Pereyaslavets (Переяславец; East Slavic from) or Preslavets (Преславец; Bulgarian form) was a trade city located at the mouth of the Danube. Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj The city's name is derived from that of the Bulgarian capital of the time, Preslav, and means "little Preslav" (Byzantine Greek: Μικρᾶ Πρεσθλάβα). Preslav (Преслав was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire from 893 to 972 and one of the most important cities of medieval Southeastern Europe. Medieval Greek (Μεσαιωνική Ελληνική is a linguistic term that describes the fourth period in the history of the Greek language.
A thriving trade centre of the First Bulgarian Empire, it was captured by Prince Svyatoslav of Kievan Rus in 968. The First Bulgarian Empire (Първo Българско царство Părvo Bălgarsko Tsarstvo) was a Medieval Bulgarian state founded in AD 632 Sviatoslav I of Kiev ( Old East Slavic: С~тославъ (Свąтославъ Игорєвичь ( Sventoslavŭ Igorevichǐ) Russian: ru Святослав Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Русь romanised: Kievskaya Rus', rusʲ also written as Kyivan Rus′ (Ки́ївська Русь or Kievan 968 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Asia The Pechenegs begin the Siege of Kiev During Svyatoslav's absence from the city following the Siege of Kiev (968), part of the citizens revolted and opened the gate to Bulgarian forces. Siege of Kiev redirects here For other sieges see Battle of Kiev. According to Vasily Tatischev, Svyatoslav's governor Volk managed to escape. Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev (Васи́лий Ники́тич Тати́щев April 19, 1686 - July 15
Upon his return to Bulgaria, Svyatoslav promptly suppressed the rebellion and, to the chagrin of his mother and relatives, transferred the capital from Kiev to Pereyaslavets. According to the Primary Chronicle (its record for year 969), Svyatoslav explained to his courtiers that it was to Pereyaslavets, the centre of his lands, that "all the riches would flow: gold, silks, wine, and various fruits from Greece, silver and horses from Hungary and Bohemia, and from Russia furs, wax, honey, and slaves". The Primary Chronicle (ѣѣтъ Пóвесть временны́х лет Povest' vremennykh let; Пóвість врéм'яних літ Povist' vremjanykh Two years later, the town fell to the Byzantines, who had launched their own invasion of Bulgaria.
Excavations have identified Pereyaslavets with the village of Nufăru, Romania (known as Prislav until 1968), on the Sfântu Gheorghe branch of the Danube, just 11 km east of Tulcea. Nufăru is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania, thought to be short-lived ancient capital of Kievan Rus Pereyaslavets. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Tulcea ('tultʃe̯a Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Тулча Tulcha; Turkish: Hora-Tepé or Tolçu