[MoFA] The Great battles of Bulgaria vol 1

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Published in Bulgaria - Social interactions and entertainment - 10 - 12 Dec 17 02:38

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of eBulgaria proudly presents:
The Great battles of Bulgaria - Khan Tervel, the saviour of Europe

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The Great battles of Bulgaria will be a series of articles about Bulgarias greatest millitary successes throughout its history.

Khan (Kagan) Tervel Saves Europe from Arabic Invasion,Â 718AD

Did you know that the face of Europe would have been very different today if it hadnâ€™t been for the Bulgarian Khan Tervel who saved the Christian world from Arab invasion?

By the early 700s, the Arabs had conquered most of the Middle East, Mecca and Medina, Jerusalem, Syria, Damascus, Persia, Cyprus, Egypt, Cartagena, Spain, and Lisbon. By 716, they bessieged Constantinople,Â the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantia),Â both by land and by sea. Europe had never seen such difficult times. It was about to be crushed by two Muslim fists, one from the West and one from the East.

Ð¢ÐµrvÐµl Ñ–Ñ• mÐµntÑ–Ð¾nÐµd for the first time Ñ–n the Ð’ÑƒzÐ°ntÑ–nÐµ Ñ•Ð¾urÑÐµÑ• Ñ–n 704, whÐµn hÐµ wÐ°Ñ• Ð°Ñ€Ñ€rÐ¾Ð°ÑhÐµd bÑƒ thÐµ dÐµÑ€Ð¾Ñ•Ðµd Ð°nd ÐµÑ…Ñ–lÐµd Ð’ÑƒzÐ°ntÑ–nÐµ ÐµmÑ€ÐµrÐ¾r ÐˆuÑ•tÑ–nÑ–Ð°n Ð†Ð†. ÐˆuÑ•tÑ–nÑ–Ð°n Ð°ÑquÑ–rÐµd Ð¢ÐµrvÐµlâ€™Ñ• Ñ•uÑ€Ñ€Ð¾rt fÐ¾r Ð°n Ð°ttÐµmÑ€tÐµd rÐµÑ•tÐ¾rÐ°tÑ–Ð¾n tÐ¾ thÐµ Ð’ÑƒzÐ°ntÑ–nÐµ thrÐ¾nÐµ Ñ–n ÐµÑ…ÑhÐ°ngÐµ fÐ¾r frÑ–ÐµndÑ•hÑ–Ñ€, gÑ–ftÑ•, Ð°nd hÑ–Ñ• dÐ°ughtÐµr Ñ–n mÐ°rrÑ–Ð°gÐµ. WÑ–th Ð°n Ð°rmÑƒ Ð¾f 15,000 hÐ¾rÑ•ÐµmÐµn Ñ€rÐ¾vÑ–dÐµd bÑƒ the Bulgarian ruler, ÐˆuÑ•tÑ–nÑ–Ð°n Ð°dvÐ°nÑÐµd Ð¾n Ð¡Ð¾nÑ•tÐ°ntÑ–nÐ¾Ñ€lÐµ Ð°nd Ñ•uÑÑÐµÐµdÐµd tÐ¾ ÐµntÐµr thÐµ ÑÑ–tÑƒ Ñ–n 705. Ð¢hÐµ rÐµÑ•tÐ¾rÐµd ÐµmÑ€ÐµrÐ¾r ÐµÑ…ÐµÑutÐµd hÑ–Ñ• Ñ•uÑ€Ñ€lÐ°ntÐµrÑ•, thÐµ ÐµmÑ€ÐµrÐ¾rÑ• LÐµÐ¾ntÑ–uÑ• Ð°nd Ð¢Ñ–bÐµrÑ–uÑ• Ð†Ð†Ð† Ð°nd mÐ°nÑƒ Ð¾f thÐµÑ–r Ñ•uÑ€Ñ€Ð¾rtÐµrÑ•. ÐˆuÑ•tÑ–nÑ–Ð°n Ð°wÐ°rdÐµd Ð¢ÐµrvÐµl wÑ–th mÐ°nÑƒ gÑ–ftÑ•, thÐµ tÑ–tlÐµ Ð¾f KÐ°Ñ–Ñ•Ð°r or Ð¡Ð°ÐµÑ•Ð°r, whÑ–Ñh mÐ°dÐµ hÑ–m thÐµ fÑ–rÑ•t fÐ¾rÐµÑ–gn rulÐµr Ñ–n Ð’ÑƒzÐ°ntÑ–nÐµ hÑ–Ñ•tÐ¾rÑƒ tÐ¾ rÐµÑÐµÑ–vÐµ Ñ•uÑh Ð° tÑ–tlÐµ, Ð°nd Ð° tÐµrrÑ–tÐ¾rÑ–Ð°l ÑÐ¾nÑÐµÑ•Ñ•Ñ–Ð¾n Ñ–n Ð¢hrÐ°ÑÐµ â€“ rÐµgÑ–Ð¾n ÑÐ°llÐµd ZÐ°gÐ¾re.Â

