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Eastern Bulgars
Eastern Bulgars , Turkic-speaking people, who possessed a powerful state (10th-14th cent.) at the confluence of the Volga and the Kama, E European Russia. The Bulgars appeared on the Middle Volga by the 8th cent. and became known as the Eastern, Volga, or Kama Bulgars. Another branch of the same peo... Read more
Anastasius I
Anastasius I , c.430-518, Roman emperor of the East (491-518); successor of Zeno, whose widow he married. He broke the power that the Isaurians had enjoyed since Leo I, made peace with Persia, maintained friendly relations with Theodoric the Great, and made Clovis I an ally. He built a wall to prote... Read more
Heraclius
Heraclius , c.575-641, Byzantine emperor (610-41). The son of a governor of Africa, he succeeded the tyrant Phocas, whom he deposed and had executed. In the early years of his reign Avars and Bulgars threatened, attacking even Constantinople, and the Persians conquered Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. I... Read more
Justinian II
Justinian II (Justinian Rhinotmetus), 669-711, Byzantine emperor (685-95, 705-11), son and successor of Constantine IV. He successfully invaded Arab territory but lost the advantage through a truce that ceded much of Asia Minor to the Arabs. His extravagance and despotism and his ministers' extorti... Read more
Tatarstan
Tatarstan , Tatar Republic , or Tataria , republic (1990 est. pop. 3,660,000), 26,255 sq mi (68,000 sq km), E European Russia, in the middle Volga and lower Kama river valleys. Kazan is the capital; other important cities are Almetevsk, Leninogorsk, and Bugulma. The low, rolling plain that m... Read more
Basil II
Basil II c.958-1025, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), surnamed Bulgaroktonos [Bulgar slayer]. With his brother, Constantine VIII, he nominally succeeded his father, Romanus II, in 963, but had no share in the government during the rule of the usurping generals Nicephorus II (963-69) and John I (96... Read more
Dandolo
Dandolo , ancient Venetian family that produced four doges, many admirals, and other prominent citizens. Enrico Dandolo, c.1108-1205, became doge in 1192. He is considered the founder of the Venetian colonial empire. In the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades ) he acted to divert the Crusaders in 1202 t... Read more
Kazan
Kazan , city (1989 est. pop. 1,094,000), capital of Tatarstan , E European Russia, on the Volga. It is a major historic, cultural, industrial, and commercial center. Manufactures include chemicals, explosives, electrical equipment, building materials, consumer goods, and furs. Kazan's port and ship... Read more
Khazars
Khazars , ancient Turkic people who appeared in Transcaucasia in the 2d cent. AD and subsequently settled in the lower Volga region. They emerged as a force in the 7th cent. and rose to great power. The Khazar empire extended (8th-10th cent.) from the northern shores of the Black Sea and the Caspi... Read more
Vladimir I
Vladimir I , Volodymyr I , or Saint Vladimir, d. 1015, first Christian grand duke of Kiev (c.980-1015); son of Sviatoslav . In 970, Vladimir was sent by his father to govern Novgorod. After Sviatoslav's death Vladimir vied with his two brothers, Yaropolk and Oleg, for the succession. About 9... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Bulgars"

Bulgars
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Bulgars Ancient Turkic people originating in the region n and...The other group moved to the Volga region and set up a Bulgar state, eventually converting to Islam. The Volga Bulgars were conquered by the Kievan Rus in the 10th century...
Eastern Bulgars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...with the Slavs. The Eastern Bulgars accepted Islam in the 10th...10th to the 12th cent. the Bulgar state was at the height of...descended from the Eastern Bulgars. The Great Bulgar and the Bulgars themselves are sometimes called...
Tatarstan and Tatars
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...important were the Volga Bulgars, who arrived in...entire Middle Volga. Bulgar economic life combined...commerce, making the Bulgar state one of the...Kievan Rus. The Volga Bulgars officially adopted...capital at Great Bulgar was captured and...Mongol invasion, and Bulgars ...
Gagauz
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Turks? That is, were they Bulgars who adopted the Turkish language...evidence that among them were Bulgars who had learned Turkish and...were Turkic-speaking Proto-Bulgars who, in the 670s, came to...Volga under the banner of the Bulgar king, Asparukh. In the course...
Bulgaria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...About 85% of the people are Bulgars. Turks make up almost 10...Macedonians as distinct from Bulgars. Bulgarian is the predominant...Slavic tribes. In 679-80, Bulgar tribes from the banks of the Volga (see Bulgars, Eastern ) crossed the Danube...
Chuvash
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...descendants of at least three groups: Turkic Bulgar tribes who arrived on the Volga in the...Chuvashia before the Turkic settlement. The Bulgar state dominated the region from the tenth...preserves many archaic elements of Old Bulgar and is largely incomprehensible to speakers...
Balkars
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Basiani, Basman, Belkyur, Bulgar, Malkan, Malqar, Musavi...inherited traits of the Kuman, Bulgar-Khazar, and Oghuz languages...to Karachay-Balkar are Old Bulgar and Kuman-Kipchak, and among...the Huns, the Khazars, the Bulgars, the Alans, the Zikhs, the...
Kievan Rus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...allegiance and their tribute payments from Bulgar and Khazaria, but also pursued aggressive...upper Dnieper River), attacked the Volga Bulgars in 985; the agreement he subsequently reached with the Bulgars was the basis for peaceful relations that...
Sviatoslav
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the Danube. By 965 he had defeated the Volga Bulgars and the Khazars, thus bringing under Kievan...Byzantine Empire, which was at war with the Bulgars, Sviatoslav defeated the Bulgars of the Danube (968) and further extended Kievan...
Kumyks
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...while manifesting, however, elements of the languages of the Bulgars and Khazars (ninth and tenth centuries) and the Oghuz Turks...Hunnic Confederacy, and those of the Sabirs, the Barsils, the Bulgars, the Khazars, the Kipchaks, and others. In the eighteenth...

