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Siege of Serdica (809)

Siege of Serdica
Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
DateSpring 809
Location42°40′0″N 23°19′48″E / 42.66667°N 23.33000°E / 42.66667; 23.33000
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Krum Unknown
Strength
Unknown 6,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 6,000

The siege of Serdica (Bulgarian: Обсадата на Сердика) took place in the spring of 809 at modern Sofia, Bulgaria. As a result, the city was annexed to the Bulgarian State and remained so until the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire.


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