Kubrat

Kubrat
Khan
Reignc. 632 c. 650/665?
PredecessorGostun
SuccessorBatbayan
Born606
Died665
Old Great Bulgaria
Burial
Pereshchepina (now in Ukraine)
IssueBatbayan
Kotrag
Asparukh
Kuber
Alcek
HouseDulo
Tamga

Kubrat (Greek: Κροβατον, Kούβρατος; Bulgarian: Кубрат [koˈbrat]) was the ruler of the OnogurBulgars, credited with establishing the confederation of Old Great Bulgaria in c. 632. His name derived from the Turkic words qobrat — "to gather", or qurt, i.e. "wolf".[a]