Danubian Bulgaria

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Danubian Bulgaria was the early medieval Bulgarian state centered along the lower Danube, which became a major political and cultural power in Southeast Europe.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Danubian Bulgaria canonical 6
Bulgar migration across the Danube 1
Bulgarian state 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval state
alsoKnownAs Danubian Bulgarian Empire
linked to: Danubian Bulgaria

First Bulgarian Empire
capital Pliska
christianizationDate 864
christianizedBy Boris I of Bulgaria
continent Europe
coreTerritory Lower Danube region
linked to: Danube region
culturalInfluence Slavic literacy
development of Old Church Slavonic
spread of Cyrillic script
endTime 1018
ethnicComposition Bulgars
Slavs
Thracians
foundedBy Asparuh of Bulgaria
founder Khan Asparuh
governmentType hereditary monarchy
monarchy
headOfStateTitle khan
knyaz
tsar
incorporatedInto Byzantine Empire in 1018
laterCapital Ohrid
Preslav
locatedInRegion Southeast Europe
linked to: Balkans
majorRival Byzantine Empire
Frankish Empire
linked to: Carolingian Empire
notableRuler Boris I of Bulgaria
Krum of Bulgaria
Omurtag of Bulgaria
Samuel of Bulgaria
Simeon I of Bulgaria
officialLanguage Old Bulgarian
linked to: Church Slavonic
officialReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Tengrism
peakPeriod reign of Simeon I of Bulgaria
peakTime 893–927
predecessor Byzantine territories in Moesia
Old Great Bulgaria
religiousCenter Ohrid Literary School
Preslav Literary School
startTime 681
successor Byzantine Empire
Theme of Bulgaria
territorialExtent Balkans
Black Sea coast
parts of the Carpathian Basin
writingSystem Cyrillic script
Glagolitic script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nikopol historicalRegion Danubian Bulgaria
Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria founderOf Bulgarian state
linked to: Danubian Bulgaria
Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria historicalRegion Danubian Bulgaria
Battle of Ongal precededBy Bulgar migration across the Danube
linked to: Danubian Bulgaria
Onogur Bulgaria successorState Danubian Bulgaria
Old Great Bulgar Khanate successorPolity Danubian Bulgaria
Danubian Bulgaria alsoKnownAs Danubian Bulgarian Empire
linked to: Danubian Bulgaria
Treaty of Sistova historicalRegion Danubian Bulgaria
Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria regionRuled Danubian Bulgaria