Vineh (also spelled Vinekh; ) was ruler of

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in the mid-8th century. According to the

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, Vineh reigned for seven years and was a member of the Vokil clan. Vineh ascended the throne after the defeat of his predecessor

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by the

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. In c. 756 Constantine campaigned against Bulgaria by land and sea and defeated the Bulgarian army led by Vineh at

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). The defeated monarch sued for peace and undertook to send his own children as hostages. In 759 Constantine invaded Bulgaria again, but this time his army was ambushed in the mountain passes of the

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). Vineh did not follow up his victory and sought to re-establish the peace. This won Vineh the opposition of the Bulgarian nobility, which had Vineh

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d together with his family, except Pagan of Bulgaria. Vineh Peak on Rugged Island in the

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is named after Vineh of Bulgaria.

References

* Mosko Moskov, ''Imennik na bălgarskite hanove (novo tălkuvane)'', Sofia 1988. * Jordan Andreev, Ivan Lazarov, Plamen Pavlov, ''Koj koj e v srednovekovna Bălgarija'', Sofia 1999. * (primary source), Bahši Iman, ''Džagfar Tarihy'', vol. III, Orenburg 1997. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinekh Of Bulgaria 762 deaths 8th-century murdered monarchs Monarchs of the Bulgars Murdered Bulgarian monarchs 8th-century Bulgarian monarchs Bulgarian people of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars Year of birth unknown