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'''Khan Tervel''' ({{lang-bg|Тервел}}) also called ''Tarvel'', or ''Terval'', or ''Terbelis'' in some ] sources, was the ] of ] during the ] at the beginning of the 8th century. In 705 Emperor ] named him ], the first foreigner to receive this title.<ref>Андреев, Й. Българските ханове и царе (VII-XIV в.). София, 1987</ref><ref name="втора"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501180254/http://istoria-vuz.hit.bg/tervel.html |date=1 May 2009 }}</ref> He was raised a pagan like his grandfather ] ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gtbyzance.com/articles/The_Bulgarian_Theme_in_Constantinople_Monuments.pdf |title=The Bulgarian Theme in Constantinople's Monuments |last=Vachkova |first=Vesselina |website=gtbyzance.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817133451/http://gtbyzance.com/articles/The_Bulgarian_Theme_in_Constantinople_Monuments.pdf|archivedate=17 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="трета">]</ref><ref name="четвърта">"Българите", докум. филм, реж. и сценарист П. Петков, опер. Кр. Михайлов. Производство bTV. 2006 год., ]</ref> but was later possibly baptised by the Byzantine clergy. Tervel played an important role in defeating the Arabs during the ] in 717–718. The ] states that Tervel belonged to the ] and reigned for 21 years. The testimony of the source and some later traditions allow identifying Tervel as the son of ]. '''Khan Tervel''' ({{lang-bg|Тервел}}) also called ''Tarvel'', or ''Terval'', or ''Terbelis'' in some ] sources, was the Emperor of the ] at the beginning of the 8th century. In 705 Emperor ] named him ], the first foreigner to receive this title.<ref name="първа">Андреев, Й. Българските ханове и царе (VII-XIV в.). София, 1987</ref><ref name="втора"></ref> He was probably a Christian like his grandfather ] ].<ref name="първа"/><ref name="трета">]</ref><ref name="четвърта">"Българите", докум. филм, реж. и сценарист П. Петков, опер. Кр. Михайлов. Производство bTV. 2006 год., ]</ref> After the ] crushed the Arabs during the ] (718) Tervel was called by contemporaries the ''Saviour of Europe''.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

==Title==
"(ruler) from God", from the ] ''*su-'' and ''baga-'', i.e. ''*su-baga'' (an equivallent of the ] phrase {{lang|grc|ὁ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἄρχων}}, ''ho ek Theou archon'', which is common in Bulgar inscriptions).<ref></ref> This titulature presumably persisted until the Bulgars adopted ].<ref>Sedlar, Jean W,. [http://books.google.com/books?


The ] states that Tervel belonged to the ] and reigned for 21 years. According to the chronology developed by Moskov, Tervel would have reigned 695&ndash;715. Other chronologies place his reign in 701&ndash;718 or 700&ndash;721, but cannot be reconciled with the testimony of the '']''. The testimony of the source and some later traditions allow identifying Tervel as the son and heir of his predecessor ], who had perhaps died in battle against the ].


==Alliance with Justinian II== ==Alliance with Justinian II==
{{See also|Battle of Anchialus (708)|Madara Rider}} {{See also|Battle of Anchialus (708)|Madara Rider}}
]
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Tervel is first mentioned in the Byzantine sources in 704, when he was approached by the deposed and exiled Byzantine emperor ]. Justinian acquired Tervel's support for an attempted restoration to the Byzantine throne in exchange for friendship, gifts, and his daughter in marriage. With an army of 15,000 horsemen provided by Tervel, Justinian suddenly advanced on ] and managed to gain entrance into the city in 705. The restored emperor executed his supplanters, the emperors ] and ], alongside many of their supporters. Justinian awarded Tervel with many gifts, the title of ''kaisar'' (]), which made him second only to the emperor and the first foreign ruler in Byzantine history to receive such a title, and a territorial concession in northeastern ], a region called ]. Whether Justinian's daughter Anastasia was married to Tervel as had been arranged is unknown. Tervel is first mentioned in the Byzantine sources in 704, when he was approached by the deposed and exiled Byzantine emperor ]. Justinian acquired Tervel's support for an attempted restoration to the Byzantine throne in exchange for friendship, gifts, and his daughter in marriage. With an army of 15,000 horsemen provided by Tervel, Justinian suddenly advanced on ] and managed to gain entrance into the city in 705. The restored emperor executed his supplanters, the emperors ] and ], alongside many of their supporters. Justinian awarded Tervel with many gifts, the title of ''kaisar'' (]), which made him second only to the emperor and the first foreign ruler in Byzantine history to receive such a title, and a territorial concession in northeastern ], a region called ]. Whether Justinian's daughter Anastasia was married to Tervel as had been arranged is unknown.


