Boris II of Bulgaria

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Boris II of Bulgaria was a 10th-century Bulgarian tsar whose short and troubled reign marked the beginning of the decline of the First Bulgarian Empire under Byzantine pressure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgarian tsar
medieval ruler
person
associatedDynastyMember Simeon I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
associatedWith decline of the First Bulgarian Empire
associatedWithEvent Rus' invasion of Bulgaria (968–971) NERFINISHED
birthCentury 10th century
capitalOfRealm Preslav NERFINISHED
capturedBy Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
capturedDuring Rus'–Byzantine–Bulgarian conflicts of the late 10th century NERFINISHED
conflictWith Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
country First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
deathCause killed while trying to cross the Byzantine–Bulgarian border
deathCentury 10th century
deathPlace Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
deathYear 977
dynasty Krum dynasty NERFINISHED
era 10th century Europe
father Peter I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
fullName Boris II of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
governedTerritory First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
grandfather Simeon I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
heldTitle Caesar (in Byzantium) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Balkans NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance symbolizes weakening of Bulgarian imperial power
languageOfState Old Bulgarian
maternalGrandfather Christopher Lekapenos NERFINISHED
maternalGreatGrandfather Romanos I Lekapenos NERFINISHED
mother Maria Lekapene NERFINISHED
notableEvent loss of eastern Bulgarian lands to Byzantium
notableFor reign under strong Byzantine pressure
ruling during the decline of the First Bulgarian Empire
opponent Sviatoslav I of Kiev NERFINISHED
politicalStatus vassal and hostage in Constantinople at times
positionHeld Tsar of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
predecessor Peter I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Bulgarian nobility NERFINISHED
reignEnd 971
reignStart 969
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
sibling Roman of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
style Tsar of the Bulgarians
successor Roman of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
successorStatePressureFrom Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
titleUsedInSources Emperor of the Bulgarians
wasDeposedBy Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED

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Peter I of Bulgaria abdicatedInFavorOf Boris II of Bulgaria
Peter I of Bulgaria succeededBy Boris II of Bulgaria
Peter I of Bulgaria successor Boris II of Bulgaria