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,
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
The Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire fought a war from 913 until 927. Although the war was provoked by the Byzantine emperor Alexander's decision to discontinue paying an annual tribute to Bu
A Bulgarian delegation and Leo VI, Madrid Skylitzes
Above: a feast in Constantinople in honour of Simeon; below: a Bulgarian attack upon the Byzantines, Manasses Chronicle.
The Walls of Constantinople
The Bulgarian army captures Adrianople after a siege in 914