Summary In 651, Khan Kubrat died and the Khazars accelerated their raids upon Great Bulgaria. His five sons split the Bulgarian tribe and each led his to find new land where they could live in peace. Khan Asparukh, the youngest son, went west and, after an arduous journey lasting for years, southward across the River Danube, into Moesia. In 680-81, in alliance with the Slavs, he inflicted stunning defeats on the Roman legions and forced the Byzantine Empire to recognize the formation of the new state of Bulgaria in the lands where it still exists today. View more details
Directed : Ludmil Staikov
Written : Vera Mutafchieva
Stars : Stoyko Peev Antony Genov Vania Tzvetkova Vassil Mihajlov
Genres : Action Drama History War
Release date : Jan 2, 1981
Countries of origin : Bulgaria
Language : English Bulgarian
Production companies : Bulgarian National Film Center
Summary In 651, Khan Kubrat died and the Khazars accelerated their raids upon Great Bulgaria. His five sons split the Bulgarian tribe and each led his to find new land where they could live in peace. Khan Asparukh, the youngest son, went west and, after an arduous journey lasting for years, southward across the River Danube, into Moesia. In 680-81, in alliance with the Slavs, he inflicted stunning defeats on the Roman legions and forced the Byzantine Empire to recognize the formation of the new state of Bulgaria in the lands where it still exists today. View more details
Genres : Action Drama History War
Release date : Jan 2, 1981
Countries of origin : Bulgaria
Language : English Bulgarian
Production companies : Bulgarian National Film Center