Vineh of Bulgaria
Vineh Винех | |
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Khan of Bulgaria | |
Reign | 756–762 |
Predecessor | Kormisosh |
Successor | Telets |
Issue | Pagan of Bulgaria |
Vineh (also spelled Vinekh; Bulgarian: Винех) was ruler of Bulgaria in the mid-8th century. According to the Nominalia of the Bulgarian khans, Vineh reigned for seven years and was a member of the Vokil clan.
Vineh ascended the throne after the defeat of his predecessor Kormisosh by the Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine V. In c. 756 Constantine campaigned against Bulgaria by land and sea and defeated the Bulgarian army led by Vineh at Marcellae (Karnobat). The defeated monarch sued for peace and undertook to send his own children as hostages. In 759 Constantine invaded Bulgaria again, but this time his army was ambushed in the mountain passes of the Stara Planina (battle of the Rishki Pass). Vineh did not follow up his victory and sought to re-establish the peace. This won Vineh the opposition of the Bulgarian nobility, which had Vineh massacred together with his family, except Pagan of Bulgaria.
Vineh Peak on Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Vineh of Bulgaria.
References
- Mosko Moskov, Imennik na bălgarskite hanove (novo tălkuvane), Sofia 1988.
- Jordan Andreev, Ivan Lazarov, Plamen Pavlov, Koj koj e v srednovekovna Bălgarija, Sofia 1999.
- (primary source), Bahši Iman, Džagfar Tarihy, vol. III, Orenburg 1997.
Preceded by Kormisosh | Khan of Bulgaria 754–762 | Succeeded by |
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- Presian II
- Petar Delyan
- Tihomir
- Alusian
- Constantine Bodin
- Peter II
- Ivan Asen I
- Kaloyan
- Boril
- Ivan Asen II
- Kaliman Asen I
- Michael Asen I
- Kaliman Asen II
- Mitso Asen
- Rostislav I
- Constantine I Tih
- Jacob Svetoslav
- Michael Asen II
- Ivaylo
- Ivan Asen III
- George Terter I
- Smilets
- Ivan II
- Chaka
- Theodore Svetoslav
- George Terter II
- Michael Asen III
- Ivan Stephen
- Ivan Alexander
- Michael Asen IV
- Ivan Asen IV
- Ivan Sratsimir
- Ivan Shishman
- Ivan Asen V
- Constantine II
Kingdom (1908–1946)