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Bulgarian camp was looted by the Serbs. The Emperor himself was badly wounded, his horse killed under him and was captured by the oncoming enemy soldiers. He was taken to the Serbian camp where he probably expired from his wounds on the fourth day of his captivity, on 31 July. Some other theories suggest that he perished on the battlefield or was killed by order of Stefan Dusan. The body of the ill-fated Emperor Michael was brought to King Stefan and was consequently buried in the
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Serbia. Michael Shishman desired to retake the north-western and south-western Bulgarian lands which the Serbs had previously conquered. The plan included the thorough elimination of Serbia and its partition between Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire. According to some Serbian chroniclers, he demanded the submission of the Serbian king and threatened to "set up his throne in the middle of the Serbian land".
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southwards along the Bulgarian Morava and then the valley of the river Pchinya until he reached the Staro Nagorichino village where stopped for a pray in a nearby monastery. After that he continued to the Ioakim Osogovski Monastery where he prayed again and advanced on Bulgarian territory near the Kamenitsa river in the vicinity of Velbazhd where his army encamped.
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rebelled against his father, possibly on the course of further actions against the Byzantine Empire. In stark contrast with his pious father, Dušan was aggressive and was supported by those Serbian nobles who desired wider exploits of the victory by Velebuzhd. During the rebellion (January to April),
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One Serbian unit under the command of Dečanski took the Spasovitsa heights while more Serbian troops, including the Catalan mercenaries, penetrated the valley of the Dragovishtitsa River towards the village of Shishkovtsi. The main battle took place between the village and the Spasovitsa heights in a
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According to the plan the Bulgarians were to advance from the east and the Byzantines from the south and then to join forces somewhere in present-day north Macedonia but their coordination was feeble. In July 1330 Andronikos III invaded Macedonia but after he captured Prilep and five minor fortresses
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The growing power of the Serbian Kingdom from the late 13th century raised serious concerns in the traditional Balkan powers Bulgaria and Byzantine Empire which agreed for joint military actions against Serbia in 1327. Three years later the bulk of the Bulgarian and Serbian armies clashed at Velbazhd
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Caught by total surprise, Michael Shishman attempted to bring his army to order but it was too late and the outnumbered Bulgarian units were crushed. The battle was bloody because the remaining Bulgarian forces on the battlefield stiffly resisted and according to some chroniclers the river reddened.
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The bulk of the two armies camped in the vicinity of Velbazhd, but both Michael Shishman and Stefan Dečanski expected reinforcements and from 24 July they began negotiations which ended with a one-day truce. The Emperor had other problems which influenced his decision for the truce: the army supply
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The two Empires were seriously worried about the fast growth of Serbia and on 13 May 1327 settled a clearly anti-Serb peace treaty. After another meeting with Andronikos III in 1329, the rulers decided to invade their common enemy; Michael Asen III prepared for joint military operations against
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and accepted the proposal and agreed that Ivan Stephen should become emperor of Bulgaria, thus abandoning the idea of uniting the two countries under the sceptre of his son Stephen Dušan. After the agreement of Mraka was reached, Anna Neda her sons were informed to go to the Bulgarian capital
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From his camp on the confluence between the Toplica and the Morava rivers Stefan Dečanski expected an attack from Vidin to the north-east. His purpose was to hinder a Bulgarian advance to the interior of his state. Upon the news for the Bulgarian presence in the Struma valley the king marched
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he halted his army and decided to await the outcome of the decisive battle between Bulgarians and Serbs. The Serbian objective was to prevent the joining of the allies and to fight in separate battles. Fearing an attack on Morava valley by the way of
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and the Bulgarians were caught by surprise. Serbian victory shaped the balance of power in Balkans for the next two decades. The Bulgarians did not lose territory after the battle but were unable to stop the Serbian advance towards
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On the second day after the battle (30 July) the Serbs advanced towards the Konyavska mountain but it was impossible for them to achieve any success because more Bulgarian troops under Michael's brother Belaur and the governor of
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but did not participate in the battle which was among the main reasons for the following defeat. According to some historians they were stationed as a reserve around the Izvor castle while others think that he arrived too late.
