Byzantine–Hungarian War (1127–1129)

Byzantine–Hungarian War

Historical map of Europe in 1130 CE.
DateSummer of 1127 – October 1129 – chronology uncertain
Location
Central Balkans, by the Danube
Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Hungary
Serbia		 Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Stephen II
Setephel
Václav of Olomouc		 John II Komnenos
Kourtikios
Units involved
Hungarian army
Serbian forces
Bohemian forces
"Frankish" mercenaries		 Komnenian army
Lombardian mercenaries
Seljuk auxiliaries

A Byzantine–Hungarian War was fought between Byzantine and Hungarian forces on the Danube between 1127 and 1129. Byzantine primary sources, Cinnamus and Choniates, give little detail about this campaign; no dates are specified, and what they do say differs considerably.

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