Serbian revolt (1149–1150)
| Serbian revolt | |||||||
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| Part of Byzantine-Serbian Wars and Byzantine–Hungarian War (1149–1155) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Serbia supported by Hungary | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Uroš II Grdeša (POW) Vučina (POW) Bakchinos (POW) |
Manuel I Komnenos John Kantakouzenos (WIA) John Komnenos Michael Branas Giphardos | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 | 2,000+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Many captured | |||||||
The Serbian revolt broke out in 1149 with Serbian raids on Byzantine territory, encouraged by Norman Sicily and Hungary. Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos diverted his attention from southern Italy to deal with the Serbs, and quickly conquered Ras, Nikava and Galič in southwestern Serbia, but was unable to capture Serbian ruler Uroš II. In 1150, the Serbs received Hungarian aid, and Manuel clashed with a Serbian–Hungarian force in the mountains by the Tara river. The Byzantines were victorious, and Uroš II pledged loyalty.