Bulgars
Sofia's native population
The Bulgars were a Turkic people who migrated from Central Asia to the Balkans in the early medieval period.
They established the First Bulgarian Empire in the seventh century, eventually merging with local Slavic populations to form the Bulgarian nation.
The term appears primarily in historical contexts: The Bulgars crossed the Danube and settled in what is now Bulgaria.
Central Asian language family
- migrationMovement to new territory
- steppesTreeless Eurasian grasslands
- VolgaEurope's longest river
- DanubeMajor Central European river
Balkans · nomads · confederation · horsemen · tribes · Central Asia · settlements · khans
Eastern European peoples
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- ThraciansAncient Balkan inhabitants
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descendantsThose who come after
genetics · intermixing · heritage · lineage · population · identity · origins · Christianization
Mounted military force
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
- raidsSudden armed attacks
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
battle · conquest · archers · campaigns · fortifications · expansion · Constantinople · warfare
Ruler's territorial domain
- empireDomain under unified control
- stateCondition or mode
- rulersMeasuring straightedges; sovereigns
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
succession · nobility · boyars · capital · throne · dynasty · governance · sovereignty
Turkic
Central Asian language family
Danube · Balkans · nomads · confederation · horsemen · tribes · Central Asia · settlements · khans
Slavs
Eastern European peoples
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- ThraciansAncient Balkan inhabitants
- ancestryFamily line of descent
descendants · genetics · intermixing · heritage · lineage · population · identity · origins · Christianization · Cyrillic
cavalry
Mounted military force
siege · battle · conquest · archers · campaigns · fortifications · expansion · Constantinople · warfare · mounted
khanate
Ruler's territorial domain
administration · succession · nobility · boyars · capital · throne · dynasty · governance · sovereignty · territorial
BulgarsByzantines
Constantinople-based imperial subjects
Byzantine Empire · Serbs · Greeks · Romans · Croats