State | Defunct
992 CE to 1018 CE
The Byzantines eventually recover, and in 1014 under Basil II, inflict a crushing defeat on the Bulgarians at the Battle of Kleidion.
By 1018, the last Bulgarian strongholds have surrendered to the Byzantine Empire, and the First Bulgarian Empire has ceased to exist.
It is succeeded by the Second Bulgarian Empire in 1185.
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