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Madara Rider
The Madara Rider is a large rock relief carved about 23 metres up a cliff near the village of Madara in north-eastern Bulgaria, probably in the early 8th century. It shows a horseman spearing a lion, with a dog running behind, surrounded by Greek inscriptions recording events of the reigns of early Bulgar khans, including Tervel. It is the best-known monument of pagan Bulgaria and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Madara Rider. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/madara-rider
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