Tsar Samuel, taking advantage of the internal …
Years: 981 - 981
Tsar Samuel, taking advantage of the internal discord currently plaguing Constantinople, begins to extend his control over eastern Bulgaria and lands beyond.
Bulgars under Samuel defeat an invasion by imperial forces in 981 in a battle near Sofia.
Locations
People
Groups
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Bulgarians (South Slavs)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
- Bulgarian Empire (First)
Topics
- Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
- Bulgaria, Byzantine conquest of
- Byzantine Revolts of 976-89
- Bulgarian-Byzantine War of 981-1018
