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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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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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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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