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| III. The Postclassical Period, 500–1500 > F. Europe, 461–1500 > 2. Eastern Europe, 500–1025 > b. The First Bulgarian Empire > 1016–18 | ||||
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| John Vladislav, who continued the war but was killed in a battle near Dyrrhacium. He left only young sons. The Bulgar leaders thereupon decided to submit. Bulgaria was incorporated into the Byzantine Empire (themes of Bulgaria and Paristrium); the patriarchate was abolished, but the archbishop of Okhrid retained practical autonomy. The Bulgarian aristocracy settled in Constantinople and merged with the leading Greek families. (See The Second Bulgarian Empire) | 1 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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