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Pluyska (inhabited place) |
Note: Pliska, a village in northeast Bulgaria, was once the capital city of the first Bulgarian kingdom, from 681 to 893 CE, founded by Asparuh Khan. It was a large city covering some nine square miles, protected by strong ramparts, a moat, and by fortresses on the surrounding hills. There was a heavily fortified inner city with walls and towers, and within that the fortified Big Palace of the Bulgarian khan. Today, the medieval fortified city is a ruin, and the modern village sits about one and one-half miles south. |
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| Pliska (preferred,C,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
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| Aboba (H,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
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| Pluyska (H,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Pluyska (Bulgarian-P,U,N)
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| Pliskusa (H,V,Bulgarian,U,N)
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Pluyska (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was one of Bâlgarija's earliest cities, declined when capital was moved to Preslav in 893 |
| village (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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excavations were begun in 1899 |
| capital (H) |
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