Eastern Tales: Bulgarian AAR (681- 698) [Steppe Wolf]
~Eastern Tales: Bulgarian AAR (Steppe Wolf mod)~
Prelude
Once the powerful horde of Old Great Bulgaria is on the edge of disappearance under the strikes of Khazarian Khaganate. While the founder of Old Great Bulgaria - Khan Kubrat was smart diplomat and fearless warrior the time were changing. The great migration was the reason for his country to appear and it seems it would be the reason for disappearing.
In his early years he were sent to Constantinople where he live in the Imperial court and was secretly baptised into Christianity. Later on he came back to Scythia, while it was ruled by the mighty Avarian Khaganate. Years has passed and finally not so young Kubrat get the opportunity to change his and European fate for thousands of years!
The Avarian Khaganate got into decline and Kubrat seize the opportunity....with all Eastern provinces of the Avars. Then he proclaim himself Khan and got into alliance with Byzantine Empire. As good and loyal friend of Byzantines he was proclaimed for "Patrician", title gaven to not Byzantian for the first and last time.
Years has passed, but Khan kubrat started to felt the pressure fo time and Khazars. He has many sons - Bat Bayan, Kotrag, Asparuh, Kuber and Altzek. The time for him to join the God of Skies - Tengri had come and he sent to call his sons.
When they come to their dying father he gave to each of them one stick and said:
- I ask you each one of you, to break the stick. - and they did so. Then he rope several sticks together and gave them to his sons asking them to break it. They eventually did it and his father said:
- It is easier to break one stick, but even for you - young and strong men is hard to break the pack of sticks. If you not unite in rulling the state, you will fall under the strikes of our enemies! After this words The old Khan joined Tengri in the skies.
Shortly after his death his sons separated from each other getting one Bulgarian tribe. Only the Oldest - Bat Bayan stayed in the cpital Fanagoria. Not long after this Khazarian Hordes came into his lands. The young Khan experienced his first and last defeat and were turned into puppet state on the borders of Khazars. Mean while his brothers were migrating to safer places. But were there any safe place in Europe at all?
Kotrag and his people went at North where he found Volga Bulgaria, accepting Khazars as his overlords, until 10 century when Volga Bulgaria proclaimed its independence.
Kuber went with his people in Panonia and accepted Avarian khagan as his overlord. However several years later he tried to make coup and to make Bulgarians the reigning faction, but he failed and was forced to escape in Byzantine Empire in modern day Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). He didn't found any state, but became Byzantian federati.
Altzek and his people went to Frankish kingdom where they were granted lands. However one night the cruel king Dagobert I ordered the executions of his Bulgarian guests. Only 900 people manage to escape with their Khan and they found safe heaven in Benevento Italy, where they mixed with the local population.
Old Great Bulgaria remain on the political map until the late 680 AD when it was eventually destroyed by Khazars.
But does the testament of Khan Kubrat were forgotten? Did the fate of Bulgaria were in the hands of Kuber and his Volga Bulgaria? Well one Bulgarian state is never enough! So we might have to look at the summer of 681 AD when the small horde of Khan Asparuh crossed the Danube river at its delta and went to the region called Onglus. Byzantians wasn't quite happy for getting new neighbors. In fact The emperor Constantine IV decided to take a trip to Danube with his 40 000 closest friends...
However they wasn't such a good swimmers...
to be continued...
~Eastern Tales: Bulgarian AAR (Steppe Wolf mod)~
Prelude
Once the powerful horde of Old Great Bulgaria is on the edge of disappearance under the strikes of Khazarian Khaganate. While the founder of Old Great Bulgaria - Khan Kubrat was smart diplomat and fearless warrior the time were changing. The great migration was the reason for his country to appear and it seems it would be the reason for disappearing.
In his early years he were sent to Constantinople where he live in the Imperial court and was secretly baptised into Christianity. Later on he came back to Scythia, while it was ruled by the mighty Avarian Khaganate. Years has passed and finally not so young Kubrat get the opportunity to change his and European fate for thousands of years!
The Avarian Khaganate got into decline and Kubrat seize the opportunity....with all Eastern provinces of the Avars. Then he proclaim himself Khan and got into alliance with Byzantine Empire. As good and loyal friend of Byzantines he was proclaimed for "Patrician", title gaven to not Byzantian for the first and last time.
Years has passed, but Khan kubrat started to felt the pressure fo time and Khazars. He has many sons - Bat Bayan, Kotrag, Asparuh, Kuber and Altzek. The time for him to join the God of Skies - Tengri had come and he sent to call his sons.
When they come to their dying father he gave to each of them one stick and said:
- I ask you each one of you, to break the stick. - and they did so. Then he rope several sticks together and gave them to his sons asking them to break it. They eventually did it and his father said:
- It is easier to break one stick, but even for you - young and strong men is hard to break the pack of sticks. If you not unite in rulling the state, you will fall under the strikes of our enemies! After this words The old Khan joined Tengri in the skies.
Shortly after his death his sons separated from each other getting one Bulgarian tribe. Only the Oldest - Bat Bayan stayed in the cpital Fanagoria. Not long after this Khazarian Hordes came into his lands. The young Khan experienced his first and last defeat and were turned into puppet state on the borders of Khazars. Mean while his brothers were migrating to safer places. But were there any safe place in Europe at all?
Kotrag and his people went at North where he found Volga Bulgaria, accepting Khazars as his overlords, until 10 century when Volga Bulgaria proclaimed its independence.
Kuber went with his people in Panonia and accepted Avarian khagan as his overlord. However several years later he tried to make coup and to make Bulgarians the reigning faction, but he failed and was forced to escape in Byzantine Empire in modern day Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). He didn't found any state, but became Byzantian federati.
Altzek and his people went to Frankish kingdom where they were granted lands. However one night the cruel king Dagobert I ordered the executions of his Bulgarian guests. Only 900 people manage to escape with their Khan and they found safe heaven in Benevento Italy, where they mixed with the local population.
Old Great Bulgaria remain on the political map until the late 680 AD when it was eventually destroyed by Khazars.
But does the testament of Khan Kubrat were forgotten? Did the fate of Bulgaria were in the hands of Kuber and his Volga Bulgaria? Well one Bulgarian state is never enough! So we might have to look at the summer of 681 AD when the small horde of Khan Asparuh crossed the Danube river at its delta and went to the region called Onglus. Byzantians wasn't quite happy for getting new neighbors. In fact The emperor Constantine IV decided to take a trip to Danube with his 40 000 closest friends...
[video=youtube;JoGuSGdkENA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoGuSGdkENA[/video]
However they wasn't such a good swimmers...
to be continued...
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