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offered the Byzantines to reestablish the Treaty of 716. However, his offer was declined because of the third point of the treaty concerning the exchange of political refugees. The Byzantines still had illusions that they could interfere in the Bulgarian internal affairs after the series of weak and
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Both countries agreed to exchange refugees charged with conspiracy against the legal ruler. This term was pushed by Theodosius III because his authority was not stable and the Bulgarians had in the past helped rebels to take the imperial
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Goods could only be imported or exported when provided with a state seal. Goods without documents were to be confiscated for the state treasury. The Bulgarian merchants gained official access to Europe's largest market in
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arrived in 717 under ‘Ubayda ibn Qays Al-‘Uqayli, and met the Bulgars in a victorious battle, Arab sources mention the conquest of a city called “Madīnat al-Saqāliba” (City of The Slavs).
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asked the Bulgarian khan Tervel for assistance to regain his throne. The Bulgarians sent 15,000-strong army and Justinian entered Constantinople. Tervel was awarded with the title
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began which lasted with interruptions for more than half a century. Despite the initial Byzantine successes in 792, 811 and 813 they suffered crushing defeats. A year before the
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The treaty was in Bulgaria's favour but it proved to be vital for the Byzantine Empire. Based on that agreement the Bulgarians sent an army to relieve the
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In 719 Tervel withdrew his support for the new pretender for the Byzantine throne Anastasius. The treaty lasted until 756 when the Bulgarian Khan
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and later executed by his political rivals. The hostilities continued until 716 when the treaty was signed between the Bulgarians and Byzantines.
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Const. Jereek, Beitrge zur antiken Geographic und Epigraphik von Bulgarien und Rumelien в Monatsberichte dir K. Akademie zu
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asked for tribute for the newly constructed Byzantine border fortifications but his envoy was ignored. A long period of
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The Byzantine Empire must continue to pay annual tribute to Bulgaria. The annual tribute agreed in 679 between
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History of the Bulgarian state in the Middle Ages. Volume I. History of the First Bulgarian Empire
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short-ruled Bulgarian khans in the second half of the 8th century. After the death of Krum, a new
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The Byzantine Empire recognized the Bulgarian borders including the newly gained lands of
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and ambushed an Arab force near the city, another Arab force sent by
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Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire in 716 after the treaty.
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716 treaty between Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire
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Index


Bulgaria
Byzantine Empire
Khan
Tervel
Kormesiy
Theodosius III
AD
Justinian II
Caesar
Zagore
Stara Planina
Battle of Anchialus (708)

Theodosius III
Zagore
Thrace
Konstantin Jireček
Sakar Mountain
Mandra Lake
Debelt
Maritsa River
Asparukh
Constantine IV
Justinian II
Second Arab siege of Constantinople
Caliph Sulayman


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