1. Khan Kubrat was born around
585-600 AD. He was the father of
Asparuh, the founder of Bulgaria.
As the Khan was dying, he ordered
his sons to bring a bundle of sticks
and told them to break the bundle
in two. When none of the sons
could break the bundle, the Khan
took the sticks and broke them one
by one with his weak hands.
The sons understood their father's
message: their strength depended
on their unity. Kubrat's wanted his
sons to be together, "so they never
become other peoples' slaves".
After Kubrat’s death (around 668)
his five sons (Batbayan, Asparukh,
Kotrag, Altsek and Kuber) didn’t
listen to their father’s advice They
Khan Kubrat’s treasure found in 1912. It consists of
more than 700 gold and silver objects.