Event
Council of Preslav - Vladimir-Rasate is dethroned and succeeded as Prince of Bulgaria by Simeon I; the capital is moved from Pliska to Preslav
893 · 43.26° N, 26.97° E
What the records say
- When
- 893
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 43.26° N, 26.97° E
Placed at the middle of the 2 places it links.
Summary
Council of Preslav - Vladimir-Rasate is dethroned and succeeded as Prince of Bulgaria by Simeon I; the capital is moved from Pliska to Preslav; the Byzantine clergy is expelled and replaced by Bulgarian; Old Bulgarian becomes the official language of the country.