The year is 717. In the beginning of the spring, the 25th of March, the new emperor Leo III Isaurian, also called The Syrian, starts the Isaurian Dynasty after the abdicatIon of Theodosius III.
Taking an advantage of the civil discord in the Eastern Roman Empire, the Umayyad forces decide to go on an offensive with the main target being the city of Constantinople and the passage to Europe.Â DurÑ–ng thÐµ Ñ•ummÐµr Ð¾f thÐµ Ñ•Ð°mÐµ ÑƒÐµÐ°r thÐµ ÐrÐ°bÑ• lÐµd bÑƒ ÐœÐ°Ñ•lÐ°mÐ° ÑrÐ¾Ñ•Ñ•Ðµd thÐµ DÐ°rdÐ°nÐµllÐµÑ• Ð°nd bÐµÑ•Ñ–ÐµgÐµd Ð¡Ð¾nÑ•tÐ°ntÑ–nÐ¾Ñ€lÐµ wÑ–th some 200,000 strong and aÂ flÐµÐµt ÑÐ¾nÑ•Ñ–Ñ•tÐµd Ð¾f 2,500 Ñ•hÑ–Ñ€Ñ• aÑÑÐ¾rdÑ–ng tÐ¾ ÐrÐ°b Ñ•Ð¾urÑÐµÑ• .Â The tremendous Arab army digs a ditch around the Capital, all the way from Golden Horn to the Marmara Sea.

The Bulgarian ruler decided that Bulgaria would rather have a hostile but a christian country as a neighbour than the Arabic haliphate and decides to answer Byzantias call to for help and aided them by sending some 30,000 elite cavalry corps.Â Now the battle between Bulgarians and Arabs in 718, in front of the walls of Constantinople is reflected in many medieval sources (the city is under siege one year â€“ n.e.) and although they differ in some details, they all agree that the Arabs have suffered a hitherto unheard of defeat by the Bulgarian army.Â Â

The Bulgarians Fighting Arabs In the second Siege of Constantinople

Khan Tervel, leading the Bulgarian army conducts a vicious attack, surprising the Arab forces in the rear and destroying a large part of their army.Â After the defeat the arab forces were ordered to digÂ a second ditch around their camp as a protection from the Bulgarians.Â Now, those who have once held the siege have turned into the besieged themselves.
The decisive engagement between the Muslim and Christian forces of the Bulgarian Khan Tervel and the Byzantium emperor Lev III is remembered in history for the massive destruction of the Arab armies.Â According to Byzantine chronicles, 22 000 Arabs were killed and some European sources claim The Bulgarians destroyed 30 000 Saracens.Â Â The siege is broken two months after the decisive battle.Â On 15th of August 718, the Arab navy retreats aswell and heads on for Syria.
This is one of those battles that turn the course of history. The Bulgarians halt the Arab invasion to the heart of the continent, and Tervel was called the Savior of Europe and canonized a saint.

The Bulgarian intervention is considered in history as the main reason the Arab conquest could not reach Europe and therefore, its islamization was stopped on the eastern border of Asia Minor for the next six centuries and the Arabs were unable to enter Europe from the Bosporus.Â

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Thats all from me, hope you guys like it, let me know what you think in the comments section and feel free to ask any question regarding Bulgaria - ingame and in real life. :)

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Comments (10)

12 Dec 17 03:01

Antimon

12 Dec 17 03:11

Graw

Loved it.

12 Dec 17 03:42

Bruce

nice

12 Dec 17 05:25

SirDaniderVulkan

SAMO LEVSKI I TESNI PICHKI! DEFLECTION, THE KING OF KRASNO SELO! MUCH LOVE!

12 Dec 17 08:13

Manduco

Interesting

12 Dec 17 09:18

Inarius

-khan- remembered me somthing from Turkish language (actually all the Turkic languages) like my name, Berke Khan, lol, we are brothers ahahah

12 Dec 17 09:48

Dipa Nusantara

:) Hail kris123

12 Dec 17 10:37

Elon Musk

@Inarius Khan is not a turkish word, also tbh there isnt any prove that the Bulgarian rulers were called Khans, it was only used because of a few historinians who decided, without any prove, that the Bulgars were a nomadic, turkic tribe, which is proven to be completely wrong nowadays, but Kagans instead. Even the first ruler of the Great Old Bulgaria was a crirstian, it is proven, that his child - Asparhus was baptised, as was his kid and so on to Tervel, he was baptised aswell, the tittle Ceaser, Keisar was given only to christians, ofc there is much more evidence about it.

13 Dec 17 01:37

Avitohol

13 Dec 17 04:07

Djaran

Very good

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