Everything about Battle Of The Rishki Pass totally explained
The
Battle of the Rishki Pass (
Bulgarian: Битката при Ришкия проход) took place in the pass of the same name,
Stara Planina,
Bulgaria in
759.
Origins of the conflict
Between
755 and
775, the
Byzantine emperor
Constantine V organised nine campaigns to eliminate
Bulgaria and although he managed to defeat the
Bulgarians several times, he never achieved his goal.
The battle
In
759, the emperor lead an enormous army towards
Bulgaria but khan
Vinekh had enough time to bar several mountain passes. When the
Byzantines reached the Rishki Pass they were ambushed and completely defeated. The
Byzantine historian
Theophanes the Confessor wrote that the
Bulgarians killed the
strategos of
Thrace Leo, the commander of
Drama and many soldiers.
Aftermath
Khan
Vinekh didn't take the favourable opportunity to advance on enemy territory. Instead, he set negotiations for peace. This act was very unpopular among the nobles and the khan was murdered in
761.
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