Namesakes
Kings and Tsars of Bulgaria
The Bulgars, arriving from north of the Caucasus under Khan Asparuh, settled in modern Bulgaria around the late 7th century. The Bulgarian Empire expanded over the next two centuries, reaching its greatest extent under Simeon the Great in the early 10th century, who adopted the title Tsar (from Latin Caesar) in 913. After Simeon's death, Bulgaria declined and fell under Byzantine rule by 1018. A successful revolt in 1185 by Petar and Ivan Asen established the Second Bulgarian Empire under the Asen dynasty. The Ottoman Turks conquered Bulgaria in the late 14th century, ruling for nearly 500 years until Russia's victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1878 restored Bulgarian independence. The restored monarchy was abolished in 1946.
62 results
Name
Years
Other Names
1879-1886
Alusian
1041
Asparuh
668-700
(Asparukh, Isperih, Isperikh)
Ayyar
715
(Ajjar)
Batbayan
665-668
(Bat Bajan)
Boril
1207-1218
969-977
1918-1943
Chaka
1299-1300
1887-1918
1331-1371
1189-1196
1218-1241
1279-1280
1298-1299
1371-1395
1356-1396
1330-1331
1015-1018
Kaliman Asen I
1241-1246
Kaliman Asen II
1256
Kardam
777-803
Kormesiy
721-738
(Kormesij)
Kormisosh
753-756
Krum
803-814
Kubrat
632-665
(Houvrat, Kurt)
Malamir
831-836
Mitso Asen
1256-1257
(Mico)
Omurtag
814-831
(Omortag)
Pagan
767-768
Presian I
836-852
Presian II
1018
977-997
765-766
Sevar
738-753
1943-1946
Smilets
1292-1298
(Smilec)
Telerig
768-777
Telets
762-765
(Telec)
Tervel
695-721
Toktu
766-767
Umor
766
Vineh
756-762
(Vinekh)
889-893