List of Bulgarian monarchs

Early Bulgar leaders bore the title of baltavar (balt-avar), which literally means "ruler of Avars". Later they acquired the title Khan and Khagan, still later the title tsar.

Contents

1 List of Bulgarian rulers

1.1 Legendary rulers
1.2 Historical persons

2 See also

List of Bulgarian rulers

Legendary rulers

Avitokhol (Atila)
Irnik

Historical persons

Gostun
Organa , regent (? - 619)

the Dulo clan (? - 740, before 808 - 976)

At times, the reign in the Bulgar lands was split.

Kubrat (late 6th century or early 7th century-mid 7th century)
Batbayan
Shambat
Asparukh (680-700 or 701)
Tervel (701-721)
Kormesiy (721-738)
Sevar (738-753)

the Ukil clan (739-761, 764-766)

Kormisosh (753-756)
Vinekh (756-762)
Telets (762-765)
Sabin (765-766)

the Ugain clan (761-764)

Umor (766)
Toktu (766-767)
Pagan (767-768)
Telerig (768-777)
Kardam (777-802)

Krum (802-814)
joint rule of Omurtag (815-831), Dukum (814-815) and Dizewg (815)
joint rule of Malamir (831-852), Presian (836-852)
Boris I Michael (852-889)
Vladimir of Bulgaria (889-893)
Simeon I of Bulgaria (Simeon the Great) (893-May 27 927)
Peter I of Bulgaria (927-969)
Boris II of Bulgaria (969-972)
Roman I of Bulgaria (972-997) (joint rule with Samuil 976-997)

House of Comitopuli (976-1018)

Samuil (997-1014) (joint rule with Roman 976-997)
Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria (October 1014 - August 1015)
Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria (1015-1018)

Byzantine rule (1018 - 1185)

House of Asen (the Asenites) (1186-1277, 1279-1280)

joint reign of Teodor (I) Peter (II) (1186-1197) and Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria (1186-1196)
Kaloyan (1197-1207)
Boril of Bulgaria (1207-1218)
Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1218-1241)
Kaliman I of Bulgaria (1241-1246)
Michael II Asen of Bulgaria (1246-1256/1257)
Kaliman II of Bulgaria (1256/1257)
Mico (1256/1257)
Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria (1257-1277)
Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria (1279-1280)
Ivailo the Swineherd (1277-1279)