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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