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units had not yet arrived and the Bulgarians were short on food. Their troops scattered around the country and the nearby villages to search for provisions. Meanwhile, receiving a sizable reinforcement, 1,000 heavily armed
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The Serbian army attended holy liturgy in the church of Saint George in Staro Nagoričane, prior to the battle. The Serbian king buried the deceased Bulgarian emperor in the crypt of the church after he was slain in the
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Hearing the news of his ally's death, Andronikos decided to abandon the war with Serbia and headed to take advantage of the Bulgarian weakness. However, in 1332 the Bulgarians defeated the Byzantines in the
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The outcome of the battle shaped the balance of power in the Balkans for the next decades to come and although Bulgaria did not lose territory, the Serbs could occupy much of Macedonia.
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were concentrated around the Izvor castle and blocked the way to the interior of the country. Near Izvor Belaur met King Stefan Dečanski and they concluded a peace.
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mercenaries (1,000 soldiers each), experienced warriors which presented an elite unit of Serbian army which comprised a total of 17,000 fighters.
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during the night, the Serbs broke their word and attacked the Bulgarian army. early on 28 July 1330 and caught the Bulgarian army by surprise.
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and set his camp in the village of Shishkovtsi On the next day the army reached the important border castle near the modern village of
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supported his brother-in-law Andronikos III. Previously, in 1324, he divorced and ousted his wife and Stefan's sister
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Map of the Balkans in 1354. Serbia had reached its greatest expansion ever following the battle of Velbazhd.
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Bulgarian nobles dethroned Ivan Stefan and brought to rule Ivan Alexander (1331–1371) cousin of Michael.
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proposed peace to the Serbian king Stephen Dečanski. Stephen Dečanski met them in the area known as
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and the imperial coronation of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan. Dushan made marriage alliance with
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the Serbian King gathered his army in the field of Dobrich, on the confluence of the
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On 19 July the Bulgarian army led by the Emperor himself set off from the capital
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In the long run Velbuzhd opened a period of around 20 years in which
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Other Bulgarian forces under the command of the Emperor's brother
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Both sides took careful preparations. Michael called in his ally
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reaching its greatest territorial extent ever. Their new king
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who sent him a strong unit, as well as detachments of
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The battle is believed to be depicted in traditional
