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
1015-1018
Presian II
1018
Alusian
1041
1189-1196
Boril
1207-1218
1218-1241
Kaliman Asen I
1241-1246
Kaliman Asen II
1256
Mitso Asen
1256-1257
(Mico)
1279-1280
Smilets
1292-1298
(Smilec)
1298-1299
Chaka
1299-1300
1330-1331
1331-1371
1356-1396
1371-1395
1879-1886
1887-1918
1918-1943
1943-1946
Kubrat
632-665
(Houvrat, Kurt)
Batbayan
665-668
(Bat Bajan)
Asparuh
668-700
(Asparukh, Isperih, Isperikh)
Tervel
695-721
Ayyar
715
(Ajjar)
Kormesiy
721-738
(Kormesij)
Sevar
738-753
Kormisosh
753-756
Vineh
756-762
(Vinekh)
Telets
762-765
(Telec)
765-766
Umor
766
Toktu
766-767
Pagan
767-768
Telerig
768-777
Kardam
777-803
Krum
803-814
Omurtag
814-831
(Omortag)
Malamir
831-836
Presian I
836-852
889-893
969-977
977-997