Khan Kubrat

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Khan Kubrat was the 7th-century founder and ruler of Old Great Bulgaria, credited with uniting the Bulgar tribes into a powerful early medieval state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of a state
historical figure
khan
ruler
alliedWith Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Khan Kubrat of the Bulgars NERFINISHED
Kubrat Khan NERFINISHED
Kurt NERFINISHED
associatedWith Pereshchepina treasure NERFINISHED
burialPlace Pereshchepina treasure site (near Poltava, Ukraine) NERFINISHED
child Alcek NERFINISHED
Asparuh NERFINISHED
Batbayan NERFINISHED
Kotrag NERFINISHED
Kuber NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Heraclius NERFINISHED
continent Europe
countryRuled Old Great Bulgaria NERFINISHED
culture Bulgar culture
educatedAt Byzantine court in Constantinople NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Bulgar NERFINISHED
founded Old Great Bulgaria NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
knownFor founding Old Great Bulgaria
uniting Bulgar tribes
languageFamily Turkic languages NERFINISHED
legacy considered an ancestor of later Bulgarian rulers
symbol of early Bulgarian statehood
name Kubrat NERFINISHED
notableAchievement liberation of Bulgar tribes from Avar control
notableEvent revolt against Avar domination
notableInstruction admonition to his sons to remain united
politicalEntityFounded Old Great Bulgaria NERFINISHED
positionHeld ruler of Old Great Bulgaria
predecessor Avar Khaganate (as overlord of the Bulgars) NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Black Sea steppe
Pontic–Caspian steppe NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
representedBy monuments in Bulgaria
monuments in Ukraine
successor Batbayan NERFINISHED
timePeriod 7th century
title Khan of the Bulgars NERFINISHED

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Bulgars associatedRuler Khan Kubrat