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Golden Age of Bulgarian Tsar Simeon

Type Event Region Balkan Peninsula Time 893–927

In 893 CE Tsar Simeon I moved the capital to Preslav at a church council and established Slavonic as the language of worship and official documents, …

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  1. 893Preslav · BulgariaAt a church council Simeon decided to move the capital to Preslav and declared that worship and court documents would use Slavonic, marking the start of Bulgaria's policy of cultural autonomy.
  2. 893–927Preslav court and church school · BulgariaPreslav became a major center of Slavonic literature, translation, and ceramic art, with court scholars active; the Bulgarian Church gradually achieved independence, and the empire rivaled Byzantium.

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