-
realm of the
Cometopuli is
called Western Bulgarian Kingdom or
Western Bulgarian Empire. The
actual name of the
dynasty is not known.
Cometopuli (Bulgarian:...
-
dynasty is not known.
Cometopuli is the
nickname used by
Byzantine historians which is
translated as "sons of the count". The
Cometopuli rose to
power out...
-
Constantinople as prisoners.
Power in
Bulgaria fell to a
group of four nobles, the
cometopuli brothers, who
upheld the
rights of
Boris while he was held prisoner. The...
- the Russo-Byzantine War (970–971).
Bulgarian resistance was led by the
Cometopuli brothers, who –
based in the
unconquered western regions of the Bulgarian...
-
Basil II, for
nearly half a century. In 976 the
Bulgarians led by the
Cometopuli brothers reconquered the north-eastern
parts of the realm. The
first Byzantine...
- romanized: Nikola) was a
local ruler in Bulgaria, and
progenitor of the
Cometopuli ("the sons of the count") dynasty.
According to the
Armenian chronicler...
-
after the
death of the
emperor in 976. At this
point the
raids of the
Cometopuli into
Byzantine possessions in
Macedonia led to a
Byzantine stratagem intended...
-
Roman (r. 977–991), was
succeeded by Tsar
Samuel (r. 997–1014) of the
Cometopuli dynasty, upon the former's
death in
Byzantine captivity in 997, after...
- re-occupied. The
region however fell back
under Bulgarian control under the
Cometopuli brothers in 986 and was held
until c. 1001, when
Byzantine control was...
- sons were po****r
among Orthodox rulers,
including the
members of the
Cometopuli family. Györffy adds that
Michael married his
Bulgarian wife when he came...
