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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military conflict
rdfs:label	Battle of Silistra
rdfs:comment	The Battle of Silistra occurred in the spring of 968 near the Bulgarian town of Silistra, but most probably on the modern territory of Romania. It was fought between the armies of Bulgaria and Kievan Rus' and resulted in a Rus' victory. Upon the news of the defeat the Bulgarian emperor Peter I abdicated. The invasion of the Rus' prince Sviatoslav was a heavy blow for the Bulgarian Empire, which by 971 lost its eastern provinces to the Byzantine Empire.
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Partof	Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria
Date	spring 968
Commander	Sviatoslav I of Kiev Unknown
Casualties	Heavy
Result	Rus' victory
combatant	Bulgaria Kievan Rus'
Place	near Silistra, Bulgaria or Romania
Conflict	Battle of Silistra
abstract	The Battle of Silistra occurred in the spring of 968 near the Bulgarian town of Silistra, but most probably on the modern territory of Romania. It was fought between the armies of Bulgaria and Kievan Rus' and resulted in a Rus' victory. Upon the news of the defeat the Bulgarian emperor Peter I abdicated. The invasion of the Rus' prince Sviatoslav was a heavy blow for the Bulgarian Empire, which by 971 lost its eastern provinces to the Byzantine Empire.