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The last representative of the dynasty, Tsar Roman (r. 977–991), was succeeded by Tsar Samuel (r. 997–1014) of the Cometopuli dynasty, [1] upon the former's death in Byzantine captivity in 997, after spending six years in prison. Samuel had made the last member of Krum's dynasty a nominal head of state in 977, in order to avoid conflict. [2]
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Krum (Bulgarian: Крум, Greek: Κροῦμος/Kroumos), often referred to as Krum the Fearsome (Bulgarian: Крум Страшни) was the Khan of Bulgaria from sometime between 796 and 803 until his death in 814.
Some historians consider Ditzeng, named only in hagiographical sources, merely a local ruler and not a monarch, with Krum perhaps being succeeded directly by his son Omurtag. [34] Omurtag Омуртаг: 814 [35] /815 [20] –831 (16-17 years) Son of Krum. [20] May have seized the throne from Ditzeng [19] or succeeded his father Krum directly. [36]
Simeon was born in 864 or 865, as the third son of Knyaz Boris I [13] of Krum's dynasty. [14] As Boris was the ruler who Christianized Bulgaria in 865, Simeon was a Christian all his life.
After the death of Khan Krum there was a short period of political instability in the country. Some sources mention that Bulgaria was ruled by three nobles - "Dukum" (Δούκουμος; may be identical with Omurtag), [4] "Ditseng" ( Δίτζενγος; from Bulgar Di-jevğu/jabğu? according to Peter B. Golden), [5] it could also rather be a title of Tsokos, according to H. Grégoire ...
Following the victory over the Byzantines at Marcelae in 792, the country overcame a 50-year crisis and entered the new century stronger and consolidated. During the first years of his reign, Khan Krum destroyed the Avar Khaganate and doubled Bulgaria's territory, taking over the fertile Pannonian Plain and the salt and gold mines of Transylvania.
He was born Douglas William Krum, Jr., on April 27, 1977, in Toledo, Ohio, to father Douglas William Krum, Sr. and mother Lynn Marie Krum (née Edelstein). [1] [2] He grew up in Fritch, Texas, and as a teen was in a church group called S-Squared where he used the stage name Dynamite D and T-N-T.