The Stratum of the Boyars in the Bulgarian Lands under Byzantine Rule (11th–12th c.) Cover Image

Болярството в българските земи под византийска власт (XI–XII в.)
The Stratum of the Boyars in the Bulgarian Lands under Byzantine Rule (11th–12th c.)

Author(s): Tervel Popov
Subject(s): History, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Byzantine empire; Bulgaria; boyars; rule; Georgi Voyteh; Asen and Peter

Summary/Abstract: During the Byzantine rule (11th – 12th c.) Bulgarian boyars retained a certain role in the rule of their native country. They had their own military detachments and felt full fledged masters in their own lands. Among the boyars there are representatives of the noble Bulgarian families – for example the family of the Kavkhans.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 42-51
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Bulgarian