Beginning of Bulgaria’s Golden Age
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Byzantine Empire
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Bulgaria
- Date: 893
Article abstract: The beginning of Bulgaria’s Golden Age, from the ascension of Symeon to the end of his reign in 927, witnesses Bulgaria’s territorial expansion and its aspirations to capture the imperial city of Constantinople.
Summary of Event
Bulgaria’s Golden Age began with the reign of Symeon (893-927), following a church council convened in Preslav in 893. Boris, the Bulgarian ruler who had first accepted Christianity in 864, left his kingdom to his eldest son Vladimir in 889 in order to retire to a monastery. Vladimir, however, consorted...
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