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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
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Bulgarians are a South Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring regions. They share a common culture, ancestry, history, and speak the Bulgarian language. Bulgarians form
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…Byzantine populations, as well as with previously settled Slavic tribes, and were eventually Slavicized, thus becoming one of the ancestors of modern Bulgarians. Most of the remaining Pontic Bulgars migrated in the 7th century to the Volga River, where they assimilated the people of the Imenkovo culture and…
Officers from Bulgarian hussar regiment in Russia (1776–1783)
Bulgarian peach kompot – non alcoholic clear juice obtained by cooking fruit
Kukeri from the area of Burgas
Girls celebrating Lazaruvane from Gabra, Sofia Province