Bulgars
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The Bulgars were Turkic semi-nomadic warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region between the 5th and 7th centuries. They became known as nomadic equestrians in the
Bulgars led by Khan Krum pursue the Byzantines at the Battle of Versinikia (813)
A 1926 painting depicting Kubrat (in center), ruler of Great Bulgaria.
Khan Krum defeats the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I in the battle of the Varbitsa Pass, Manasses Chronicle
The Madara Rider, an example of Bulgar art in Bulgaria, dated to the beginning of the 8th century
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,
Bulgars
…the Khazar Khaganate in 668 AD. In 681, Khan Asparukh conquered Scythia Minor, opening access to Moesia, and established the Danubian Bulgaria – the First Bulgarian Empire, where the Bulgars became a political and military elite. They merged subsequently with established Byzantine populations, as well as with previously…
Part of the Pliska fortress
Column fragment with inscription about the victorious campaigns of Khan Malamir
Emperor Simeon I: The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature, painting by Alfons Mucha