Bulgarian–Hungarian wars
The Bulgarian–Hungarian wars were a series of conflicts that occurred during the 9th–14th centuries between the First and Second Bulgarian Empires and the Magyar tribes, the Principality of Hungary and later the Kingdom of Hungary. The nearly 500-year conflict encompassed the region of Southeast Europe, or what is known today as north-western Serbia, Romania, Moldavia and northwestern Bulgaria and southwestern Ukraine.
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Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria defeating the Byzantine and Hungarian armies, led by Procopius Crenites | |||||||||
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Boris I Simeon I Duke Glad Duke Menumorut Samuil Duke Ahtum Constantine Tikh Asen Duke Gelou |
Árpád Stephen I Andrew II Béla IV Stephen Magister Laurentius Louis I | ||||||||
The first clashes occurred in the late 9th century, in which the Hungarians were pushed west. Later, during the 10th century, the Hungarians overran the Bulgarian dukes in what is now Transylvania and conquered the eastern parts of the Pannonian Plain. Their raids against Bulgaria continued until the middle of the century when peace was restored. Both countries sustained friendly relations until 1003 when another war broke out, further diminishing Bulgarian power in Eastern Europe.
In 1185, after the re-establishment of the Bulgarian Empire, both states fought numerous conflicts for control over the provinces of Belgrade, Braničevo, Vidin and the Severin.