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Bulgarian Khan Tervel Restores Justinian II
In 705 the deposed Byzantine emperor Justinian II fled to Bulgaria and secured military support from Khan Tervel, who crossed the strait, overthrew t…
Timeline
- 705Bulgarian Khanate · BulgariaThe deposed Justinian II fled from Crimea to Bulgaria, promising Khan Tervel territorial cessions and heavy payments in exchange for military assistance; Tervel agreed to send troops.
- 705Constantinople · ThraceTervel led Bulgarian forces across the Bosphorus into Constantinople, overthrowing the usurper Tiberius III and restoring Justinian II to the throne. Byzantium ceded Zagora and paid the agreed compensation.
Sources
- The Early Medieval Balkans — John V. A. Fine Jr. (1991)
- Byzantine Sources on the Bulgars and the Bulgars on the Byzantines