Khan Asparuh
VII в.
Founder of the Bulgarian state south of the Danube (681).
Asparuh secured a Bulgarian state after peace with Byzantium in 681. Pliska became a center of early statehood.
For Bulgarians worldwide, 681 is a root date — not only a school year, but a symbol of continuous memory.
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