Malamir of Bulgaria

Malamir ( Bulg Маламир; † 836) belonged to the dynasty Krum. He was 831-836 ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire. Malamir was the third and youngest son of the Khan Omurtags.

Malamir Khan was the Bulgarian Empire, after his eldest brother Enrawota (or Bojan ) had converted to Christianity and his second eldest, Zwiniza, had passed away. Since he was a minor at his coronation, continued the meeting of the Great Boljaren ( Boljaren ) the Kawkhan Isbul as a Regent.

Domestically, he pursued his father's policy and was hostile to Christianity. Under him, the persecutions against the Christians took to new proportions that even surpassed by his father Omourtag. Malamir also let his oldest brother Enrawota murder because he did not desist from Christianity. Under his rule, there was a large construction activity throughout the empire. Many fortifications, forts or the water supply and sewerage capital Pliska were built.

836 broke the Byzantine Emperor Theophilos under the Malamirs father, Khan Omourtag, signed 30 -year-old peace treaty and attacked the Sagore region. With Kawkhan Isbul at the Army top the Bulgarians gathered to strike out and the young ruler threw back the Byzantines and conquered the forts Prowat, Burdizon (now Babaeski ) in eastern Thrace and Philippopolis. Thus, the strategic road Via Militaris, also Via Diagonalis was called, (now Sofia) led by Konstantin Opel from the direction of Serdica across the Balkan peninsula to Singidunum (now Belgrade ), interrupted. The new territorial gains of the Bulgarians also brought a change in direction of the Bulgarian policy of expansion towards the south and southeast, and a possible association with the Bulgarian Khaganate of Bitola, which was founded by Khan Kuwer to 680. These events were confirmed in the Malamir panel found at Philippopolis. Khan Malamir died childless 836 under unknown circumstances. He was followed Presian I, the son of the brother Zwiniza.

• See also: List of Bulgarian tsar