Pliska

E125613

Pliska was the first capital city of the early medieval First Bulgarian Empire, serving as its political and administrative center.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pliska canonical 11
Preslav as new capital of Bulgaria 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital
historical city
archaeologicalExcavationsStart late 19th century
associatedWithEvent Christianization of Bulgaria
capitalOf First Bulgarian Empire
category Capitals of Bulgaria
Former national capitals in Europe
country Bulgaria
culture Bulgar
Slavic
currentStatus ruins
distanceFromShumen approximately 20–25 km
distanceFromVarna approximately 70–80 km
endTimeAsCapital 893
era Early Middle Ages
foundedBy Asparuh of Bulgaria
foundingRuler Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
surface form: Khan Asparuh
function administrative center of the First Bulgarian Empire
political center of the First Bulgarian Empire
governingEmpire First Bulgarian Empire
hasFeature Great Basilica of Pliska
fortified inner city
outer earthwork fortifications
palace complex
hasMonument reconstructed Great Basilica complex
hasSiteType archaeological site
heritageStatus cultural monument of national importance (Bulgaria)
languageHistorical Church Slavonic
surface form: Old Bulgarian
locatedIn Northeastern Bulgaria
Shumen Province
materialOfFortifications earthworks
stone
near modern town of Pliska
nearbyCity Shumen
Varna
notableRulerResidence Boris I of Bulgaria
Khan Krum
surface form: Krum of Bulgaria

Omurtag of Bulgaria
partOf First Bulgarian Empire
precededByCapital none (first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire)
region Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula
religionHistorical Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Christianity (later period)

Tengrism
surface form: Tengrism (early period)
replacedByCapital Preslav
role capital of the First Bulgarian Empire
startTimeAsCapital 681
timePeriod 7th century to 9th century
toponymOrigin possibly Bulgar or Slavic origin
tourismType cultural tourism

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bulgars capitalCity Pliska
Khan Krum capital Pliska
Khan Omurtag residence Pliska
Council of Preslav determined Pliska
this entity surface form: Preslav as new capital of Bulgaria
Nikephoros I placeOfDeath Pliska