Onogur Bulgaria

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Onogur Bulgaria was an early medieval Bulgar state in Eastern Europe that preceded and helped lay the foundations for the later First Bulgarian Empire.

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Onogur Bulgaria canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgar polity
early medieval state
historical country
borderedBy Byzantine Empire
Khazar Khaganate
continent Europe
culture Bulgar culture
economy pastoral nomadism
engagedIn conflicts with Byzantium
steppe warfare
ethnicBasis Bulgars
ethnicComponent Onogur Bulgars
followedBy First Bulgarian Empire
governmentType monarchy
hasCapitalType mobile capital
hasEthnonymOrigin Onogur tribal confederation
hasLegacy Bulgar ethnogenesis
Bulgar state tradition
helpedLayFoundationsFor First Bulgarian Empire
historicalEra Early Middle Ages
historicalRegion Eurasian steppe
linked to: Eurasian Steppe
historicalStatus defunct state
influenced formation of the Bulgarian people
medieval Bulgarian statehood
language Bulgar language
linked to: Proto-Bulgarian
locatedIn Eastern Europe
militaryBasis cavalry
namedAfter Onogurs
partiallyLocatedIn Black Sea region
Pontic–Caspian steppe
partOf Bulgar khaganates
linked to: Old Great Bulgaria
politicalStructure nomadic confederation
tribal union
precededBy Old Great Bulgaria
predecessorCulture steppe nomad culture
religion Tengrism
rulingElite Bulgar nobility
sourceType Byzantine sources
archaeological evidence
medieval chronicles
successorState Danubian Bulgaria
timePeriod 7th century
8th century
typeOf steppe empire

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Old Great Bulgaria alsoKnownAs Onogur Bulgaria
Old Great Bulgar Khanate alternativeName Onogur Bulgaria