Asparuh of Bulgaria
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Asparuh was a Bulgar khan in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 681.
Monument in Strelcha, Bulgaria
First Bulgarian Empire
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The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern and southeastern Central Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after a group of Bulgars,
Asparuh of Bulgaria
…Asparuh (also Ispor or (rarely) Isperih) was a Bulgar khan in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 681. The Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans states that Asparuh belonged to the Dulo clan and reigned for 61 years. This long period cannot be accepted…
Part of the Pliska fortress
Khan Krum defeats the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I in the battle of the Varbitsa Pass, Manasses Chronicle
Column fragment with inscription about the victorious campaigns of Khan Malamir
Emperor Simeon I: The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature, painting by Alfons Mucha