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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. Events Abd-ar-rahman I lands in Spain, where the next year he will establish a new Umayyad dynasty. ... Estimation: Baghdad, capital of the Abbasid Empire, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Changan, capital of China. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Constantine V with his father Leo III the Isaurian. ...

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 strategus of Thrace Leo, the commander of Drama and many soldiers. Events The Franks capture Narbonne; the Saracens are completely driven out of Japanese poet Otomo no Yakamochi compiled the first Japanese poetry anthology Manyoshu. ... Vinekh Khan of Bulgaria in the eight century Vinekh had his chance after Kormisosh’s defeat in the hands of Constantine V Copronymus. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Saint Theophanes the Confessor (about 758/760, Constantinople - March 17, 817 or 818, Samothrace) was an aristocratic but ascetic Byzantine monk and chronicler. ... Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak  Thrace (Bulgarian: , Greek: , Attic Greek: ThrāíkÄ“ or ThrēíkÄ“, Latin: , Turkish: ) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ...

Aftermath

Khan Vinekh did not 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. Vinekh Khan of Bulgaria in the eight century Vinekh had his chance after Kormisosh’s defeat in the hands of Constantine V Copronymus. ... This article is about the year 761. ...