# Samuel of Bulgaria

> He held the Byzantine Empire at bay for decades, leading armies that reconquered most of the Balkans and forcing Constantinople to measure his power against comets. Samuel died of a heart attack in 1014, two months after a catastrophic defeat - and within four years, Bulgaria collapsed.

*Tsar of Bulgaria from 997 to 1014*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/samuel-of-bulgaria

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 958
- **Died:** 1014-10-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Samuel commanded the army under Roman I from 977, effectively ruling the First Bulgarian Empire while the nominal tsar held the throne. He became Tsar outright in 997 and spent nearly every year after in warfare with Basil II and Byzantium, an equal-ambition collision that defined both reigns. Early on he won: his forces took the Serb principality of Duklja in the late 10th century and raided Croatia and Hungary. He moved the capital from Skopje to Ohrid and seated the Bulgarian Patriarchate there, presiding over what some call the Western Bulgarian Empire. From 1001 the tide turned and he fought defense against superior Byzantine armies. At the battle of Kleidion in 1014 his forces were destroyed; he suffered a heart attack and died two months later, on 6 October. His successors mounted no resistance. Four years on, the Empire capitulated and five decades of Byzantine-Bulgarian conflict ended.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 34.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Medieval Era

## Sources
- [保加利亚的萨穆伊尔](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BF%9D%E5%8A%A0%E5%88%A9%E4%BA%9A%E7%9A%84%E8%90%A8%E7%A9%86%E4%BC%8A%E5%B0%94)
- [Samuel Komitopul](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Komitopul)
- [Samuel van Bulgarije](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_van_Bulgarije)
- [Samuel da Bulgária](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_da_Bulg%C3%A1ria)
- [Самуил (царь Болгарии)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%BB_(%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270740)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_of_Bulgaria)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Samuel%20of%20Bulgaria)
- [Самуил](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%BB)
- [Samuilo](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuilo)
- [Samuel de Bulgària](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Bulg%C3%A0ria)
- [Samuel I.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_I.)
- [Самоилъ](https://cu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8A)
- [Samuil (Bulgarien)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuil_(Bulgarien))
- [Σαμουήλ της Βουλγαρίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AE%CE%BB_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Samuel de Bulgaria](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Bulgaria)
- [Samuel Bulgariakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Bulgariakoa)
- [ساموئل کومسادزاگ](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%84_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%DA%AF)
- [Samuel (tsar de Bulgarie)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_(tsar_de_Bulgarie))
- [סמואיל הראשון, קיסר בולגריה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F%2C_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94)
- [Samuilo](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuilo)
- [Sámuel bolgár cár](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1muel_bolg%C3%A1r_c%C3%A1r)
- [Սամուել Կոմսաձագ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A5%D5%AC_%D4%BF%D5%B8%D5%B4%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B1%D5%A1%D5%A3)
- [Samuil dari Bulgaria](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuil_dari_Bulgaria)
- [Samuele di Bulgaria](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuele_di_Bulgaria)
- [サムイル (ブルガリア皇帝)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A0%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB_(%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E7%9A%87%E5%B8%9D))
- [სამუილი (ბულგარეთი)](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A3%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98))
- [Samuil (Bolqarıstan çarı)](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuil_(Bolqar%C4%B1stan_%C3%A7ar%C4%B1))
- [ساموئل (بولغاریستان)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%84_(%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86))
- [صامويل البلجارى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89)

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