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The situation in the Balkans and Asia Minor c. 1261.
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'95 3583:Operation Winter '94 3465:Operation Summer '95 3455:Operation Winter '94 3239:Operation Mihailovic 3234:Operation Kugelblitz 3078:Battle of Novi Pazar 2921:Battle of Dobro Pole 2881:Montenegrin campaign 2860:Ohrid–Debar uprising 2840:Battle of Bregalnica 2766:Fight in Velika Hoča 2411:Malajnica and Štubik 2263:Pruth River Campaign 2230:Battle on Vrtijeljka 2127:Battle of Banja Luka 2072:Battle of Niš (1689) 1987:Battle of Despotovac 1909:Magyar–Serb conflict 1798:Ottoman conquest of 1791:Battle of Breadfield 1676:Battle of Karanovasa 1643:Battle of Dubravnica 774:South-Eastern Europe 743:battle of Rusokastro 69:"Battle of Velbazhd" 3628:Operation Mistral 2 3558:Operation Bøllebank 3528:Operation Vrbas '92 3503:Siege of Srebrenica 3445:Operation Maslenica 3420:Operation Whirlwind 3314:Battle of Zelengora 3016:Uprising in Drenica 2976:Ovče Pole Offensive 2926:Battle of the Drina 2850:Battle of Knjaževac 2845:Battle of Kalimanci 2821:Siege of Adrianople 2743:Macedonian Struggle 2720:Battle of Slivnitsa 2710:Serbo-Bulgarian War 2640:Several battles of 2235:Battle of Slankamen 2172:Uprising in Vučitrn 2052:Battle of Keresztes 2047:Battle of Sződfalva 1977:Battle of Kosmidion 1967:Battle of Nicopolis 1845:Siege of Ras (1127) 1606:Battle of Gallipoli 853:Serbian epic poetry 432:Bulgarian Patriarch 333:Catalan mercenaries 329:c. 15,000-18,000: 3735:Battle of Podujevo 3725:Battle of Oraovica 3710:Attack on Orahovac 3415:Operation Orkan 91 3410:Operation Otkos 10 3405:Siege of Dubrovnik 3264:Operation Prijedor 3229:Operation Kopaonik 3189:Battle of Višegrad 3152:Belgrade Offensive 3083:Battle of Pljevlja 3021:Christmas Uprising 2966:Monastir offensive 2941:Battle of Kolubara 2916:Battle of Bazargic 2887:Battle of Mojkovac 2811:Battle of Monastir 2801:Battle of Kumanovo 2761:Fight in Tabanovce 2631:Jančić's rebellion 2578:Battle of Vučji Do 2558:Battle of Grahovac 2301:Serbian Revolution 2067:Battle of Batočina 1860:Siege of Braničevo 1779:Siege of Smederevo 1765:Battle of Leskovac 1759:Battle of Kruševac 1750:Battle of Kunovica 1744:Battle of Zlatitsa 1709:Second Scutari War 1699:Battle of Carmorlu 1687:Siege of Novo Brdo 1681:Battle of Tripolje 1616:Battle of Demotika 1585:Battle of Velbazhd 1325:, p. 309-310. 706: 650: 588: 509:and even besieged 475: 467: 399:Bitka kod Velbužda 388:Битка код Велбужда 379:bitka pri Velbazhd 360:Battle of Velbazhd 135:Battle of Velbazhd 3895:Conflicts in 1330 3867: 3866: 3863: 3862: 3799: 3798: 3745:Battle of Glođane 3623:Operation Miracle 3498:Siege of Sarajevo 3425:Operation Baranja 3380:Battle of Kusonje 3370:Battle of Šibenik 3360:Battle of Vukovar 3345:Operation Stinger 3304:Battle of Zvornik 3259:Battle of Poljana 3224:Operation Delphin 3105:Battle of Neretva 2931:Battle of Florina 2834:Second Balkan War 2730: 2729: 2621:Kumanovo uprising 2598:Battle of Novšiće 2583:Battle of Fundina 2563:Battle of Kolašin 2288: 2287: 2225:Great Turkish War 2117:Battle of Trenčín 2057:Great Turkish War 2010: 2009: 1982:Battle of Çamurlu 1919:Battle of Sirmium 1866:Battle of Pantina 1811:Serbian–Byzantine 1774:Siege of Belgrade 1704:First Scutari War 1670:Serbian Despotate 1655:Battle of Pločnik 1637:Battle of Maritsa 1602:Early skirmishes 1527:Serbian–Bulgarian 1381:978-1-4051-4291-5 1259:Шишмановци, 54-55 657:, led by his son 396: 376: 368:битка при Велбъжд 356: 355: 337:Kingdom of Naples 227:Kingdom of Serbia 194: 193: 130: 129: 122: 104: 16:(Redirected