Only three years later, however, when Justinian II consolidated his throne he violated this arrangement and commenced military operations to recover the ceded area but Khanas Tervel routed the Byzantines at the ] (near present-day ]) in 708. In 711, faced by a serious revolt in ], Justinian again sought the aid of Tervel, but obtained only lukewarm support manifested in an army of 3,000. Outmaneuvered by the rebel emperor ], Justinian was captured and executed, while his Bulgarian allies were allowed to retire to their country. Tervel took advantage of the disorders in Byzantium and raided Thrace in 712, plundering as far as the vicinity of Constantinople.
]

Only three years later, however, when Justinian II consolidated his throne he violated this arrangement and commenced military operations to recover the ceded area but Khan Tervel routed the Byzantines at the ] (near present-day ]) in 708. In 711, faced by a serious revolt in ], Justinian again sought the aid of Tervel, but obtained only lukewarm support manifested in an army of 3,000. Outmaneuvered by the rebel emperor ], Justinian was captured and executed, while his Bulgarian allies were allowed to retire to their country. Tervel took advantage of the disorders in Byzantium and raided Thrace in 712, plundering as far as the vicinity of Constantinople.


Given the chronological information of the ''Imennik'', Tervel would have died in 715. However, the Byzantine Chronicler ] ascribes Tervel a role in an attempt to restore the deposed Emperor ] in 718 or 719. If Tervel had survived this long, he would have been the Bulgarian ruler who concluded a ] (confirming the annual tribute paid by the Byzantines to Bulgaria, the territorial concessions in Thrace, regulating commercial relations and the treating of political refugees) with Emperor ] in 716. However, elsewhere Theophanes records the name of the Bulgarian ruler who concluded the treaty of 716 as ''Kormesios'', i.e., Tervel's eventual successor ]. It is probable that the chronicler ascribed the events of 718 or 719 to Tervel simply because this was the last name of a Bulgar ruler that he was familiar with, and that his sources had been silent about the name, as in his account of the siege of Constantinople. According to another theory Kermesios was authorized by Tervel to sign the treaty. Given the chronological information of the ''Imennik'', Tervel would have died in 715. However, the Byzantine Chronicler ] ascribes Tervel a role in an attempt to restore the deposed Emperor ] in 718 or 719. If Tervel had survived this long, he would have been the Bulgarian ruler who concluded a ] (confirming the annual tribute paid by the Byzantines to Bulgaria, the territorial concessions in Thrace, regulating commercial relations and the treating of political refugees) with Emperor ] in 716. However, elsewhere Theophanes records the name of the Bulgarian ruler who concluded the treaty of 716 as ''Kormesios'', i.e., Tervel's eventual successor ]. It is probable that the chronicler ascribed the events of 718 or 719 to Tervel simply because this was the last name of a Bulgar ruler that he was familiar with, and that his sources had been silent about the name, as in his account of the siege of Constantinople. According to another theory Kermesios was authorized by Tervel to sign the treaty.
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{{See also|Siege of Constantinople (717–718)}} {{See also|Siege of Constantinople (717–718)}}
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On 25 May 717 ] was crowned Emperor of Byzantium. During the summer of the same year the Arabs led by ] crossed the ] and besieged Constantinople with 200,000 men. According to Arab sources his fleet consisted of 2,500 ships.


