Where did the Bulgarians come from?

Modern Bulgarians are mostly descended from a mixture of Roman citizens of various ethnic origins living in the northeastern part of the Balkans, and Slavic invaders and immigrants from the north who settled there over generations from about AD 600; with a smaller mixture of Bulgar ancestors who, generations after the …

How old are Bulgarians?

Bulgaria, officially Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Republika Bŭlgariya, country occupying the eastern portion of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. Founded in the 7th century, Bulgaria is one of the oldest states on the European continent.

Are Bulgarians Slavic?

Yes, we Bulgarians are definitely Slavic. There is no reason for anyone to doubt that at all. Bulgaria is the oldest Slavic country founded in 681. So here is my explaining to the Bulgarian ethnicity and its formation.

Are Bulgarians Thracians?

Conclusions. Maybe the answer is: Bulgarians are the mixture of Slavic and Thracian people, with their Bulgar Onogur blood as well. Some Bulgarians claimed that their ancestors are belong to the Thracians, before they were assimilated into the large Slavic population that inhabitating in current Bulgaria today.

What race of people were the Bulgars?

The Bulgars themselves were a mixed lot, having integrated a number of other tribes on their journey west which included Turkic, Indo-European, Hunnic, and even Finno-Ugric peoples; and the area Asparukh conquered was populated by both Slavic and Thracian people- Slavic to the north, and Thracian to the south.

What is the origin of the Slavic language?

Most of the people speaking the so-called Slavic languages are Bulgarians by blood, some of which are violently debulgarized as the freshest example is Republic of Macedonia. The Romanians were Bulgarians too 2 centuries ago. The process of romanization there began with the Greek Phanariotes, later cont