Aszparuh
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Aszparuh is a 1981 Bulgarian film about the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire
in AD 681
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This film was directed by Ludmil Staikov
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First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state founded in the north-eastern Balkans in c. 680 by the Bulgars, uniting with seven South Slavic tribes...
in AD 681
681
Year 681 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 681 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* The Bulgars under Asparukh win...
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This film was directed by Ludmil Staikov
Ludmil Staikov
Ludmil Staikov is a Bulgarian film director. He directed six films between 1972 and 1988. His film Vreme na nasilie was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Obich...
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Cast
- Stoyko Peev as "Khan Asparukh of BulgariaAsparukh of BulgariaAsparuh was ruler of a Bulgar tribe in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 680/681...
" - Antony Genov as "Velizariy"
- Vassil Mihajlov as "Khan KubratKubratKubrat or Kurt was a Bulgar ruler credited with establishing the confederation of Old Great Bulgaria in 632. He is said to have achieved this by conquering the Avars and uniting all the Bulgar tribes under one rule....
" - Vania Tzvetkova as "Pagane"
- Stefan Getsov as "The High Priest of Tangra"
- Georgi Cherkelov as "Velizariy's father"
- Iossif Surchadzhiev as "Constantine IVConstantine IVConstantine IV , , sometimes incorrectly called Pogonatos, "the Bearded", by confusion with his father; was Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685...
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