siege, medieval

Siege of Preslav

Name: Siege of Preslav
Location: Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria

Siege of Preslav was a siege conducted in 1185 at Veliki Preslav, in what is now Bulgaria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Veliki Preslav. It was part of the Uprising of Asen and Peter, which ran from 1185 to 1187. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: Unknown (Heavily fortified garrison) against Unknown.

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Fought1185

WhereVeliki Preslav, Bulgaria43.161N, 26.812E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeByzantine victory

BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstBulgarians; Vlachs

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofUprising of Asen and Peter1185 to 1187

Record

Date	1185 (year precision)
Place	Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria 43.161N, 26.812E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	Unknown (Heavily fortified garrison)	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Peter II of Bulgaria Ivan Asen I

Placed at Veliki Preslav; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Choumen 1828, 15 km NE
Battle of Kulevicha 1829, 27 km NE
Battle of the Rishki Pass AD 759, 27 km SE
Battle of Pliska AD 811, 28 km SW
Battle of Devina 1279, 40 km SW

Elsewhere in 1185

Siege of Preslav is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 126 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141353721, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Preslav (1185), revision 1378706781, 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.