Some observations on Komētopouloi’s genealogy in Bulgaria
Some observations on Komētopouloi’s genealogy in Bulgaria
Author(s): Georgi N. NikolovSubject(s): History, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Издателство на БАН „Проф. Марин Дринов“
Keywords: genealogy; Khan Krum’s dynasty; Komētopouloi; Tsar Samuil; The Old Testament
Summary/Abstract: The paper has made use of notices given by the Byzantine scholars Ioannes Scylitzes, Ioannes Zonaras, Michael Psellos, Anna Comnena etc., as well as by the Armenian chronographer Stepanos of Taron. There have been shown examples to demonstrate the genealogical kinship of the Bulgarians in comparison with characters taken from the Old-Testament history. For the first time has been supported the position that Samuil had been the oldest of the four brothers - the Komētopouloi David, Moses, Aaron and Samuil. Convincing evidence has been proposed that the Komētopouloi were related by blood with the Bulgarian dynasty founded by the Bulgarian Khan Krum (796-814).
Journal: Papers of BAS. Humanities and Social Sciences
- Issue Year: 9/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 127-138
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English