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Simeon I of Bulgaria

864 - 927

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Tsar Simeon (also Symeon) I the Great (Church Slavonic: цѣсар҄ь Сѷмеѡ́нъ А҃ Вели́къ; Bulgarian: цар Симеон I Велики, romanized: Simeon I Veliki [simɛˈɔn ˈpɤrvi vɛˈliki]; Greek: Συμεών Αʹ ὁ Μέγας, romanized: Sumeṓn prôtos ho Mégas) ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927, during the First Bulgarian Empire. Simeon's successful campaigns against the Byzantines, Magyars and Serbs led Bulgaria to its greatest territorial expansion ever, making it the most powerful state in contemporary Eastern and Southeast Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simeon I of Bulgaria has received more than 607,701 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Simeon I of Bulgaria is the 1,122nd most popular politician (up from 1,157th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 8th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Simeon I of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 893 to 927. He is most famous for his successful campaigns against the Byzantine Empire, which he conquered during the early 10th century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 1,122 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Gracchus, John McCain, Samuel of Bulgaria, Christian VI of Denmark, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Rani of Jhansi. After him are Baldwin V of Jerusalem, Marie Walewska, Hussein of Jordan, Yeongjo of Joseon, Maximilian II of Bavaria, and Sejo of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 864, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him are Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, and Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun. Among people deceased in 927, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him are Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine, and Stephen II of Constantinople.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 12 out of 415. Before him are Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Phocas (547), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), and Maximinus Thrax (173). After him are Julia Kristeva (1941), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Tiberius II Constantine (520), Talaat Pasha (1874), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), and Kubrat (605).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 8. Before him are Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Phocas (547), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Marcian (396), and Maximinus Thrax (173). After him are Tiberius II Constantine (520), Talaat Pasha (1874), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), Kubrat (605), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), and Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168).

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