Old Great Bulgaria
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Old Great Bulgaria was a 7th-century Bulgar state on the Pontic–Caspian steppe that formed an important early political center of the Bulgars before their migration and the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Great Bulgaria canonical | 4 |
| Great Bulgaria | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1040626 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Old Great Bulgaria Context triple: [First Bulgarian Empire, precededBy, Old Great Bulgaria]
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First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Balkan state that became a major political and cultural power in Eastern Europe, playing a key role in the spread of Slavic literacy and Orthodox Christianity.
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Second Bulgarian Empire
The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state (1185–1396) that emerged after a successful uprising against Byzantine rule and became a major political and cultural power in the Balkans before falling to the Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Serbian Empire
The Serbian Empire was a powerful medieval Balkan state that reached its zenith in the 14th century under Emperor Stefan Dušan, encompassing large parts of the central and southern Balkans.
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D.
Byzantium
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus that later became the Roman and Byzantine imperial capital of Constantinople, now Istanbul.
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Kingdom of the Bosporus
The Kingdom of the Bosporus was an ancient Greco-Scythian state centered around the Cimmerian Bosporus (modern Kerch Strait), known as a wealthy trading hub linking the Greek world with the Eurasian steppe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Old Great Bulgaria Target entity description: Old Great Bulgaria was a 7th-century Bulgar state on the Pontic–Caspian steppe that formed an important early political center of the Bulgars before their migration and the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire.
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A.
First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Balkan state that became a major political and cultural power in Eastern Europe, playing a key role in the spread of Slavic literacy and Orthodox Christianity.
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B.
Second Bulgarian Empire
The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state (1185–1396) that emerged after a successful uprising against Byzantine rule and became a major political and cultural power in the Balkans before falling to the Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Serbian Empire
The Serbian Empire was a powerful medieval Balkan state that reached its zenith in the 14th century under Emperor Stefan Dušan, encompassing large parts of the central and southern Balkans.
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D.
Byzantium
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city on the Bosporus that later became the Roman and Byzantine imperial capital of Constantinople, now Istanbul.
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E.
Kingdom of the Bosporus
The Kingdom of the Bosporus was an ancient Greco-Scythian state centered around the Cimmerian Bosporus (modern Kerch Strait), known as a wealthy trading hub linking the Greek world with the Eurasian steppe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bulgar state
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ medieval polity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Old Great Bulgaria
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surface form:
Great Bulgaria
Old Great Bulgar Khanate ⓘ Onogur Bulgaria ⓘ Patria Onoguria ⓘ |
| capital | Phanagoria ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 668 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Bulgars
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Onogurs ⓘ other Turkic tribes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bulgars ⓘ |
| followedBy |
First Bulgarian Empire
ⓘ
Khazar Khaganate control of its territory ⓘ Volga Bulgaria historical area ⓘ
surface form:
Volga Bulgaria
|
| foundedBy | Kubrat ⓘ |
| governmentType | khanate ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early political center of the Bulgars
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predecessor state of the First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Proto-Bulgarian
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surface form:
Bulgar language
|
| locatedIn | Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Moldova
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Romania ⓘ Russia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Avar Khaganate
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Byzantine Empire ⓘ Khazar Khaganate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eurasian Steppe
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surface form:
Eurasian steppe world
|
| precededBy |
Cuman Confederation
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surface form:
Onogur tribal union
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| religion |
Tengrism
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paganism ⓘ |
| ruler |
Batbayan
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Kubrat ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
disintegration after Kubrat’s death
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expansion of Khazar influence in its former lands ⓘ formation of a Bulgar confederation under Kubrat ⓘ migration of Asparuh’s Bulgars to the Balkans ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
History of the Wars by Procopius
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surface form:
Byzantine chronicles
Nikephoros I of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Theophanes the Confessor ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 632 ⓘ |
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Subject: Old Great Bulgaria Description of subject: Old Great Bulgaria was a 7th-century Bulgar state on the Pontic–Caspian steppe that formed an important early political center of the Bulgars before their migration and the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire.
Referenced by (6)
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