Leo III made a plea to Tervel for help, relying on the treaty of 716 and Tervel agreed. The first clash between the Bulgarians and the Arabs ended with a Bulgarian victory. During the very first stages of the siege the Bulgarians appeared in the Muslim rear and large part of their army was destroyed and the rest were trapped. The Arabs built two trenches around their camp facing the Bulgarian army and the ]. They persisted with the siege despite the severe winter with 100 days of snowfall. In the spring, the ] destroyed the Arab fleets that had arrived with new provisions and equipment, while a Byzantine army defeated Arab reinforcements in ]. Finally, in early summer the Arabs engaged the Bulgarians in battle but suffered a crushing defeat. According to ], the Bulgarians slaughtered some 22,000 Arabs in the battle. Shortly after, the Arabs raised the siege. The Byzantine-Bulgarian victory of 718 and the victory of the Frankish king ] in the ] (732) stopped the Muslim invasion in the interior of Europe.
On 25 May 717, ] was crowned Emperor of Byzantium. During the summer of the same year the Arabs, led by ], crossed the ] and besieged Constantinople with a large army and navy.


In 719 he again interfered in the internal affairs of the Byzantine Empire when the deposed emperor ] asked for his assistance to regain the throne. Tervel provided him with 360,000 gold coins and sent troops. Anastasios marched to Constantinople, but its population refused to cooperate. In the meantime Leo III sent a letter to Tervel in which he conjured him to respect the treaty and to prefer peace to war. Because Anastasios was abandoned by his supporters, the Bulgarian ruler agreed to the pleas of Leo III and broke relations with the usurper. He also sent to Leo III many of the conspirators who had sought refuge in ].
Leo III made a plea to Tervel for help, relying on the treaty of 716, and Tervel agreed. The first clash between the Bulgars and the Arabs ended with a Bulgar victory. During the very first stages of the siege the Bulgars appeared in the Muslim rear and large part of their army was destroyed and the rest were trapped. The Arabs built two trenches around their camp facing the Bulgarian army and the ]. They persisted with the siege despite the severe winter with 100 days of snowfall. In the spring, the ] destroyed the Arab fleets that had arrived with new provisions and equipment, while a Byzantine army defeated Arab reinforcements in ]. Finally, in early summer the Arabs engaged the Bulgars in battle but suffered a crushing defeat. According to ], the Bulgars slaughtered some 22,000 Arabs in the battle. Shortly after, the Arabs raised the siege.

In 719, Tervel again interfered in the internal affairs of the Byzantine Empire when the deposed emperor ] asked for his assistance to regain the throne. Tervel provided him with troops and 360,000 gold coins. Anastasios marched to Constantinople, but its population refused to cooperate. In the meantime Leo III sent a letter to Tervel in which he urged him to respect the treaty and to prefer peace to war. Because Anastasios was abandoned by his supporters, the Bulgarian ruler agreed to Leo III's pleas and broke relations with the usurper. He also sent Leo III many of the conspirators who had sought refuge in ].

== The cult of St. Trivelius ==
In his ] (1762), ] interprets Tervel's character based on a copperplate engraving from ] '']'' (1741), which depicts St. David, king of Bulgaria and St. Theoctistus. In the image of Saint Theoctistus, which is the monastic name of the Serbian king ], Paisius recognized King Trivelius or Tervel.<ref name="Nedeski">{{Cite journal|last=Недески|first=Виктор|date=2020|title=Прилог кон идентификување на свети Давид цар и свети Теоктист од бакрорезите на Христофор Жефарович|url=https://repository.ukim.mk/bitstream/20.500.12188/25393/1/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%20%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%20-%20%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%20%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%20%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%9A%D0%B5%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%20%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%20%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%80%20%D0%B8%20%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%20%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%20%D0%BE%D0%B4%20%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%20%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87.pdf|journal=Христофор Жефарович и неговото време: материјали од вториот научен собир во чест на покровителите и заштитниците на градот Струмица св. Петнаесет тивериополски свештеномаченици, одржан во Струмица на 5 и 6 декември 2019 година|pages=117–129}}</ref> Among other things, Paisius wrote about this Bulgarian ruler:
{{Blockquote|text=This king Trivelius was the first to accept Christianity in 703 AD. After receiving the holy faith, he had great piety and devotion to Christ. Because of this, he built a monastery for himself and voluntarily left the kingdom and then took on the monastic rank. His monastic name was Theoctist.}}

