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Not a portrait: Philippi inscription from his reign. Ruled before Boris I, under whom Bulgaria adopted Christianity.
Not a portrait

First Bulgarian Tsardom · Khan

Presian I

836–852

Ruled before Boris I, under whom Bulgaria adopted Christianity.

Biography

Life

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He ruled in 836–852.

Sources · 3

Open · Presian I

Sources

  1. Ian S. R. Mladjov Bulgaria (Bălgarija): kings and emperors of the Bulgarians; princes of Bulgaria and kings of the Bulgarians Ian Mladjov’s Resources, Chronologies. Author’s working chronology, updated March 2024, 6 pp. · 2024 · 1–6
  2. John R. Martindale (editor); King’s College London Old Bulgarian Rulers Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire I (641–867). Ashgate, 2001; KCL online edition. · 2001
  3. Florin Curta Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1250 PDF Cambridge University Press · 2006

Images

Not a portrait

Anton Lefterov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Not a portrait: Philippi inscription from his reign. Ruled before Boris I, under whom Bulgaria adopted Christianity.

Open source

Full attribution

Anton Lefterov / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain