Sabin of Bulgaria

Sabin or Sawin ( Bulgarian Сабин, or Савин ) was 765-766 the ruler of Bulgaria. He followed Telez Khan on the throne. About his life little is known, apparently he was either a son or brother of Khan Kormisosch and belongs to the home Wokil to.

After Telez met his death at the Battle of Anchialos, Sabin as the new ruler was, apparently with the help of the Bulgarian nobility, enthroned. He tried after the defeat at Anchialos you a new peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire to negotiate. When this secret undertaken by his agents, peace negotiations were uncovered, he lost the support within the Bulgarian nobility and was removed at a meeting of his office.

Abandoned by his supporters in the lurch Sabin 766 fled to Constantinople about Nessebar Opel. After his family with the help of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V was able to flee to Constantinople Opel, he spent the rest of his life in the Byzantine capital in exile. Any attempts to rehabilitate him failed.