BG: Архитектурно-скулптурният мемориал Хан Аспарух е най-големият паметник посветен на основоположника на България. Той е дело на Величко Минеков и арх. Иван Николов. Открит е на 16 октомври 1981 г. във връзка с юбилейните тържества, посветени на 1300-годишнината от създаването на българската държава.
EN: The architectural and sculptural memorial of Han Asparuh is the largest monument dedicated to the founder of Bulgaria. It is done by Velihko Minekov and Arch. Ivan Nikolov. It was opened on October 16th 1981 in relation to celebrations dedicated to 1300 years of foundation of Bulgaria.
Asparukh (also Asparuh, Isperih or Ispor) was а ruler of Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian kingdom in 680/681.[1]
Asparuh's victory over the Byzantine Empire in 680 led to the Bulgarian conquest of Moesia and the establishment of some sort of alliance between the Bulgars and the local Slavic groups . As Asparuh commenced to raid across the mountains into Byzantine Thrace in 681, Constantine IV decided to cut his losses and conclude a treaty, whereby the Byzantine Empire paid the Bulgars an annual tribute as protection money. These events are seen in retrospect as the establishment of the Bulgarian state and its recognition by the Byzantine Empire. In later tradition Asparuh is credited with building the major centers of Pliska and Drăstăr, as well as at least one of the Bulgarian limes walls from the Danube to the Black Sea. While the multi-tribal and hegemonic character of the Bulgarian state in the first century or two after its establishment is readily apparent, Bulgarian historians have stressed the establishment of a capital and of a state tradition that could be viewed retrospectively as national. According to a late tradition, Asparuh died fighting the Khazars on the Danube. According to one theory, advanced by the Bulgarian historian Vaklinov, his grave is located near Voznesenka ("Ascension") on the Dnieper in Ukraine.[5]
Asparuh Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Asparuh of Bulgaria.