Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nikephoros pụtara na nke mbụ ya n'akwụkwọ Emperor Basil nke Abụọ
Agha ndị Bulgaria, na 999/1000, 1000/1 ma ọ bụ 1002, dabere na isi mmalite. N'oge ahụ, ọ bụ "protospatharios", ya na "patrikios" Theodorokanos, o duziri agha n'ime ala ndị Bulgaria. N'isi n'obodo Mosynopolis, ndị ọchịagha abụọ ahụ gafere Ugwu Balkan ma weghara isi obodo Bulgaria ochie bụ́ Pliska na Great Preslav, tinyere Little Preslav. Mgbe ahụ, ha wakporo Dobruja, hapụ ebe ndị agha na-eche nche ma laghachi n'ụlọ ha. Amabeghị ma ọ bụ onye gọvanọ ndị agha ("strategos") nke Philippopolis n'oge ahụ, ma ọ bụ họpụtara ya mgbe emechara mkpọsa ahụ nke ọma, dịka John Skylitzes na-akọ, mgbe Theodorokanos, onye amaara na ọ nọbu n'ọkwa ahụ, lara ezumike nká n'ihi afọ ndụ ya.