Asparuh of Bulgaria

Bulgarian ruler

8 dated entries naming Asparuh of Bulgaria, drawn from 7 separate years between 640 CE and 701 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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7th century

  • 640Asparuh, ruler of the Bulgarian Empire (approximate date)source
  • 641Asparukh, ruler (khan) of the First Bulgarian Empire (d. 701)source
  • 668Asparukh, leader of the Utigurs, leaves the Ongal area to Kotrag, and leads his people into Moesia in Northern Bulgaria (approximate date).source
  • 680Byzantine–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.source
  • 685Kuber, 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).source
  • 700Asparuh of Bulgaria, founder of the country of Bulgariasource

8th century

  • 701Asparuh, 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.source
  • 701Asparuh, ruler of the First Bulgarian Empiresource

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