Battle of Sirmium (1167)

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The Battle of Sirmium (1167) was a decisive Byzantine victory under Emperor Manuel I Komnenos against the Kingdom of Hungary, securing imperial dominance over the central Balkans.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
aftermath Peace favorable to Byzantium imposed on Hungary ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
chronologicalContext 12th century ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ
commander Andronikos Kontostephanos ⓘ
Duke Dénes of Croatia ⓘ
Stephen, son of King Géza II ⓘ
commanderFor Andronikos Kontostephanos, Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Duke Dénes of Croatia, Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
date 8 July 1167 ⓘ
describedAs decisive Byzantine victory ⓘ
era Komnenian period ⓘ
forcesInvolvedByzantine Byzantine allied contingents ⓘ
Byzantine archers ⓘ
Byzantine heavy cavalry ⓘ
Byzantine infantry ⓘ
forcesInvolvedHungarian Hungarian heavy cavalry ⓘ
Hungarian infantry ⓘ
Hungarian light cavalry ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the last major western victories of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
secured Manuel I Komnenos’s position as dominant power in the Balkans ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Serbia ⓘ
Sremska Mitrovica ⓘ
militaryBranchByzantine Byzantine field army ⓘ
notableFeature well-documented Byzantine tactical victory ⓘ
outcome Byzantine control over Sirmium region secured ⓘ
Byzantine dominance over central Balkans confirmed ⓘ
Hungarian expansion in the Balkans checked ⓘ
overlordRulerByzantineSide Emperor Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
linked to: Manuel I Komnenos
partOf Byzantine–Hungarian wars ⓘ
partOfReignOf Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ
place near Sirmium ⓘ
predecessorConflict Byzantine–Hungarian War of 1162–1167 ⓘ
primarySource John Kinnamos ⓘ
Niketas Choniates ⓘ
relatedTo Byzantine–Hungarian relations ⓘ
history of Hungary ⓘ
history of Serbia ⓘ
result Byzantine victory ⓘ
rulerHungarianSide King Stephen III of Hungary ⓘ
territorialConsequence Byzantine influence extended in Bosnia and Dalmatia ⓘ
Byzantine retention of Syrmia ⓘ
year 1167 ⓘ

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Manuel I Komnenos → battle → Battle of Sirmium (1167) ⓘ