from 3922: 3808: 3760:Battle of Košare 3715:Attack on Prekaz 3618:Battle of Vozuća 3603:Operation Leap 2 3598:Battle of Orašje 3593:Operation Leap 1 3588:Battle of Vlašić 3578:Operation Spider 3573:Operation Amanda 3568:Battle of Kupres 3518:Operation Jackal 3508:Siege of Goražde 3493:Battle of Kupres 3430:Operation Jackal 3365:Battle of Gospić 3355:Battle of Osijek 3194:Mostar operation 3178:Kozara Offensive 3147:Battle of Batina 3127:Battle of Mostar 3088:Battle of Kozara 2991:Toplica Uprising 2981:Vardar offensive 2971:Morava Offensive 2961:Macedonian front 2900:Serbian campaign 2892:Battle of Lovćen 2816:Siege of Scutari 2806:Battle of Prilep 2795:First Balkan War 2756:Fight on Čelopek 2739: 2666:Siege of Cattaro 2659:Battle of Vranje 2603:Battle of Murino 2297: 2278:Seven Years' War 2197:Battle of Lopate 2042:Battle of Szőlős 2019: 1972:Battle of Ankara 1962:Battle of Rovine 1834:Battle of Zvečan 1734:Crusade of Varna 1661:Battle of Kosovo 1523: 1503: 1496: 1489: 1480: 1456: 1429: 1420: 1409: 1385: 1350: 1344: 1338: 1335:Ostrogorsky 1956 1332: 1326: 1320: 1314: 1311: 1305: 1302: 1296: 1293: 1287: 1284: 1278: 1275: 1269: 1266: 1260: 1257: 1251: 1248: 1242: 1239: 1233: 1230: 1224: 1221: 1215: 1212: 1206: 1203: 1197: 1194: 1188: 1185: 1179: 1176: 1170: 1167: 1161: 1158: 1152: 1149: 1143: 1140: 1134: 1131: 1125: 1122: 1116: 1113: 1107: 1104: 1098: 1095: 1089: 1086: 1080: 1077: 1071: 1068: 1062: 1059: 1053: 1050: 1044: 1041: 1035: 1032: 1026: 1023: 1017: 1014: 1008: 1005: 999: 996: 990: 987: 981: 980: 972: 966: 960: 954: 951: 940: 937: 931: 925: 919: 913: 893:Deževa Agreement 814:Bulgarian Empire 722:Stephen Dečanski 675:Staro Nagoričane 495:Michael Asen III 479:Byzantine Empire 473:Balkans in 1330. 434:Symeon in 1346. 401: 391: 389: 381: 371: 369: 281: 263: 239:Byzantine Empire 221:Byzantine Empire 205:Bulgarian Empire 164: 163: 152: 132: 125: 118: 114: 111: 105: 103: 62: 38: 30: 21: 3930: 3929: 3925: 3924: 3923: 3921: 3920: 3919: 3870: 3869: 3868: 3859: 3795: 3755:Battle of Junik 3676: 3563:Operation Tiger 3548:Siege of Mostar 3476: 3471:Operation Storm 3460:Operation Flash 3440:Operation Tiger 3375:Battle of Zadar 3318: 3254:Operation Uzice 3209:Battle of Odžak 3142:Bihać Operation 3100:Battle of Livno 3040: 2997: 2866: 2780: 2726: 2715:Battle of Pirot 2609: 2541: 2396:Belgrade (1806) 2284: 2244: 2240:Battle of Senta 2201: 2192:Battle of Krusi 2136: 2112:Battle of Zsibó 2082:Battle of Lugos 2006: 1924:Battle of Gacko 1892: 1840:Battle of Haram 1805: 1649:Battle of Savra 1595:Serbian–Ottoman 1589: 1512: 1507: 1463: 1442: 1439: 1437:Further reading 1423: 1412: 1406: 1388: 1382: 1364: 1358: 1353: 1345: 1341: 1337:, pp. 468. 1333: 1329: 1321: 1317: 1313:Andreev, p. 266 1312: 1308: 1303: 1299: 1294: 1290: 1285: 1281: 1276: 1272: 1267: 1263: 1258: 1254: 1249: 1245: 1240: 1236: 1231: 1227: 1222: 1218: 1213: 1209: 1204: 1200: 1195: 1191: 1186: 1182: 1177: 1173: 1168: 1164: 1159: 1155: 1150: 1146: 1141: 1137: 1132: 1128: 1123: 1119: 1114: 1110: 1105: 1101: 1096: 1092: 1087: 1083: 1078: 1074: 1069: 1065: 1060: 1056: 1051: 1047: 1042: 1038: 1033: 1029: 1024: 1020: 1015: 1011: 1006: 1002: 997: 993: 988: 984: 974: 973: 969: 961: 957: 952: 943: 938: 934: 926: 922: 914: 910: 906: 869: 849: 698: 641: 632: 580: 570:river into the 559: 523: 491:Stefan Dečanski 440: 293: 289: 287:Stefan Dečanski 273: 269: 265: 259: 243:Catalan Company 233: 229: 215: 211: 207: 190:Serbian victory 182: 156:Stefan Dečanski 153: 126: 115: 109: 106: 63: 61: 55: 51:primary sources 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 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