] of St. Trivelius ]]
"''Zographic History''" (1760's) will even try to locate the monastery of St. Teoctist close to ], and the hieromonk ] in his "''Istoriya''" from 1792, points out that in Ohrid "in his monastery until today lie his relics". It is striking that the "''Zographic History''" and "''Slav-Bulgarian History''", which appeared almost simultaneously, are the first texts that mention King Trivelius, in general, in Balkan literature, which is not the case in Western literature, where he has been strongly present since the 16th century. In the western literature, which was apparently also a source for the mentioned ] monks, there is also the episode about his monasticism, but in no source before the "''History of Paisius''" his monastic name is mentioned, which is obviously an original construction of Paisius in order to connect Trivelius with the figure of Theoctistus from the "''Stematographia''".<ref name="Nedeski" /> In addition, it is important to emphasize that Paisius was aware of the fact that the Serbian king Dragutin received monasticism with the name Theoctistus, so it is even more surprising that he connected the figure of the monk Theoctistus from the "''Stematographia''" with the Bulgarian ruler Trivelius.
]''. Saint Theoctistus is depicted on the upper left.]]
Another copperplate engraving by Žefarović from the same year 1741, which was made just a few months before the publication of the "'']''", is particularly useful for identifying the image of St. Theoctistus from the Stematography. This copperplate depicting Saint Sava with Serbian saints from the house of Nemanjic was conceived as a kind of propaganda political memorandum, and was sent as a congratulatory message to Empress ] on the occasion of her ascension to the throne. Seventeen holy figures are represented on the copperplate. In the second row of saints, Saint Theoctistus is represented, with clearly written signatures. All the characters presented, without exception, find their analogy in the saints from the house of Nemanja, so such an analogy should be sought for the character of Saint Theoctist.<ref name="Nedeski" />

The interpretations by Paisius, by analogy and without critical analysis, will be taken up in the later Bulgarian literature and will create a fictitious and until then non-existent saint cult, which will be reflected in the paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries.<ref name="Nedeski" />


==Legacy== ==Legacy==
] on ] in the ], ] is named after Tervel of Bulgaria.

Tervel Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Tervel of Bulgaria.


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==Notes==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}


===Sources=== ==References==
* Mosko Moskov, ''Imennik na bălgarskite hanove (novo tălkuvane)'', Sofia 1988. * Mosko Moskov, ''Imennik na bălgarskite hanove (novo tălkuvane)'', Sofia 1988.
* Jordan Andreev, Ivan Lazarov, Plamen Pavlov, ''Koj koj e v srednovekovna Bălgarija'', Sofia 1999. * Jordan Andreev, Ivan Lazarov, Plamen Pavlov, ''Koj koj e v srednovekovna Bălgarija'', Sofia 1999.
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* (primary source), Nikephoros Patriarch of Constantinople, ''Short History'', C. Mango, ed., Dumbarton Oaks Texts 10, 1990. * (primary source), Nikephoros Patriarch of Constantinople, ''Short History'', C. Mango, ed., Dumbarton Oaks Texts 10, 1990.
* (primary source), ''The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor'', C. Mango and R. Scott, trans., Oxford University Press, 1997. * (primary source), ''The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor'', C. Mango and R. Scott, trans., Oxford University Press, 1997.

==Further reading==
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==External links== ==External links==
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"Tervel" redirects here. For other uses, see Tervel (disambiguation).