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Bulgaria
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...century, colonized by the Romans, and then invaded by Slav Bulgars. They killed Emperor Nicephorus in 811 AD, and captured ADRIANOPLE...the Ottoman Turks culminating in 1876, when several thousand Bulgars were massacred. Russia gave its support to Bulgaria, and...
orthodox church
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...of honour over much of the ‘intricate tapestry’ of the Christian East, including the Greeks, Serbs, Bulgars, Georgians, and Russians. In 1995 there were c. 190 million adherents world‐wide. British contacts with orthodoxy...
Uniat
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...of the Antiochene rite; the Armenians ; the Chaldeans rite; the *Copts and Ethiopians , of the Alexandrian rite; and of the Byzantine rite, the Ukrainians, Hungarians, Romanians, Melchites , and some Bulgars, Serbs, and Greeks.
kibbeh
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English kib·beh / ˈkibē / • n. a Middle Eastern dish of ground lamb with bulgar wheat and seasonings, eaten cooked or raw.
Cyril
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...missionary brothers, known as ‘the apostles of the (southern) Slavs’. Their activity was mainly in Moravia, subsequently among Croats, Serbs, and Bulgars, and was constantly subject to rivalry and opposition.
Balkans
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...east, and the Mediterranean in the south. It is the home of various people including Albanians, Vlachs, Greeks, Serbs, Bulgars, and Turks. From the 3rd to 7th century the Balkan peninsula, nominally ruled by the Byzantine emperors, was invaded by...
Nicholas I, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...Photius to the see of Constantinople, and in 863 he pronounced Ignatius restored. He also tried to win over the newly converted Bulgars to Rome. In 867 Photius declared the Pope deposed, but was himself deprived of office later in the year. In the W. Nicholas...
bulgur
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English bul·gur / ˈbəlgər / • n. variant spelling of bulgar .

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Food: Quick fix - Bulgar wheat and tuna salad Serves 2; A zingy, light bite that's utterly delish and good for you too. Yes, you're allowed to feel smug.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 3/15/2003; 330 words ; ...by Lucy Knox and Keith Richmond. 60g bulgar wheat; 185g can of tuna in brine, drained...sliced; juice of 1/2 lime 1Cook the bulgar wheat according to packet instructions...with the lime juice and stir into the bulgar wheat mixture. 3Season to taste with...
WORLD CUP FOOTBALL: LENNON RAP FOR DIVING BULGARS AS IRISH CRASH; N.IRELAND 0 BULGARIA 1.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 6/3/2001; 700+ words ; SICKENED Sammy McIlroy branded the Bulgars cheats and accused them of costing Neil...at the tactics employed by the cynical Bulgars who threw themselves to the floor whenever...display. They couldn't match the pushy Bulgars for sheer physical presence but they could...
Recipe; Bulgar salad with tomatoes and almonds (serves 1).(Features)(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 5/10/2008; 417 words ; Ingredients: 2 tomatoes; juice of 1/2 lemon; 60g bulgar (cracked)wheat; 1tsp of honey; 1tsp of olive oil; 1...a sieve. Pour this into a bowl and stir in lemon juice and bulgar wheat. Set aside for an hour to allow the wheat to soften and...
Among the Bulgars
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/19/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...was for the Jews to be selected and concentrated. What the Bulgars did instead was to disperse them to the countryside, making...by great powers for centuries, until just a few years ago. Bulgars still casually refer to Ottoman rule as "the slavery." So...
Bulgar stars are porn winners; World of FOOTBALL.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/11/2007; 390 words ; ...Sofia - Valentin Iliev, Ivailo Petrov and Stoiko Sakailev - landed a date many young men can only dream about. The panting Bulgars had to interview Hungarian actress Maria Szallontai, aka porn star Maria Bellucci, who was in their country to promote an...
BULGARS FEAR OWEN.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/10/1998; 411 words ; BULGARS FEAR OWEN DANGERMAN: Michael Owen BULGARIA fear an England backlash at Wembley today though their coach hopes the pressure may...
Football: Travelling Bulgars face hopeless task in Belgium.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 3/27/1999; 517 words ; ...meaningless fixture against one of next summer's European Championship hosts is nothing more than an hors d'oeuvre for the Bulgars ahead of the serious business of visiting Luxembourg in a Group Five clash on Wednesday. Take Belgium then at evens because...
Cheeky Bulgars in hols cash con.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 5/29/1996; ; 445 words ; A bunch of cheeky Bulgars are conning Scots tourists out of their holiday cash. Visitors are offered terrific exchange rates by touts on the streets of...
Football: Premier Bulgars pose big problem; BULGARIA v NORTHERN IRELAND SOFIA, WEDNESDAY.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 3/25/2001; 575 words ; ...Lomas. "Judging by those two, we are up against a strong, experienced squad despite their lack of household names." The Bulgars, bossed by Stoicho Mladenov, have a solid base of players from the local Levski club and the rest from all over Europe...
FOOTBALL: Sam's boys Bulgar it up.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 3/29/2001; 454 words ; ...schoolboy errors" in their 4-3 World Cup defeat against Bulgaria. McIlroy felt his players were at fault for all four of the Bulgars goals. Jim Magilton gave the ball away in the build-up to the first Bulgarian goal, which Krassimir Balakov scored from...