Pliska
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Pliska was the first capital city of the early medieval First Bulgarian Empire, serving as its political and administrative center.
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.
this entity surface form:
Preslav as new capital of Bulgaria