Emperor of Bulgaria
Tervel
Emperor of Bulgaria
File:Saint Tribellius.JPGEmperor Tervel
Reign700–721
PredecessorAsparukh
SuccessorKormesiy
Born675
Died721
HouseDulo
FatherAsparukh

Khan Tervel (Template:Lang-bg) also called Tarvel, or Terval, or Terbelis in some Byzantine sources, was the Emperor of the Bulgarians at the beginning of the 8th century. In 705 Emperor Justinian II named him Caesar, the first foreigner to receive this title. He was probably a Christian like his grandfather Khan Kubrat. After the Bulgarian army crushed the Arabs during the Siege of Constantinople (718) Tervel was called by contemporaries the Saviour of Europe.


Title

"(ruler) from God", from the Indo-European *su- and baga-, i.e. *su-baga (an equivallent of the Greek phrase ὁ ἐκ Θεοῦ ἄρχων, ho ek Theou archon, which is common in Bulgar inscriptions). This titulature presumably persisted until the Bulgars adopted Christianity.<ref>Sedlar, Jean W,. [http://books.google.com/books?


The Nominalia of the Bulgarian khanas states that Tervel belonged to the Dulo clan and reigned for 21 years. According to the chronology developed by Moskov, Tervel would have reigned 695–715. Other chronologies place his reign in 701–718 or 700–721, but cannot be reconciled with the testimony of the Imennik. The testimony of the source and some later traditions allow identifying Tervel as the son and heir of his predecessor Asparukh, who had perhaps died in battle against the Khazars.

Alliance with Justinian II

See also: Battle of Anchialus (708) and Madara Rider
Bulgaria during the rule of Tervel. The territorial expansion of 705 can be seen on the map.

Tervel is first mentioned in the Byzantine sources in 704, when he was approached by the deposed and exiled Byzantine emperor Justinian II. Justinian acquired Tervel's support for an attempted restoration to the Byzantine throne in exchange for friendship, gifts, and his daughter in marriage. With an army of 15,000 horsemen provided by Tervel, Justinian suddenly advanced on Constantinople and managed to gain entrance into the city in 705. The restored emperor executed his supplanters, the emperors Leontius and Tiberius III, alongside many of their supporters. Justinian awarded Tervel with many gifts, the title of kaisar (Caesar), which made him second only to the emperor and the first foreign ruler in Byzantine history to receive such a title, and a territorial concession in northeastern Thrace, a region called Zagora. Whether Justinian's daughter Anastasia was married to Tervel as had been arranged is unknown.

Only three years later, however, when Justinian II consolidated his throne he violated this arrangement and commenced military operations to recover the ceded area but Khanas Tervel routed the Byzantines at the Battle of Anchialus (near present-day Pomorie) in 708. In 711, faced by a serious revolt in Asia Minor, Justinian again sought the aid of Tervel, but obtained only lukewarm support manifested in an army of 3,000. Outmaneuvered by the rebel emperor Philippicus, Justinian was captured and executed, while his Bulgarian allies were allowed to retire to their country. Tervel took advantage of the disorders in Byzantium and raided Thrace in 712, plundering as far as the vicinity of Constantinople.

Given the chronological information of the Imennik, Tervel would have died in 715. However, the Byzantine Chronicler Theophanes the Confessor ascribes Tervel a role in an attempt to restore the deposed Emperor Anastasius II in 718 or 719. If Tervel had survived this long, he would have been the Bulgarian ruler who concluded a new treaty (confirming the annual tribute paid by the Byzantines to Bulgaria, the territorial concessions in Thrace, regulating commercial relations and the treating of political refugees) with Emperor Theodosius III in 716. However, elsewhere Theophanes records the name of the Bulgarian ruler who concluded the treaty of 716 as Kormesios, i.e., Tervel's eventual successor Kormesiy. It is probable that the chronicler ascribed the events of 718 or 719 to Tervel simply because this was the last name of a Bulgar ruler that he was familiar with, and that his sources had been silent about the name, as in his account of the siege of Constantinople. According to another theory Kermesios was authorized by Tervel to sign the treaty.

