Battle of Levounion

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The Battle of Levounion (1091) was a decisive victory in which Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, allied with the Cumans, crushed the Pecheneg nomads in Thrace, ending their threat to the empire.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Levounion canonical 3
Battle of Lebounion 1
Battle of Levunium 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
allyOfByzantines Cumans ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Lebounion ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Levounion

Battle of Levunium ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Levounion
associatedRuler Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Cuman auxiliaries ⓘ
Pecheneg tribal confederation ⓘ
linked to: Pechenegs
campaignOf Alexios I Komnenos against steppe nomads ⓘ
category 11th-century battles ⓘ
Battles involving nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe ⓘ
Battles involving the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
chronologicalContext late 11th century ⓘ
combatantsType nomadic cavalry vs. Byzantine and Cuman forces ⓘ
commanderAllies Cuman leaders ⓘ
commanderByzantines Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
conflictBetween Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Pechenegs ⓘ
date 1091 ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy resettlement and dispersal of surviving Pechenegs within the empire ⓘ
geopoliticalContext struggle for control of the Balkans ⓘ
historicalRegion Byzantine Thrace ⓘ
linked to: Thrace
impactOnPechenegs destruction of Pecheneg military power ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay European Turkey ⓘ
location Thrace ⓘ
near the Maritsa River ⓘ
militaryTactics use of Cuman light cavalry by Byzantines ⓘ
opposingCommander Pecheneg chieftains ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Pecheneg wars ⓘ
reign of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
precededBy Pecheneg incursions into Byzantine territory ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Cumans ⓘ
Pechenegs ⓘ
relatedState Byzantine Empire ⓘ
result Byzantine victory ⓘ
decisive defeat of the Pechenegs ⓘ
significance ended the Pecheneg threat to the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
secured the northern frontier of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
strengthened the position of Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
year 1091 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexios I Komnenos → battle → Battle of Levounion ⓘ
Pechenegs → notableBattle → Battle of Levounion ⓘ
Pechenegs → defeat → Battle of Levounion ⓘ
Battle of Levounion → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Lebounion ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Levounion
Battle of Levounion → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Levunium ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Levounion