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2 unusual facts about Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans


Nominalia of the Bulgarian khans

Their translation is uncertain, but there appears to be a consensus that they are based on a system similar to the Chinese calendar (which was also adopted by many Turkic peoples and by the Mongols), with a cycle of 12 years, each bearing the name of an animal.

The Nominalia was found by the Russian scholar Alexander Popov in 1861, during his research on Russian chronographers.


Avitohol Point

The point is named after the legendary Khan Avitohol listed in the 8th Century ‘Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans’, who laid the foundations of the Bulgarian statehood in Europe in 165 AD.


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