Most researches agree that it was during the time of Tervel when the famous rock relief the Madara Rider was created as a memorial to the victories over the Byzantines, to honour his father Asparukh and as an expression of the glory of the Bulgarian state.

The war with the Arabs in 717–718 and later life

See also: Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
The Madara Rider.

On 25 May 717 Leo III the Isaurian was crowned Emperor of Byzantium. During the summer of the same year the Arabs led by Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik crossed the Dardanelles and besieged Constantinople with 200,000 men. According to Arab sources his fleet consisted of 2,500 ships.

Leo III made a plea to Tervel for help, relying on the treaty of 716 and Tervel agreed. The first clash between the Bulgarians and the Arabs ended with a Bulgarian victory. During the very first stages of the siege the Bulgarians appeared in the Muslim rear and large part of their army was destroyed and the rest were trapped. The Arabs built two trenches around their camp facing the Bulgarian army and the walls of the city. They persisted with the siege despite the severe winter with 100 days of snowfall. In the spring, the Byzantine navy destroyed the Arab fleets that had arrived with new provisions and equipment, while a Byzantine army defeated Arab reinforcements in Bithynia. Finally, in early summer the Arabs engaged the Bulgarians in battle but suffered a crushing defeat. According to Theophanes the Confessor, the Bulgarians slaughtered some 22,000 Arabs in the battle. Shortly after, the Arabs raised the siege. The Byzantine-Bulgarian victory of 718 and the victory of the Frankish king Charles Martel in the battle of Tours (732) stopped the Muslim invasion in the interior of Europe.

In 719 he again interfered in the internal affairs of the Byzantine Empire when the deposed emperor Anastasios II asked for his assistance to regain the throne. Tervel provided him with 360,000 gold coins and sent troops. Anastasios marched to Constantinople, but its population refused to cooperate. In the meantime Leo III sent a letter to Tervel in which he conjured him to respect the treaty and to prefer peace to war. Because Anastasios was abandoned by his supporters, the Bulgarian ruler agreed to the pleas of Leo III and broke relations with the usurper. He also sent to Leo III many of the conspirators who had sought refuge in Pliska.

Legacy

Tervel Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Tervel of Bulgaria.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Свети благоверен цар Български Тривелий - Хан Тервел Cite error: The named reference "първа" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. Хан Тервел - тема за кандидат студенти
  3. „История славянобългарска“, св.Паисий Хилендарски, 18 век.
  4. "Българите", докум. филм, реж. и сценарист П. Петков, опер. Кр. Михайлов. Производство bTV. 2006 год., България
  5. Exposition, Dedicated to Khan Tervel
  6. НИМ представя изложбата "Кан Тервел - спасителят на Европа"
  7. Bulgaria at Sleedh Look encyclopedia
  8. Кан Тервел - спасителят на Византия и ЕВРОПА
  9. Blackwell Synergy - Early Medieval Europe, vol. 10, issue 1, pp. 1-19, March 2001 (Article Abstract)

References

  • Mosko Moskov, Imennik na bălgarskite hanove (novo tălkuvane), Sofia 1988.
  • Jordan Andreev, Ivan Lazarov, Plamen Pavlov, Koj koj e v srednovekovna Bălgarija, Sofia 1999.
  • (primary source), Bahši Iman, Džagfar Tarihy, vol. III, Orenburg 1997.
  • (primary source), Nikephoros Patriarch of Constantinople, Short History, C. Mango, ed., Dumbarton Oaks Texts 10, 1990.
  • (primary source), The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor, C. Mango and R. Scott, trans., Oxford University Press, 1997.

Further reading

External links

Preceded byAsparukh Khanas of Bulgaria
695–715
Succeeded byKormesiy
Bulgarian monarchs
First Empire (680–1018)
Rebels against the Byzantines
Second Empire (1185–1422)
Rebels against the Ottomans
Principality (1878–1908) and
Kingdom (1908–1946)

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