I. Social Sciences Graduate Student Symposium
Danube Bulgarian Campaigns of Constantine V (756-775)
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Emperor Leon III, who was known for his combative personality against icons. After Leon's death, his son Constantine V ascended to the Byzantine throne in 741. The new emperor faced a difficult domestic issue at the very beginning of his rule. As a result of the rebellion of Artabastos, who was appointed head of the Opsikion Theme during the reign of his father, Emperor Leon, the new emperor lost his throne for a short time. In 743, Constantine showed a very important resistance in terms of his political career and managed to regain the throne against this rebellion. Following this extremely important victory, Emperor Constantine focused on the developments on the eastern borders of his country. He organized successful military operations against his neighbor in the east, the Umayyad Caliphate, which seemed to be far from its former power. After the Arab threat gradually diminished, the emperor turned his attention to the Danube Bulgarian Khanate. During this period, the Danube Bulgarian Khanate was under the rule of Kormisosh Khan and was in a very threatening position for the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Emperor Constantine was disturbed by the existence of such a neighbor on his western border in terms of his country's acquis. When the dates showed the year 756, the Danube Bulgarian expeditions targeted the Byzantine Empire, causing Emperor Constantine to take action. This development emerged as the beginning of the ongoing fierce clashes between the two countries. Constantine organized many expeditions against the Danube Bulgarian Khanate until his death during an expedition to the Bulgarian country in 775. In this study, the campaigns of Byzantine Emperor Constantine V against the Danube Bulgarian Khanate. It will focus on the reasons that led to this and the consequences of these campaigns for the two countries.
