Bulgar–Serb War (853)
| Bulgar-Serb War (853) | |||||||
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| Part of the Bulgarian–Serbian Wars (medieval) | |||||||
 Serb lands in the 9th century | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| First Bulgarian Empire | Serbian Principality | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mutimir Strojimir Gojnik | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Vladimir and 12 boyars captured | |||||||
Bulgarian Khanate
in the 9th century and its territorial expansion under Krum, Omurtag and PresianThe Bulgarian-Serbian War of 853 was fought between the
Prelude and the War
After the death of Prince
boyars.[4] Boris I and Mutimir agreed on peace (and perhaps an alliance),[1] and Mutimir sent his sons Pribislav and Stefan to the border to escort the prisoners, where they exchanged items as a sign of peace. Boris himself gave them "rich gifts", while he was given "two slaves, two falcons, two dogs, and 80 furs".[5][6][7]
Aftermath
An internal conflict among the Serbian brothers resulted in Mutimir banishing the two younger brothers to the Bulgarian court.[1] Mutimir, however, kept a nephew, Petar, in his court for political reasons.[8] The reason of the feud is not known, though it is postulated that it was a result of treachery.[8] Petar would later defeat Pribislav, Mutimir's son, and take the Serbian throne.
See also
- Bulgarian–Serbian medieval wars
- Bulgar-Serb War (839–42)
- Medieval Bulgarian Army
- Medieval Serbian Army
References
- ^ a b c Fine 1991, pp. 141.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, pp. 15.
- ^ Curta 2006, pp. 145, 167.
- ^ Bury 2008, pp. 373–374.
- ^ F. Raçki, Documenta historiae Chroatie etc., Zagreb, 1877, p. 359.
- ^ П. Шафарик, Славян. древн., II, 1, стр. 289.
- ^ Const. Porphyr., ibid., cap. 32, pp. 154–155
- ^ a b Đekić, Đ. 2009, "Why did prince Mutimir keep Petar Gojnikovic?", Teme, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 683–688. PDF
Sources
- Primary sources
- Moravcsik, Gyula, ed. (1967) [1949]. Constantine Porphyrogenitus: De Administrando Imperio (2nd revised ed.). Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies.
- Secondary sources
- ISBN 1-60520-421-8.
- Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
- Curta, Florin (2006). Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1250. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Fine, John Van Antwerp Jr. (1991) [1983]. The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press.