Asparuh of Bulgaria

Asparuh
Аспарух
Khan of Bulgaria
Monument in Strelcha, Bulgaria
Khan of Bulgaria
Reign681–701
PredecessorKubrat
SuccessorTervel
Bornaround 640
Died701
Dnieper River
IssueTervel
Ajjar
HouseDulo
FatherKubrat
ReligionTengrism
Map from Soviet book "Archeology of the Ukrainian SSR in 3 volumes", Kiev, 1986, showing place of the Asparuh's burial near the modern city of Zaporizhzhia.

Asparuh (also Ispor; Bulgarian: Аспарух, romanizedAsparuh or (rarely) Bulgarian: Исперих, romanizedIsperih) was а ruler of Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 681.[1]

  1. ^ De administrando imperio Archived June 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 09, 2012.

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