battle of the Maritsa river

Battle of the Maritsa river was a battle fought in 1284 at Maritsa, in what is now Bulgaria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Maritsa. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Europe, which ran from 1223 to 1242. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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Fought1284
WhereMaritsa, Bulgaria42.165N, 23.596E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsGolden HordeagainstByzantine Empire
Part ofMongol invasion of Europe1223 to 1242

Where it sits in the Mongol invasion of Europe

Siege of Esztergom (1241), 1241Battle of Grobnik field, 1242Battle of the Maritsa river, 128412411284Battle of the Maritsa river, 1284
3 placed engagements of the Mongol invasion of Europe in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1284 (year precision)
PlaceMaritsa, Bulgaria
42.165N, 23.596E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength100,000 (according to George Pachymeres)
Battle of the Maritsa riverBattle of the Maritsa riverBattle of the Gates of TrajanBelovski RaidBattle of PhilippopolisBattle of Kresna GorgeBattle of PetrichBattle of the Gates of TrajanBelovski RaidBattle of Kresna GorgeBattle of PetrichSofiaSkopjeNišStara ZagoraKhaskovoSeresTurnovoXanthi100 km42.165N, 23.596E
Placed at Maritsa; 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 1284

Battle of the Maritsa river is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 118 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141727769, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Maritsa river (1284), revision 1381823399, 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.