Samuil (English spelling)

Japanese: サムイル（英語表記）Samuil

?-1014
Emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire. Reigned 997-1014. Son of a provincial governor. When eastern Bulgaria fell to the Byzantine Empire in 971, he continued his resistance from Ohrid in western Bulgaria, recapturing the occupied territories (976) and later becoming emperor. He invaded the Peloponnese and the Adriatic coast for a time, striving to maintain independence and expand his territory, but was defeated by the Byzantine army of Basil II in 1014 and died suddenly. Four years later, the First Bulgarian Empire was finally destroyed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1014
第1次ブルガリア帝国末期の皇帝。在位997‐1014年。地方長官の子。971年東部ブルガリアがビザンティン帝国の支配下に陥ると，西部ブルガリアのオフリトに拠って抵抗を続け，被占領地を奪回し(976)，後に帝位に就く。一時ペロポネソス半島やアドリア海沿岸に侵攻し，独立保持と領土の拡大に努めたが，1014年バシレイオス2世のビザンティン軍に敗れ，急死した。その4年後第1次ブルガリア帝国は最終的に滅亡した。

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