Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria

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Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria was the 7th-century Bulgar ruler who founded the First Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans and is regarded as the founder of the Bulgarian state.

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Khan Asparuh 2
Khan of the Bulgars 2
Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgar khan
founder of state
historical figure
medieval ruler
alsoKnownAs Asparukh
Esperih
Isperih
approximateBirthCentury 7th century
approximateDeathCentury 7th century
borderEstablishedAlong Danube River
linked to: Danube
capitalEstablishedAt Pliska
centuryOfActivity 7th century
8th century
commemoratedBy Asparuhov Bridge in Varna
monuments in Bulgaria
conflictWith Byzantine Empire
countryFounded First Bulgarian Empire
deathPlace near the Danube frontier of the Byzantine Empire
dynasty Dulo dynasty
ethnicGroup Bulgars
father Kubrat
founderOf Bulgarian state
linked to: Danubian Bulgaria

First Bulgarian Empire
historicalRegion Danubian Bulgaria
languageOfCourt Bulgar (Turkic) and early Slavic
legacy considered national founder of Bulgaria
mentionedIn Byzantine chronicles
migratedFrom Old Great Bulgaria
migratedTo Lower Danube region
name Asparuh
notableBattle Battle of Ongal
opponent Emperor Constantine IV
predecessor Kubrat
regardedAs founder of the Bulgarian state
regionRuled Balkans
Lower Danube
linked to: Danube
relative Altsek
Batbayan
Kotrag
Kuber
religion Tengrism
settledRegion Dobrudja
linked to: Dobruja

Moesia
successor Tervel of Bulgaria
title Khan of the Bulgars
treatyResult Byzantine recognition of the Bulgarian state
treatyWith Byzantine Empire

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Byzantine–Bulgarian wars involvedRuler Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
Asparuh of Bulgaria positionHeld Khan of the Bulgars
linked to: Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
Bulgars associatedRuler Khan Asparuh
linked to: Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
Pliska foundingRuler Khan Asparuh
linked to: Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria title Khan of the Bulgars
linked to: Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria