Simeon is a gifted military leader whose…

923 CE

Simeon is a gifted military leader whose campaigns have greatly extended Bulgaria's borders, but he has ultimately dissipated the country's strength in his efforts to take Constantinople.

Desperate to conquer the imperial capital, he plans a large campaign in 924.

He sends envoys to the Fatimid caliph Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah, who possesses the powerful navy that Simeon needs.

The caliph agrees and sends his own representatives back with the Bulgarians to arrange the alliance.

However, the envoys are captured by imperial agents at Calabria.

Romanos offers peace to the Arabs, supplementing this offer with generous gifts, and ruins their union with Bulgaria.

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Preslav > Veliki Preslav Bulgaria View →

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Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah View → Constantine VII View → Romanos I Lekapenos View → Simeon I of Bulgaria View → Zaharija of Serbia View →

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Arab people View → Serbian Principality View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty View → Bulgarian Empire (First) View → Ifriqiya, Fatimid Caliphate of View → Longobardia, Theme of View →

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Arab-Byzantine Wars View → Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars View → Bulgarian-Serbian Wars View → Bulgarian-Byzantine War of 913-27 View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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