The creation of the Bulgarian state in 681 year

Bulgaria is one of the eldest medieval countries in Europe. It has come on the international political stage as a consequence of events, taken place during 7th Century on the Balkan Peninsula, which have determined its historical fate for centuries upfront. The location of the Slovans at the beginning of the century has struck down the slave-owner system and political power of the great Byzantium Empire. This leads to some crucial changes regarding the ethnicity on the Balkans. The location of the proto-Bulgarians takes place during the second half of the century. They gain they right to become permanent inhabitants of these lands by main force.

The most important event on the Balkan Peninsula is the formation of Bulgaria during the second half of the 7th Century, created as an union between proto-Bulgarians and Slovans.

The biggest influence in proto-Bulgarian history has the movement of proto-Bulgarian tribes "unogonduri" in the 70`s of the VII-th century. They had been ruled by the great khan Asparuh. During the war with the hazarian invaders, Asparuh`s bulgarians were forced to withdraw to the west-to the danubian outfall. They crossed the rivers Dneper and Dnester and took the area Ongula (a territory to the Black sea, between the rivers Danube, Prut and Dnester) drove out the slavs. Soon after that they began to disturb with their actions byzantine possessions in Little Skitiq. During one of their campaigns they even reached Constantinople. During these sudden attacks they came into contact with the mizian slavs, who at that time were already united with the northern slavs and other slav tribes in a military union. Its purpose was to protect them from the Byzantium empire or from the pressing from northwest avarians. From the interrelatoins between slavs and proto-Bulgarians was formed the bulgrian country. The reasons for its origins are devided into those with foreign-political and those with internal political nature. With the first is related the need of slavs and proto-Bulgarians to protect the territories they have taken from Byzantium, and with the second-the necessity of an instrument for the wealthy to keep in subjection the poor, in other words the state as an institution for assistance and stabilization to the power of one group over another. A good premise for entering into an alliance between the proto-Bulgarians and the slavs is also their equal stage of development, and their neighbourly territories. Although the proto-Bulgarians have richer statesmanlike experience ( they have had numerous army and official`s apparatus for collecting taxes from the peasants) , in 679 year between both ethnical communities was concluded an agreement. Byzantium saw a great danger in this alliance, that is why in the spring of 680 year emperor Constantine IV organized a large campaign against them-by land and by sea. One Byzantium army went through Thrace and directed to the slavs, another one - in the lead with the emperor himself - set sail to the danubian delta to deal with the proto-Bulgarians. When they saw the numerous byzantium army they denied to go into battle and withdraw in their well defended fortifications in Ongula. For 3-4 days Byzantines did not attack.

Seeing that his army is going to fail, under the pretext that he had very strong pain in the leg, the Emperor started for Mesemvria (today`s Nesebar), to undergo a treatment. The news for the Emperor`s sudden travel frightened the Byzantium army. The rumor that Constantine the IV was running away was spread among the soldiers. The Byzantines started to retreat. The Proto Bulgarians left their defenses and together with their allies they attacked the retreating enemy. As they were running after the Byzantines they reached the Varna River (today`s Ticha), close to Odesos (today`s city of Varna). After this great victory of the Bulgarians, led by khan Asparuh, they made several campaigns in Tracie. Seeing the danger for his capital, the Byzantium emperor decided to conclude a peace contract with his allied enemies. This happened on the 26th of July 681 and it actually meant juridical acknowledgement of their country. By the power of the concluded contract Byzantium was obliged to pay yearly a tax to the new country. In this manner the Emperor did not only admit their power, but bought their not moving.