{"slug": "silistra", "label": "Silistra", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silistra", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182428", "qid": "Q182428", "description": "city in Silistra municipality, Silistra oblast, Bulgaria", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [895, 1773], "span_label": ["895 CE", "1773 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}], "also_known_as": ["Silistria"], "related": [{"slug": "sviatoslav-i", "label": "Sviatoslav I", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "kievan-rus", "label": "Kievan Rus'", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "danube", "label": "Danube", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dobruja", "label": "Dobruja", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "crimea", "label": "Crimea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "greek-fire", "label": "Greek fire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chersonesus", "label": "Chersonesus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-i-tzimiskes", "label": "John I Tzimiskes", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "first-bulgarian-empire", "label": "First Bulgarian Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "khan-title", "label": "Khan (title)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "simeon-i-of-bulgaria", "label": "Simeon I of Bulgaria", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 895, "year_label": "895 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Simeon I (the Great), ruler (khan) of the Bulgarian Empire, seeks refuge in the fortress of Drastar, while the Magyars reach the outskirts of the capital Preslav. Facing a difficult situation with war on two fronts, Simeon calls for a truce. Leo VI sends the diplomat Leo Choirosphaktes to Bulgaria, to negotiate the terms.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346093921#Europe", "title": "895", "revid": 1346093921, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 968, "year_label": "968 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Silistra: A Kievan army (60,000 men) led by Sviatoslav I crosses the Lower Danube and defeats the Bulgarians at Silistra. He occupies most of the Dobruja by seizing 80 fortresses in northeastern Bulgaria. They are looted and destroyed but not permanently occupied. During the winter, Sviatoslav transfers the capital from Kiev to Pereyaslavets.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364919231#Europe", "title": "968", "revid": 1364919231, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 970, "year_label": "970 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Arcadiopolis: John I dispatches an elite force (10–12,000 men) to delay the Kievan Rus'. The Byzantines under Bardas Skleros successfully ambush the Kievan-Bulgarian invaders at Arcadiopolis (modern Turkey). The battle turns into a complete rout, killing thousands. Grand Prince Sviatoslav I is driven out of Thrace and withdraws his forces to the fortress city of Silistra.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365261460#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "970", "revid": 1365261460, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 971, "year_label": "971 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men) attacks the Bulgarian frontier, personally led by Emperor John I. He lays siege to the fortress city of Dorostolon (located on the Lower Danube), and is reinforced by a fleet of 300 ships equipped with Greek fire. The Kievan Rus' and their Bulgarian allies are reduced to extremities by famine. After a 3-month siege, Grand Prince Sviatoslav I agrees to sign a peace treaty with the Byzantines, whereby he renounces his interests towards Bulgarian lands and the city of Chersonesos in Crimea. Sviatoslav is allowed to evacuate his army to Berezan Island, while the Byzantines enter Dorostolon. John renames the city Theodoropolis (named after the reigning Empress Theodora).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364918921#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "971", "revid": 1364918921, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 1409, "year_label": "1409 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Mircea cel Bătrân of Wallachia successfully defends Silistra against the Ottomans", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361998092#Date_unknown", "title": "1409", "revid": 1361998092, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1773, "year_label": "1773 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774): Russian forces fail to take Silistria.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365114710#Date_unknown", "title": "1773", "revid": 1365114710, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}]}