Asparuh of Bulgaria

Also known as Asparukh

Bulgarian ruler

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Asparuh was a Bulgarian ruler who founded the First Bulgarian Empire in the late 7th century by establishing a state in the region south of the Danube River. He is a foundational figure in Bulgarian history because his kingdom became one of the major powers of medieval Europe and laid the groundwork for Bulgarian culture and identity that persists today.

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Type: Group
Origin: Finland
Active from: 1988

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Discography

Sunshine Show1990
Cake1993
Mould1994
Velocity1996
Joe1998
Cyberhand1998

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Article

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 or (rarely) Isperih) was а Bulgar khan in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 681.

Early life