The Bulghars
Formed From: Turkic speaking peoples
Original Record of:
Recorded on the middle Volga by the
8 th century. In the delta & lower reaches of the Danube, and became known as the Eastern, Volga, or
Kama Bulgars.
Migrations:
Another branch of the same people moved west into present Bulgaria and merged with the Slavs. The
Eastern Bulgars accepted Islam in the 10th cent. From the 10th to the 12th cent. the Bulgar state was at
the height of its power. Modern Tatars and Chuvash may be descended from the Eastern Bulgars.
Cities or towns:
Pliska center of culture in Omurag
Great Bulgar, was a prosperous trade center. Destroyed by the Mongols in 1237, the state flourished
again until it was conquered by Timur in 1361.
Philippopolis / Plovdiv,
Preslav, Kazan, Yelabuga, Atil, Pernick, Saqsin, Sarai, Sundovit, Uglich
Language: Turkish based language
Bulgarian
Recorded names:
Omurag, Simeon,
List of Bulghar Monarchs : <---scroll down after clicking and you can click into lists according to date
Neighbors
9th Century:
Ottonians on West, Kievan State on East, Poland to the NorthEast, Hungary S.E.
Sources for Research:
Primary Chronicle
Sedlar, Jean W. "East Central Europe in the Middle Ages, 1000-1500
The Early Slavs P.M. Barford
Vernadsky’s works Kievan Rus
Interesting Links:
History of the Bulghars with maps and list of tribes: http://www.answers.com/topic/bulgars