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Battle of Constantinople

Battle of Constantinople was a battle fought in AD 922 at Constantinople, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927, which ran from AD 913 to AD 927. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown, assumed equal.

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FoughtAD 922
WhereConstantinople, Turkey41.008N, 28.975E
OutcomeBulgarian victory
BelligerentsFirst Bulgarian EmpireagainstByzantine Empire
Casualties and lossesMediumandVery high

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927

Battle of Katasyrtai, AD 917Battle of Achelous, AD 917Battle of Pegae, AD 921Battle of Constantinople, AD 922AD 917AD 922Battle of Constantinople, AD 922
4 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 922 (year precision)
PlaceConstantinople, Turkey
41.008N, 28.975E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown, assumed equal
Casualties and lossesMediumVery high
Commanders
  • Saktikios
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 43 times between 510 BC and 1453.

In the same war

Battle of Constantinople is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25247871, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Constantinople (922), revision 1370437570, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.