{"slug": "asparuh-of-bulgaria", "label": "Asparuh of Bulgaria", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparuh_of_Bulgaria", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189450", "qid": "Q189450", "description": "Bulgarian ruler", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [640, 701], "span_label": ["640 CE", "701 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Asparukh of Bulgaria"], "related": [{"slug": "first-bulgarian-empire", "label": "First Bulgarian Empire", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "khan-title", "label": "Khan (title)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "bulgarians", "label": "Bulgarians", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "tervel-of-bulgaria", "label": "Tervel of Bulgaria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bulgaria", "label": "Bulgaria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "siege", "label": "Siege", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "balkan-mountains", "label": "Balkan Mountains", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantinebulgarian-wars", "label": "Byzantine–Bulgarian wars", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constantine-iv", "label": "Constantine IV", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dobruja", "label": "Dobruja", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pannonia", "label": "Pannonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pannonian-avars", "label": "Pannonian Avars", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 640, "year_label": "640 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Asparuh, ruler of the Bulgarian Empire (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364750340#Births", "title": "640", "revid": 1364750340, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 641, "year_label": "641 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Asparukh, ruler (khan) of the First Bulgarian Empire (d. 701)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364764166#Births", "title": "641", "revid": 1364764166, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 668, "year_label": "668 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Asparukh, leader of the Utigurs, leaves the Ongal area to Kotrag, and leads his people into Moesia in Northern Bulgaria (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340805218#Europe", "title": "668", "revid": 1340805218, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 680, "year_label": "680 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Byzantine–Bulgarian War: The Bulgars under Asparukh subjugate the country of current-day Bulgaria, north of the Balkan Mountains. Emperor Constantine IV leads a combined land and sea operation against the invaders and besieges their fortified camp in Dobruja.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331672551#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "680", "revid": 1331672551, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 685, "year_label": "685 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Kuber, brother of Asparukh of Bulgaria, defeats the Avars in Syrmia (Pannonia). He leads his followers of around 70,000 people to Macedonia (modern North Macedonia).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364749113#Europe", "title": "685", "revid": 1364749113, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 700, "year_label": "700 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Asparuh of Bulgaria, founder of the country of Bulgaria", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806781#Deaths", "title": "700", "revid": 1340806781, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 701, "year_label": "701 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Asparuh, founder of the First Bulgarian Empire, dies after a 20-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Tervel, who becomes ruler (khan) of the Bulgarians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806807#Balkans", "title": "701", "revid": 1340806807, "section": "Events › By place › Balkans"}}, {"year": 701, "year_label": "701 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Asparuh, ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340806807#Deaths", "title": "701", "revid": 1340806807, "section": "Deaths"}}]}