POLITICIAN

Samuel of Bulgaria

958 - 1014

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Samuel (also Samoil or Samuil; Bulgarian: Самуил, pronounced [sɐmuˈiɫ]; Macedonian: Самоил/Самуил, pronounced [samɔˈiɫ/sɐmuˈiɫ]; Old Church Slavonic: Самоилъ; died 6 October 1014) was the Tsar (Emperor) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 6 October 1014. From 977 to 997, he was a general under Roman I of Bulgaria, the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria, and co-ruled with him, as Roman bestowed upon him the command of the army and the effective royal authority. As Samuel struggled to preserve his country's independence from the Byzantine Empire, his rule was characterized by constant warfare against the Byzantines and their equally ambitious ruler Basil II. In his early years, Samuel managed to inflict several major defeats on the Byzantines and to launch offensive campaigns into their territory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel of Bulgaria has received more than 518,933 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Samuel of Bulgaria is the 1,118th most popular politician (down from 974th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 135th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Turkish Politician.

Samuel of Bulgaria is most famous for his conversion to Christianity and his subsequent efforts to convert his people.

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  • 69.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Samuel of Bulgaria ranks 1,118 out of 19,576. Before him are Yulia Tymoshenko, Nikephoros II Phokas, Kayqubad I, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Gaius Gracchus, and John McCain. After him are Christian VI of Denmark, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Rani of Jhansi, Simeon I of Bulgaria, Baldwin V of Jerusalem, and Marie Walewska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 958, Samuel of Bulgaria ranks 3. Before him are Vladimir the Great, and Basil II. After him are Otto-William, Count of Burgundy, and Jayavarman V. Among people deceased in 1014, Samuel of Bulgaria ranks 3. Before him are Murasaki Shikibu, and Sweyn Forkbeard. After him are Sigrid the Haughty, Bagrat III of Georgia, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri, Brian Boru, and Rajaraja I.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Samuel of Bulgaria ranks 14 out of 169. Before him are Julius Nepos (430), Ulfilas (311), Posidonius (-135), Hecuba (null), Balbinus (178), and Kayqubad I (1188). After him are Clement of Ohrid (840), Dionysius Exiguus (475), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), and Briseis (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Samuel of Bulgaria ranks 11. Before him are Valerian (200), Stefan Dušan (1308), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Julius Nepos (430), Balbinus (178), and Kayqubad I (1188). After him are Briseis (null), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Glycerius (430), Stateira II (-346), Attalus I (-269), and Isaac I Komnenos (1007).

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