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Simeon I of Bulgaria

864 - 927

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Simeon I the Great (Church Slavonic: цѣсар҄ь Сѷмеѡ́нъ А҃ Вели́къ; Bulgarian: цар Симеон I Велики, romanized: Simeon I Veliki [simɛˈɔn ˈpɤrvi vɛˈliki]; Greek: Συμεών Αʹ ὁ Μέγας, romanized: Sumeṓn prôtos ho Mégas) ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927, during the First Bulgarian Empire. Simeon's successful campaigns against the Byzantines, Magyars and Serbs led Bulgaria to its greatest territorial expansion ever, making it the most powerful state in contemporary Eastern and Southeast Europe. His reign was also a period of unmatched cultural prosperity and enlightenment later deemed the Golden Age of Bulgarian culture. During Simeon's rule, Bulgaria spread over a territory between the Aegean, the Adriatic and the Black seas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simeon I of Bulgaria is the 1,017th most popular politician (up from 1,122nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 12th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Simeon I of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 893 to 927. He is most famous for his successful campaigns against the Byzantine Empire, which he conquered during the early 10th century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 1,017 out of 19,576. Before him are Elisabeth of France, Maurice, Mary of Hungary, Édouard Daladier, Casimir III the Great, and Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. After him are I. K. Gujral, Conrad IV of Germany, Amadeo I of Spain, Manuel II Palaiologos, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Maria Anna of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 864, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him are Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, and Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun. Among people deceased in 927, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him are Stephen II of Constantinople, and Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 11 out of 415. Before him are Elias Canetti (1905), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), Phocas (547), and Todor Zhivkov (1911). After him are Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Julia Kristeva (1941), Tiberius II Constantine (520), and Boris I of Bulgaria (828).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 7. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), Phocas (547), and Todor Zhivkov (1911). After him are Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), Tiberius II Constantine (520), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), Talaat Pasha (1874), and Kubrat (605).

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