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Siege of Constantinople (813) 813

Siege of Constantinople (813): 54-manasses-chronicle
Image: Original: Constantine Manasses, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year813Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationTurkeyNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
Coordinates41.0122, 28.9760Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Constantinople in 813 (Bulgarian: Обсада на Константинопол) by Khan Krum (Bulgarian: Крум) was a failed attempt to take the city during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.

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Location

41.0122, 28.9760 · Turkey

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