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Bulgaria was founded as a Khanate in 681 AD after Khan Asparuh's forces defeated
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August 9

Bulgaria Founded: Khanate Established After Defeating Byzantium

Bulgaria was founded as a Khanate in 681 AD after Khan Asparuh's forces defeated the Byzantine army near the Danube delta. Emperor Constantine IV recognized the new state in a treaty — the first time Byzantium had acknowledged a barbarian kingdom carved from what it considered its own territory. The state Asparuh founded still exists, making Bulgaria one of the oldest continuously-named political entities in Europe.

August 9, 681

1345 years ago

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