The Ichirgu-
boila
Boila (; ) was a title worn by some of the Bulgar and Göktürk aristocrats (mostly of regional governors and noble warriors) in the early First Bulgarian Empire (681-1018) and Second Turkic Khaganate (682-744). For the linguists, the title "Bo ...
or Chargobilya (;
Old Bulgarian: , ) was a high-ranking official in the
First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire (; was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh of Bulgaria, Asparuh, moved south to the northe ...
. The holder of the post was the commander of the garrison of the capital and was the third most important person in the state after the ruler and the
Kavkhan. In peace-time the ichirgu-boila had diplomatic functions. According to some data the ichirgu-boila personally commanded a squad of 400 heavy cavalrymen.
Origin
According to
Veselin Besheliev the word "ichirgu" was of
Turkic-
Altay origin and meant "internal".
[Бешевлиев В.]
''Прабългарски епиграфски паметници''
Издателство на Отечествения фронт, София, 1981
One funeral inscription found during excavation works in
Preslav talks about the ichirgu-boila
Mostich who served under the Emperors
Simeon I the Great (893-927) and
Peter I (927-969). An unknown ichirgu-boila is mentioned in the
Philippi Inscription dating from the reign of
Khan Presian I.
Footnotes
External links
Музей Преслав — речник
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