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The 23 pages that link to First Bulgarian Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Cyrillic scriptRelated: Cyrillic took shape in its cultural and political setting.

• Second Bulgarian EmpireRelated: The new state revived Bulgarian sovereignty after the first empire's long absence.

• Basil IICompared with: Its destruction was the most consequential result of Basil’s Balkan campaigns.

• BulgariaBroader topic: It established an early Bulgarian state and shaped the region's medieval political and cultural life.

• Bulgarian Orthodox ChurchNarrower topic: The church’s early institutions grew alongside this empire’s political power.

• Slavic migrationsBroader topic: Its development shows how Slavic settlement contributed to a new Balkan polity and language community.

• Volga BulgariaCompared with: It shared Bulgar origins with Volga Bulgaria but developed in the Balkans under different conditions.

• Preslav Literary SchoolNarrower topic: The school flourished under this empire’s rulers and served its cultural and religious institutions.

• Clement of OhridNarrower topic: Its rulers sponsored the institutions and Slavic literary culture Clement helped advance.

• Western Turkic KhaganateCompared with: Its emergence after 657 illustrates another path taken by steppe peoples amid changing regional powers.

• Byzantine–Bulgarian warsNarrower topic: Its expansion and survival defined the earliest centuries of Byzantine–Bulgarian warfare.

• Christianization of BulgariaNarrower topic: The conversion transformed the empire’s institutions without ending its political identity.

• Cyrillic alphabetRelated: Its literary schools helped establish Cyrillic as a major Slavic writing system.

• Early SlavsBroader topic: Its formation joined Slavic-speaking communities with Bulgar political power in the Balkans.

• Simeon I of BulgariaNarrower topic: Simeon’s expansion and court culture marked the empire’s height.

• Samuel of BulgariaNarrower topic: Samuel ruled its western-centered final phase until Byzantine forces completed its conquest.

• VarnaRelated: The region around Varna became part of the medieval Bulgarian state after earlier imperial rule.

• Sviatoslav IRelated: Sviatoslav intervened in its affairs and occupied parts of its territory.

• Battle of PliskaNarrower topic: Its growing power brought Krum into conflict with the Byzantine Empire.

• Asparuh of BulgariaBroader topic: Asparuh’s victories and settlement are traditionally treated as its founding.

• Byzantine Empire under the Amorian dynastyRelated: Its rulers competed with the Amorians for influence and territory north of Constantinople.

• History of BulgariaBroader topic: Its formation established the first durable Bulgarian state.

• History of North MacedoniaRelated: Its expansion brought parts of the region into a Bulgarian political and ecclesiastical sphere.