<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine–Bulgarian_wars" id="mwHg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Byzantine–Bulgarian wars">Byzantine–Bulgarian wars</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Gates_of_Trajan" id="mwHw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Gates of Trajan">Battle of the Gates of Trajan</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Bulgarian_Empire" id="mwIA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="First Bulgarian Empire">Bulgarians</a> under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cometopuli_dynasty" id="mwIQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cometopuli dynasty">Comitopuli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_of_Bulgaria" id="mwIg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Samuel of Bulgaria">Samuel</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_(noble)" id="mwIw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Aron (noble)">Aron</a> defeat the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" id="mwJA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine</a> forces at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_of_Trajan" id="mwJQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gate of Trajan">Gate of Trajan</a>, with <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Emperor" id="mwJg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Byzantine Emperor">Byzantine Emperor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_II" id="mwJw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Basil II">Basil II</a> barely escaping.