Siege of Adrianople
Part of theByzantine–Bulgarian wars
Date 813 Location Adrianople 41°40′37″N26°33′20″E / 41.6769°N 26.5556°E /41.6769; 26.5556 Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire	Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Krum	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Heavy 10,000 captured

Thesiege of Adrianople (Bulgarian:Обсада на Одрин) in 813 was a part of the wars of theByzantine Empire with theBulgariankhanKrum (Byzantine–Bulgarian wars).

It began soon after the Byzantine field army was defeated in thebattle of Versinikia on 22 June. At first the besieging force was commanded by Krum's brother^[1] (whose name is not mentioned in the primary sources). The khan himself went on with an army tobesiege Constantinople. After an unsuccessful Byzantine attempt to murder him ruined all prospects for negotiations with them, Krum ravaged much ofEastern Thrace and then turned againstAdrianople which was still under siege. The city—one of the most important Byzantine fortresses inThrace—held out for a while despite being attacked withsiege engines. Yet, without any help from outside, the garrison was forced to capitulate due to starvation. On Krum's orders, the population of Adrianople and the surrounding area (numbering about 10,000) was transferred to Bulgarian territory north of theDanube.^[2]

Under thepeace treaty concluded in 815, Adrianople remained in the Byzantine empire.^[3]

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