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| 950 - 1000 1772 St. Peter & St. Paul Archcathedral Basilica Poznań |
| 992 Poland became a kingdom. |
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| 800s Magyars begin their conquest of Pannonia (roughly modern day Hungary, a process that will take several decades to be completed. |
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| 378 - 90 12 Alypbi (Baltazár), son of Balambér aka Bülümer, a khan of Western Huns who was buried on Kuyantau mountain (current Kiev) |
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Polity of Kievan Rus
882 - 1240 358
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842 - 82 40 Askold (Höskuld) & Dir (Dyr) probably of Swedish origin, Varangian konungs, not Rurikids, were rulers (khagans) of Kiev, not Kievan Rus |
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882 - 1240 358
| 922 IbnFadlan, an Arab ambassador to Scandinavian Rus along Volga, writes his account of their customs, including a full description of a ship/cremation funeral. |
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| 972 - 80 8 Yaropolk 1 (Jaropolk), supposedly was baptised into Catholicism, & then was murdered by two Varangians 958 (960?)980 Christian rulers of Kievan Rus |
| 980 - 1015 35 Volodymyr Great (Valdamarr), son of Sviatoslav 1 & Malusha, his early rule is characterized by a staunch pagan reaction but in 988 he was baptized into Orthodoxy & successfully converted Kievan Rus to Christianity 958 - 1015 |
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740 - 965 125
"Rus Khaganate" controlled much of what is today southern & eastern Ukraine until 10th century.
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680 - 1018 338
680 - 893 213  Pliska
680 - 893 213  Preslav
680 - 893 213 Bulgar, South Slavic languages alongside with Byzantine Greek
893 - 1018 25 Old Bulgarian
| 680 Battle of Ongal creates Empire |
| 700 mi Battle of Khazars Khan Kubrat dies. |
| 705 Tervel recieves title Caesar |
717 - 8 1  Seige of Constantinople Tervel recieves title "Savior of Europe". |
| 765 - 6 1 Sabin. Possible Slavic. Deposed & fled to Byzantine empire. |
| 766 Umor. Ruled 40 days. Deposed & fled to Byzantine Empire |
| 766 - 7 1 Toktu. Killed in forests of Danude by opposition. |
| 777 - 803 26 Kardam. End of internal crisis. Stabilization & consolidation of country |
| 814 - 31 17 Omurtag. Known for his construction policy, administrative reform & persecution of Christians |
| 893 - 927 35 Simeon 1 < prepared for a cleric but enthroned during Council of Preslav. Bulgaria reached its apogee & greatest territorial extend. Golden age of Bulgarian culture |
| 927 - 69 42 Peter 1 ^ Abdicated & died a monk. Proclaimed a saint. |
| 970 - 71 1^ Dethroned by Byzantines Boris 2. Accidentally killed by Bulgarian border guards in 977 when he tried to return to country |
| 977 - 91 14 Roman < Castrated by Byzantines but escaped to Bulgaria in 977. Captured in battle by Byzantines in 991 & died in prison in Constantinople in 997 |
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| 705 Justinian 2 is forced to give title Caesar of Byzantium to Bulgarian Emperor Tervel. Byzantine Empire begins to pay annual tributes to Bulgaria. |
| 708 - 711 3 mi Bulgarians defeat Justinian 2 at battle of Anchiallus. Arab armies occupied Sindh. |
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680 - 1018 338
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680 - 1018 338
893 - 972 79 Skopie
| 992 - 1018 26 Founded by Khan Asparukh. Under Tsar Simeon 1 became first powerful Slavic Empire. Falls to Byzantine Empire under Emperor Basil 2. |
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| Bulgars of First Bulgarian Empire subjugate Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) & force it to pay annual tributes to Bulgaria. These same Bulgars use their innovative heavy calvalry divisions to save European Christian Civilization by defeating Arab invaders at battle of Constantinople. Bulgarian Emperor Tervel is declared Saviour of Europe. |
967 - 71 4 Sviatoslavs invasion of Bulgaria, war with Byzantium |
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448 - 1048 300
Pontic steppe, North Caucassus Balanjar, later AtilFounded by Western Turks, members of royal family embraced Judaism.
| 576 Turks invade Caucasus & establish Khazar Khanate. |
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| 650 Khazars defeat Alans & Bulgars, resulting in their domination of Caucasus & Volga region. |
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| 862 Ruric, a Varangian Chief established first government of Russia. |
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| 986 Russians, in search of a religion, contact Muslim missionaries from Khwarezm, but decide not to adopt Islam. |
| 988 conversion of Russians to Orthodox Christianity. |
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