Siege of Constantinople (1235)
Unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by a Bulgarian-Nicaean alliance / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other sieges of the city, see list of sieges of Constantinople.
The siege of Constantinople (1235) was a joint Bulgarian–Nicaean siege on the capital of the Latin Empire. Latin emperor John of Brienne was besieged by the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and Tsar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria.
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Siege of Constantinople (1235) | |||||||
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Part of the Nicaean–Latin wars Bulgarian–Latin wars | |||||||
Map showing Constantinople and its walls during the Byzantine era | |||||||
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Empire of Nicaea Bulgarian Empire |
Latin Empire Duchy of Naxos | ||||||
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John III Vatatzes Ivan Asen II Manuel Doukas Michael II Komnenos Doukas |
John of Brienne Angelo Sanudo Geoffrey II of Villehardouin John of Béthune | ||||||
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