Tervel Popov
Sofia University
Abstract. The article examines a number of written sources (western treatises,
letters, historical works, Arabic and Persian manuscripts, geographical and nautical
maps), which testify about the political presence of the restored Bulgarian kingdom
in part of the Dnipro-Carpatian region. Shown is how during different periods the
local population was under the rule or in sphere of influence of the Hungarian kingdom,
the Golden Horde and the Bulgarian kingdom. Some of the adornments found
near Voinești, Oțeleni and Cotnari are originating from the area of South Danube
and together with the monetary finds present an important evidence about the relations
of today’s Moldavian lands with the Bulgarian lands south of Danube.
Keywords: Bulgarian power; Moldova; Hungarian kingdom; Golden Horde; Cumans; Alans
