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Telerig (Bulgarian: Телериг) was the ruler of Bulgaria between 768–777.Although Telerig is first mentioned in the Byzantine sources in 774 he is considered the immediate successor of Pagan who was murdered in 768. In May 774 the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos embarked on a major expedition against Bulgaria leading his field army on land and dispatching a fleet of two thousand ships carrying horsemen towards the Danube delta.

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active years end year
0777-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
0768-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Constantinople
parent
Tervel of Bulgaria
predecessor
Pagan of Bulgaria
successor
Kardam of Bulgaria
title
Khan of Bulgaria

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