Battle of Adrianople (1254)

Battle of Adrianople
	Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Date	1254
Location	Adrianople
Result	Nicaean victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire	Empire of Nicaea
Commanders and leaders
Michael Asen I of Bulgaria	Theodore II Lascaris

For other uses, see Battle of Adrianople (disambiguation).

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The Battle of Adrianople was fought in 1254 between the Byzantine Greek Empire of Nicaea and the Bulgarians. Michael Asen I of Bulgaria tried to reconquer land taken by the Empire of Nicaea, but the swift advance of Theodore II Lascaris caught the Bulgarians unprepared. The Byzantines were victorious.

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