Asparuh of Bulgaria

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Asparuh of Bulgaria was a 7th-century Bulgar khan who established the Bulgarian state in the Balkans and is regarded as the founder of the First Bulgarian Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Asparuh of Bulgaria canonical 5
Khan Asparuh 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of state
historical figure
khan
monarch
alsoKnownAs Asparukh
Esperih
Isperih
associatedWith Danube Delta
Danubian Plain
battle Battle of Ongal
birthDate unknown
capitalEstablished Pliska
centuryOfActivity 7th century
commemoratedBy Asparuhov Bridge in Varna
monuments in Bulgaria
countryFounded First Bulgarian Empire
culture Bulgar steppe culture
deathDate c. 700
dynasty Dulo
ethnicity Bulgar
father Kubrat
founderOf First Bulgarian Empire
historicalRegionAssociated Dobruja
languageCommunity Proto-Bulgarian
legacy considered founder of the Bulgarian state in the Balkans
migratedFrom Old Great Bulgaria
migratedTo Balkans
name Asparuh of Bulgaria self-link
nationalHeroOf Bulgaria
notableFor establishing the Bulgarian state in the Balkans
founding the Danubian Bulgarian state
opponent Byzantine Empire
Emperor Constantine IV
positionHeld Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
surface form: Khan of the Bulgars
predecessorState Old Great Bulgaria
regionRuled Lower Danube region
Moesia
reignEnd c. 700
reignStart c. 680
religion Tengrism
resultOfVictory Byzantine recognition of the Bulgarian state
sourceMention History of the Wars by Procopius
surface form: Byzantine chronicles
successor Tervel of Bulgaria
title Khan
treaty peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire after the Battle of Ongal

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First Bulgarian Empire foundedBy Asparuh of Bulgaria
First Bulgarian Empire founder Asparuh of Bulgaria
First Bulgarian Empire ruler Asparuh of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Khan Asparuh
Asparuh of Bulgaria name Asparuh of Bulgaria self-link
Pliska foundedBy Asparuh of Bulgaria