 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - MuMiddle Ages, Philippopolis yakawira kumaBulgaria eFirst Bulgarian Empire muna 863, panguva yekutonga kwaBoris I , mushure mekusiiwa kwenguva pfupi nevagari vechiKristu muna 813 panguva yekukakavadzana ne khan Krum . Munguva yehondo dzeByzantine neBulgaria, mambo Basil the Bulgar-Slayer akashandisa Philippopolis senhare huru ine hunyanzvi, inotongwa ne protospatharios Nikephoros Xiphias. Pakati pezana remakore rechi11, guta racho rakarwiswa nevaPetchenegs, avo vakaritora kwenguva pfupi munenge muna 1090. Guta racho rakaramba richibudirira, masvingo aro achidzorerwa muzana remakore rechi12, panguva iyo munyori wenhau dzakaitika uye wezvematongerwe enyika Niketas Choniates aiva gavhuna waro uye chiremba Michael Italikos aiva bhishopi waro guru. Maererano nomunyori wenhau dzakaitika wechiLatin weHondo yechina yeMuchinjikwa, Geoffrey weVillehardouin, Philippopolis raiva guta rechitatu pakukura muUmambo hweByzantium, pashure peConstantinople Istanbul neThessalonica Thessaloniki. Yakakuvadzwa nemauto aipfuura nomuguta racho mukati meHondo Dzemachechi pamwe chete nokurwisana kwemapoka pakati peEastern Orthodox neArmenian Orthodox nePaulician. Guta racho rakaparadzwa naKaloyan weBulgaria muna 1206 uye rakazovakwazve. Muna 1219, guta racho rakava guta guru reCrusader Duchy of Philippopolis, chikamu cheLatin Empire. Umambo hweChipiri hweBulgaria hwakadzorera guta racho muna 1263, asi rakarasikirwa naro kuByzantium risati radzorerwa muna 1323. Umambo hweOttoman hwakakunda Philippopolis muna 1363 kana kuti 1364. 