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  • Battle of Klokotnitsa
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  • The Battle of Klokotnitsa (, Bitkata pri Klokotnitsa) occurred on 9 March 1230 near the village of Klokotnitsa (today in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria). As a result, the Second Bulgarian Empire emerged once again as the most powerful state in Eastern Europe and the power of the Despotate of Epirus faded. The battle is often considered by historians to be the luckiest and most fruitful in Bulgarian military history.
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Partof
  • the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Date
  • 1230-03-09
Commander
Casualties
  • Light
  • Almost the whole army was killed or captured
Result
  • Decisive Bulgarian victory
combatant
  • 30
  • Epirot Despotate
Place
  • Klokotnitsa, Bulgaria
Conflict
  • Battle of Klokotnitsa
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  • The Battle of Klokotnitsa (, Bitkata pri Klokotnitsa) occurred on 9 March 1230 near the village of Klokotnitsa (today in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria). As a result, the Second Bulgarian Empire emerged once again as the most powerful state in Eastern Europe and the power of the Despotate of Epirus faded. The battle is often considered by historians to be the luckiest and most fruitful in Bulgarian military history.