|
The '''Smolyani''' ({{langx|bg|смоляни}}; in Byzantine sources ''Smolenoi'' or ''Smoleanoi'') were a ] ] ] that ] in the ], the valley of the ] and the ] around ], possibly in the 7th–8th century. The tribe revolted against the ] authorities of ] in 837 and were supported by ] ruler ], who, together with his deputy '']'' ], crossed the lands of the Smolyani and conquered the territory as far south as ], including most of ].<sup></sup> Their name etymologically derives from ] word "smola" (']'), with same derivation being ethnonym of the West Slavic tribe of ] and the East Slavic toponym of the city of ].<ref name="Komatina2019">{{cite book |last=Komatina |first=Predrag |date=2019 |chapter=Рани јужнословенски етноними и питање порекла и постанка јужнословенских племена |trans-chapter=Early South Slavic Ethnonyms and the Issue of Origin and Genesis of the South Slavic Tribes |chapter-url=https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10701 |title=Наслеђе и стварање Свети Ћирило: Свети Сава 869-1219-2019 I |location=Belgrade |publisher=Institute of the Serbian Language of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts |language=sr |pages=8–9 |isbn=978-86-82873-70-9}}</ref> The city of ] in southern Bulgaria is named after this tribe. |
|
The '''Smolyani''' ({{langx|bg|смоляни}}; in Byzantine sources ''Smolenoi'' or ''Smoleanoi'') were a ] ] ] that ] in the ], the valley of the ] and the ] around ], possibly in the 7th–8th century. The tribe revolted against the ] authorities of ] in 837 and were supported by ] ruler ], who, together with his deputy '']'' ], crossed the lands of the Smolyani and conquered the territory as far south as ], including most of ].<sup></sup> Their name etymologically derives from the ] word *''smola'' (']'), with same derivation being ethnonym of the West Slavic tribe of ] and the East Slavic toponym of the city of ].<ref name="Komatina2019">{{cite book |last=Komatina |first=Predrag |date=2019 |chapter=Рани јужнословенски етноними и питање порекла и постанка јужнословенских племена |trans-chapter=Early South Slavic Ethnonyms and the Issue of Origin and Genesis of the South Slavic Tribes |chapter-url=https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10701 |title=Наслеђе и стварање Свети Ћирило: Свети Сава 869-1219-2019 I |location=Belgrade |publisher=Institute of the Serbian Language of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts |language=sr |pages=8–9 |isbn=978-86-82873-70-9}}</ref> The city of ] in southern Bulgaria is named after this tribe. |
.svg){kind=small}