Battle of Pantina
The Battle of Pantina was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Grand Principality of Serbia in 1167. It was part of a war of succession within Serbia, in which the Byzantines intervened on behalf of the deposed Grand Prince Tihomir of Serbia against his rebellious younger brother, Prince Nemanja, who emerged victorious and was crowned afterwards.
| Battle of Pantina | |||||||
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| Part of Byzantine-Serbian Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Stefan Nemanja (coup) |
Tihomir † (deposed) Supported by: Byzantine Empire | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| low | high | ||||||
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