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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, romanized: cěsarĭ Sỳmeonŭ prĭvŭ Velikŭ 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 559,786 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Simeon I of Bulgaria is the 1,159th most popular politician (down from 896th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 13th in 2019) 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 1,159 out of 15,577Before him are James A. Garfield, Möngke Khan, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Andronikos III Palaiologos, William II of England, and Jens Stoltenberg. After him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Patrice de MacMahon, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Zog I of Albania, Algirdas, and Frederick III of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 12 out of 372Before him are Galerius (250), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Todor Zhivkov (1911), and Phocas (547). After him are Marcian (396), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Julia Kristeva (1941), Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), and Kubrat (605).

Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Simeon I of Bulgaria ranks 8Before him are Galerius (250), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Todor Zhivkov (1911), and Phocas (547). After him are Marcian (396), Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Kubrat (605), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), and Tiberius II Constantine (520).