First Bulgarian Empire

ц︢рьство бл︢гарское
CapitalPliska (681–893),
Preslav (893–968/972),
Skopje, Ohrid, Bitola (until 1018)
Common languagesBulgar language,
Proto-Slavic,
Byzantine Greek,
Old Bulgarian (official from 893)
Religion
Tengrism (state religion),
Slavic paganism (681–864),
Orthodox Christianity (864–1018, pre-Schism)
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
Monarch
• 681–700
Asparuh (first)
• 1018
Presian II (last)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Arrival of Asparuh
681
• Christianisation
864
• Adoption of Old Bulgarian as a national language
893
• Simeon I assumes the title of Tsar (Emperor)
913
• Theme Bulgaria established in Byzantine Empire
1018