Remains of Bulgaria’s Czar Samuel return ‘home’ after 1,000 years
- The emperor is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity whose repatriation stoked tensions with Greece.
- More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel have arrived in Bulgaria.
- A symbol of Bulgarian national identity, Samuel was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom before suffering defeat and dying soon after in 1014.
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- The emperor is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity whose repatriation stoked tensions with Greece.
- More than 1,000 years after his death, the remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel have arrived in Bulgaria.
- A symbol of Bulgarian national identity, Samuel was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom before suffering defeat and dying soon after in 1014.
Sources: Al Jazeera