Bulgar auxiliaries

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The Bulgar auxiliaries were allied steppe warriors of Bulgar origin who fought as supporting forces for the Avars during the 626 siege of Constantinople.

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Label Occurrences
Bulgar auxiliaries canonical 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf auxiliary military unit
historical military formation
alliedWith Avars NERFINISHED
commandStructure under Avar leadership
composedOf steppe warriors
conflictType siege warfare
culturalSphere Pontic–Caspian steppe NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Bulgars NERFINISHED
foughtFor Avar Khaganate NERFINISHED
geographicRegion Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
historicalContext early medieval Balkans
historicalSignificance example of Bulgar participation in Avar campaigns
languageFamilyOfOrigin Oghuric Turkic NERFINISHED
likelyUnitType cavalry
militaryRole supporting forces
opposed Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Constantinople NERFINISHED
opposedLeader Emperor Heraclius NERFINISHED
participatedIn Siege of Constantinople (626) NERFINISHED
partOf Avar military forces
politicalStatus allies of the Avars
relatedTo Avar–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED
Bulgars NERFINISHED
Byzantine–Bulgar relations NERFINISHED
sourceType medieval historical chronicles
timePeriod 7th century
usedWarfareStyle steppe nomad cavalry tactics
yearActive 626

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Siege of Constantinople (626) belligerent Bulgar auxiliaries