Early Bulgar leaders bore the title of baltavar (balt-avar), which literally means "ruler of Avars". Later they acquired the title Khan and Khagan, still later the title tsar.
List of Bulgarian rulers
Legendary rulers
Historical persons
- Gostun
- Organa , regent (? - 619)
the Dulo clan (? - 740, before 808 - 976)
At times, the reign in the Bulgar lands was split.
the Ukil clan (739-761, 764-766)
the Ugain clan (761-764)
House of Comitopuli (976-1018)
Byzantine rule (1018 - 1185)
House of Asen (the Asenites) (1186-1277, 1279-1280)
House of Terter (1280-1292, 1300-1323)
Mongolian monarch in Bulgaria 1298-1300
House of Shishman (1323-1396)
Ottoman rule (1396 - 1878)
House of Battenberg (1879-1886)
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1887-1946)
Monarchy abolished in 1946
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