# Remains of Bulgaria’s Czar Samuel return ‘home’ after 1,000 years

https://mins.news/en/item/84873

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-03 19:14 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/3/remains-of-bulgarias-czar-samuel-return-home-after-1000-years?traffic_source=rss

> The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel have arrived in Sofia more than 1,000 years after his death. Thousands attended a ceremony celebrating the return of a figure seen as a symbol of Bulgarian identity, following a tense Bulgaria-Greece accord that also provides for an exchange of historical objects.

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