POLITICIAN

Tervel of Bulgaria

675 - 721

Photo of Tervel of Bulgaria

Icon of person Tervel of Bulgaria

Tervel (Bulgarian: Тервел), also called Tarvel, Terval, or Terbelis in Byzantine sources, was the ruler of Bulgaria during the First Bulgarian Empire at the beginning of the 8th century. In 705 Emperor Justinian II named him caesar, the first foreigner to receive this title. He was raised a pagan like his grandfather Khan Kubrat, but was later possibly baptised by the Byzantine clergy. Tervel played an important role in defeating the Arabs during the siege of Constantinople in 717–718. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Tervel of Bulgaria is the 4,998th most popular politician (up from 5,246th in 2024), the 480th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 498th in 2019) and the 249th most popular Turkish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Tervel of Bulgaria by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tervel of Bulgaria ranks 4,998 out of 19,576. Before him are Ram Chandra Poudel, Pierre Mauroy, Erwin Piscator, Chandragupta II, Horia Sima, and Sweyn Haakonsson. After him are René Préval, Ivo Josipović, Mesud I, Eumenes I, Traidenis, and Shvarn.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 675, Tervel of Bulgaria ranks 2. Before him is Leo III the Isaurian. After him is Cosmas of Maiuma. Among people deceased in 721, Tervel of Bulgaria ranks 3. Before him are Chilperic II, and Empress Genmei. After him are Ardo, and Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani.

Others Born in 675

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 721

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Tervel of Bulgaria ranks 480 out of 1,347. Before him are Euthymius the Great (377), Latife Uşşaki (1898), Eunapius (349), Bohemond III of Antioch (1144), John Tzetzes (1110), and Sophia (530). After him are Eumenes I (-250), Ayşe Sultan (1605), Tchéky Karyo (1953), Artemisia II of Caria (null), Stephanus of Byzantium (501), and Alcman (-611).

Others born in Türkiye

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Tervel of Bulgaria ranks 249. Before him are Artaphernes (-600), Astyanax (null), Emine Erdoğan (1955), Latife Uşşaki (1898), Bohemond III of Antioch (1144), and Sophia (530). After him are Eumenes I (-250), Ayşe Sultan (1605), Artemisia II of Caria (null), Stephanus of Byzantium (501), Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), and George Akropolites (1217).

Turkish born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous