Samuil was a Bulgarian commander and tsar in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. After Byzantium captured Preslav in 971, resistance continued in the southwest. Samuil and his brothers took part, with Ohrid and Prespa serving as important royal centres. His reign as tsar is usually dated from around 997–998. An inscription he commissioned in 992–993 commemorates his father Nikola, mother Ripsimia and brother David. His army lost at Kleidion in 1014. The account of blinded prisoners remains disputed in scale and reliability. Samuil died that autumn; the state lost its independence only in 1018.
Achievements
Led resistance against Byzantium.
Commissioned the family inscription of 992–993.
Fortified the route at Kleidion in 1014.
Commissioned the family inscription of 992–993.
Where you meet Samuil
Fyodor Uspensky · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
History of Bulgaria
