the dynasty, Tsar Samuel, is famous for successfully resisting Byzantine conquest for more than 40 years. Sometimes the realm of the Cometopuli is called...

another widely used and very successful strategy especially during the Cometopuli dynasty. Inside the fortress [Sofia] there is a large and elite army, its...

control. The four brothers David, Moses, Aron, and Samuel of the Cometopuli dynasty ruled in the free territories and in 976, launched a major offensive...

of the dynasty is not known. Cometopuli is the nickname used by Byzantine historians which is translated as "sons of the count". The Cometopuli rose to...

last representative of the dynasty, Tsar Roman (r. 977–991), was succeeded by Tsar Samuel (r. 997–1014) of the Cometopuli dynasty, upon the former's death...

Empire. Bulgarian resistance revived under the leadership of the Cometopuli dynasty, but the new emperor Basil II (reigned 976–1025 AD) made the submission...

family Branivojević noble family Krum's dynasty Cometopuli dynasty Asen dynasty Terter dynasty Shishman dynasty Princes of Bribir Princes of Krk Princes...

to the revival of the Bulgarian state in these regions under the Cometopuli dynasty. By the beginning of the 10th century, two powers had come to dominate...

been a member of the Bulgarian Cometopuli dynasty. ****Kristó writes that she may have been a member of the Rurik dynasty from Kievan Rus'. Kristó & Makk...

was a local ruler in Bulgaria, and progenitor of the Cometopuli ("the sons of the count") dynasty. According to the Armenian chronicler Stephen of Taron...

remained free and the Bulgarians were able to regroup headed by the four Cometopuli brothers. By 976, the youngest of them, Samuel, concentrated all power...

pleasure-loving, and weak in character." Alexios, preferring to create a stable dynasty through his own son, either ignored her, pretended to be busy with other...

left in the hands of Samuil, who was the youngest brother of the Cometopuli dynasty, and Roman devoted the end of his life to church deeds, much as his...

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the son of Aron, the brother of Emperor Samuel (r. 997–1014) of the Cometopuli dynasty. In 976 or 987 Samuel ordered his brother Aron executed for treason...

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Constantinople. He is succeeded by his brother Samuel (a member of the Cometopuli Dynasty) who takes the Bulgarian title of tsar. He possibly receives his 'imperial...

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this popular solution fails to explain why Stephen's death triggered a dynastic crisis in Hungary, or at least that Agatha's family failed to play a role...

Doubravka of Bohemia and Mieszko I of Poland. History of Bulgaria Cometopuli dynasty Bitola inscription История на българската държава през средните векове...

been a member of the Bulgarian Cometopuli dynasty. ****Kristó writes that she may have been a member of the Rurik dynasty from Kievan Rus'. Sinor 1959,...

Petar Delyan (reigned 1040–1041) (Bulgarian: Петър Делян; Greek: Πέτρος Δελεάνος), sometimes enumerated as Petar II, (Петър II) was the leader of a major...

Kievan Rus' in Bulgaria. 976–1018: War against Bulgaria led by the Cometopuli dynasty. 986: Battle of the Gates of Trajan major defeat of Basil II at the...

Bodrum Mosque (Turkish: Bodrum Camii, or Mesih Paşa Camii named after its converter) in Istanbul, Turkey, is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted...

Alusian (Bulgarian: Алусиан, Greek: Ἀλουσιάνος) was a Bulgarian and Byzantine noble who ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria for a short time in 1041. Alusian...

Irene of Larissa (Bulgarian: Ирина от Лариса) was the second wife and empress-consort (tsaritsa) of tsar Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria. John Skylitzes reports...

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before its conquest by the Ottoman Empire. It was ruled by the Sratsimir dynasty. The despotate was formed after Ivan Alexander became the despot, most...

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Kosara or Cossara (Bulgarian and Serbian: Косара) was a Bulgarian noblewoman, a daughter or relative of Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria, who was married to Prince...