Realm · 633–681
Old Great Bulgaria
Old Great Bulgaria appears on the map from 633 to 681. At its greatest recorded extent, in 656, it covered about 301,064 km².
One of the realms of Bulgarian Empire. The Bulgars were a Turkic people from the steppes north of the Black Sea. In 681, after defeating a Byzantine army, their khan Asparukh founded a state south of the Danube, where the Bulgars merged with the Slavic population.
See Old Great Bulgaria on the map in 656
- On the map
- 633–681
- Greatest extent
- 656, about 301,064 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Old Great Bulgaria · Wikidata Q191484
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 633–655 | 244,845 km² |
| 656–673 | 301,064 km² |
| 674–681 | 62,896 km² |
Related
- Bulgarian Empire empire