Boris II of Bulgaria

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Boris II of Bulgaria was a 10th-century Bulgarian tsar whose short and troubled reign marked the beginning of the decline of the First Bulgarian Empire under Byzantine pressure.

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Boris II of Bulgaria canonical 7

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instanceOf Bulgarian tsar
medieval ruler
person
associatedDynastyMember Simeon I of Bulgaria
associatedWith decline of the First Bulgarian Empire
associatedWithEvent Rus' invasion of Bulgaria (968–971)
birthCentury 10th century
capitalOfRealm Preslav
capturedBy Byzantine Empire
capturedDuring Rus'–Byzantine–Bulgarian conflicts of the late 10th century
conflictWith Byzantine Empire
country First Bulgarian Empire
deathCause killed while trying to cross the Byzantine–Bulgarian border
deathCentury 10th century
deathPlace Byzantine Empire
deathYear 977
dynasty Krum dynasty
era 10th century Europe
father Peter I of Bulgaria
fullName Boris II of Bulgaria
governedTerritory First Bulgarian Empire
grandfather Simeon I of Bulgaria
heldTitle Caesar (in Byzantium)
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRegion Balkans
historicalSignificance symbolizes weakening of Bulgarian imperial power
languageOfState Old Bulgarian
maternalGrandfather Christopher Lekapenos
maternalGreatGrandfather Romanos I Lekapenos
mother Maria Lekapene
notableEvent loss of eastern Bulgarian lands to Byzantium
notableFor reign under strong Byzantine pressure
ruling during the decline of the First Bulgarian Empire
opponent Sviatoslav I of Kiev
politicalStatus vassal and hostage in Constantinople at times
positionHeld Tsar of Bulgaria
predecessor Peter I of Bulgaria
recognizedBy Bulgarian nobility
linked to: Bulgar nobility
reignEnd 971
reignStart 969
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
sibling Roman of Bulgaria
style Tsar of the Bulgarians
successor Roman of Bulgaria
successorStatePressureFrom Byzantine Empire
titleUsedInSources Emperor of the Bulgarians
wasDeposedBy Byzantine Empire

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Peter I of Bulgaria successor Boris II of Bulgaria
Peter I of Bulgaria abdicatedInFavorOf Boris II of Bulgaria
Peter I of Bulgaria succeededBy Boris II of Bulgaria
Krum dynasty hasMonarch Boris II of Bulgaria
Kievan Rus' invasion of Bulgaria commander Boris II of Bulgaria
Roman of Bulgaria predecessor Boris II of Bulgaria
Boris II of Bulgaria fullName Boris II of Bulgaria