Byzantine-Promanian War for Bulgaria

Military: War

The Byzantine-Promanian War for Bulgaria occurred during the Promanian Civil War between the Byzantine Empire, Theodoro, Moscovy, and their allies against the Empire of Promania. The war began in 1516, with the Byzantines occupying the Promanian state of Bulgaria. Promania struggled to defend itself for four years, but in 1520, Kaiser Franz of Promania gave land concessions to Moscovy and Theodoro to cease hostilities due to a desperate military. The Byzantine-Promanian treaty had Bulgaria giving up its southern half of the kingdom. The casualties of the war were significant, with the Empire of Promania suffering the most. Scholars considered this war to be an aspect of the Great Religious War.

The Byzantine-Promanian War for Bulgaria was a crucial military conflict that took place during the Promanian Civil War. The war was fought between the Byzantine Empire, Theodoro, Moscovy, and their allies against the Empire of Promania. The war broke out in the year 1516, during a period of chaos and rebellion in Promania.
The Byzantine Empire, seeing an opportunity to expand its territory, invaded Promania from the south and occupied the Promanian state of Bulgaria. Theodoro occupied the Promanian Crimean provinces of Caffa, Azov, and Matrega, while Moscovy invaded its former lands taken by Promania, the lands east of Moscow and west of the kingdom of Perm.

For four years, Promania struggled to mount a proper defence against the invading forces. However, in the year 1520, the Empire of Promania managed to rid enough of the country of the rebel armies to mount a proper defence. But, Kaiser Franz of Promania feared that his military, which was highly undermanned and lacked supplies, would stand no chance against the Byzantine alliance. Hence, he decided to give land concessions to Moscovy and Theodoro to cease hostilities in the East, while in the south, the Promanian state of Bulgaria struck a treaty to end hostilities.

The Byzantine-Promanian treaty of the 14th of Lidtha 1517 stated that Bulgaria would give up its southern half of the kingdom and would formally cede from Promania to be a buffer state between Promania and Byzantine. The Empire of Promania had no choice but to accept the treaty since it was in a desperate state.
The war continued against Moscovy and Theodoro and their allies for another three years. In the year 1520, Promania was forced to cede the provinces of Vornezh and Tambov to Moscovy, connecting Moscovite Crimea to the rest of Moscovy. In the same year, Promania was also forced to cede Caffa and Matrega to Theodoro.
The casualties of the war were significant, with the Empire of Promania suffering 169,000 casualties. The Byzantines had 58,862 casualties, Moscovy had 34,737 casualties, and Theodoro had only 3,612 casualties, with the rest of the remaining casualties coming from allied states in the war.
Scholars considered the Byzantine-Promanian War for Bulgaria, a crucial aspect of the Great Religious War, which was due to a great religious conflict. The majority Gryffite faith Promania faced Orthodox states, which made up the majority of the Byzantine alliance. In this sense, the war was seen as just another theatre of war of the Great Religious war that influenced the centuries to come.
To conclude, the Byzantine-Promanian War for Bulgaria was a significant event in the history of Promania that had lasting consequences. Although the war officially ended in 1520, its consequences were long-lasting and shaped the future of the region.