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Siege of Serdica | |||||||
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Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bulgarian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
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Krum | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 6,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 6,000 |
The siege of Serdica (Bulgarian: Обсадата на Сердика) took place in the spring of 809 at modern Sofia, Bulgaria. As a result, the city was annexed to the Bulgarian State and remained so until the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire.