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Omurtag of Bulgaria

800 - 831

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Omurtag (or Omortag) (died 831) also known as Murtag or Murtagon (Bulgarian: Омуртаг; Greek: Μορτάγων and Ομουρτάγ) was a Great Khan (Kanasubigi) of Bulgaria from 814 to 831. He is known as "the Builder". In the very beginning of his reign he signed a 30-year peace treaty with the neighboring Byzantine Empire which remained in force to the end of his life. Omurtag successfully coped with the aggressive policy of the Frankish Empire to take Bulgaria's north-western lands and suppressed the unrest among several Slavic tribes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Omurtag of Bulgaria is the 5,220th most popular politician (up from 5,517th in 2019). (up from 810th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Omurtag of Bulgaria ranks 5,220 out of 19,576. Before him are Francis V, Duke of Modena, Gyula Andrássy the Younger, Elena Glinskaya, Red Cloud, Andrianampoinimerina, and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. After him are Fu Hao, Adolph Joffe, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Bianca Cappello, Al-Muti, and Willem Drees.

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Among people born in 800, Omurtag of Bulgaria ranks 19. Before him are Al-Muqanna, Pribina, Thomas the Slav, Beorhtric of Wessex, Jayavarman II, and George Syncellus. After him are Ratchis, Gudfred, Hemma, Horik I, Conrad I, Count of Auxerre, and Ado of Vienne. Among people deceased in 831, Omurtag of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him are Zubaidah bint Ja`far, Yuan Zhen, and Obelerio degli Antenori.

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