Kanasubigi

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Kanasubigi is an ancient Bulgar royal title, often interpreted as a form of "ruler from God" or "sovereign by the grace of God," used by early Bulgarian khans such as Omurtag.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgar title
royal title
appearsOn official seals
royal inscriptions
stone inscriptions
associatedWith Bulgar pagan tradition
Bulgar state ideology
attestedInReignOf Krum NERFINISHED
Malamir NERFINISHED
Omurtag NERFINISHED
Presian I NERFINISHED
category Bulgarian monarchy NERFINISHED
Medieval titles
culture Bulgar NERFINISHED
denotes supreme ruler
etymologyStatus disputed
fieldOfStudy Turkology
historical linguistics
medieval Bulgarian history
hasComponentInterpretation kana
subigi
hasVariantSpelling kanasubigi
kanasybigi NERFINISHED
hasVariantTransliteration kan sybigi NERFINISHED
languageOfAttestation Old Bulgarian NERFINISHED
meaning ruler from God
sovereign by the grace of God
notableInscription Chatalar inscription of Omurtag NERFINISHED
Süleymanköy inscription NERFINISHED
Tarnovo inscription of Omurtag NERFINISHED
region Bulgaria NERFINISHED
relatedToTitle kanas
khan NERFINISHED
religiousConnotation divine legitimation of power
religiousContext pre-Christian Bulgaria
scholarlyDebate origin and exact meaning of the title
scriptOfAttestation Greek
Old Bulgarian runic-like signs
supersededBy Christian royal titles in Bulgaria
timePeriod 9th century
early medieval period
usedAs sovereign style
usedBy Bulgar khans NERFINISHED
Krum NERFINISHED
Malamir NERFINISHED
Omurtag NERFINISHED
Presian I NERFINISHED
early Bulgarian rulers
usedIn First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED

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Khan Omurtag title Kanasubigi