Medieval era · 1040 – 1041

Uprising of Petar Delyan

The Uprising of Petar Delyan (Bulgarian: Въстанието на Петър Делян, Greek: Επανάσταση του Πέτρου Δελεάνου), which took place in 1040–1041, was a major Bulgarian rebellion against the Byzantine Empire in the Theme of Bulgaria. It was the largest and best-organised attempt to restore the former Bulgarian Empire until the rebellion of Ivan Asen I and Petar IV in 1185.

Uprising of Petar Delyan
Uprising of Petar Delyan · from the Middle Ages, unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1040 – 1041
Where
Balkans
Era
Medieval

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