Smolyani

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For the agrotown in Belarus, see Smalyany.

The Smolyani (Bulgarian: смоляни; in Byzantine sources Smolenoi or Smoleanoi) were a medieval Slavic tribe that settled in the Rhodope Mountains, the valley of the Mesta River and the region around Blagoevgrad Province, possibly in the 7th–8th century. The tribe revolted against the Byzantine authorities of Constantinople in 837 and were supported by Bulgarian ruler Presian, who, together with his deputy Kavhan Isbul, crossed the lands of the Smolyani and conquered the territory as far south as Philippi, including most of Macedonia.[1] Their name etymologically derives from the Proto-Slavic word *smola ('resin'), with same derivation being ethnonym of the West Slavic tribe of Smeldingi and the East Slavic toponym of the city of Smolensk.[1] The city of Smolyan in southern Bulgaria is named after this tribe.

## See also

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* List of early Slavic peoples
* Presian Inscription

## References

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1. ^ Komatina, Predrag (2019). "Рани јужнословенски етноними и питање порекла и постанка јужнословенских племена" [Early South Slavic Ethnonyms and the Issue of Origin and Genesis of the South Slavic Tribes]. Наслеђе и стварање Свети Ћирило: Свети Сава 869-1219-2019 I (in Serbian). Belgrade: Institute of the Serbian Language of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. pp. 8–9\. ISBN 978-86-82873-70-9.

* Collective (2002). Balgarska entsiklopediya A-YA (in Bulgarian). Sofia: IK Trud.

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Early Slavic ethnic groups (7th–12th centuries)

East Slavs|

* Carpathian Croats
* Radimichs
* Severians
* Tivertsi
* Ulichs
* Vyatichi
* Don Slavs [ru]
* Zeriuani1
* Bolokhovians1

Dulebes|

* Buzhans
* Volhynians
* Drevlians
* East Polans
* Dregoviches
* Narevyans [ru]

Northern tribes|

* Krivichs
* Polochans
* Pskov's [ru]
* Tver's
* Smolensk's
* Slovenes
* Merya2
* Muroma2

West Slavs|

| Polish tribes|

* Goplans
* Lendians
* Lubuszans [pl]
* Masovians
* West Polans
* Sieradians
* Vistulans
* Kujawians [pl]
* Wiercans [pl]
* Thafnezi [pl]

Pomeranians|

* Kashubians
* Prissani
* Wolinians
* Slovincians

Silesian tribes3|

* Bezunzans [de]
* Bobrzans
* Silesian Croats
* Dadosesani
* Golensizi
* Opolans
* Selpoli
* Silesians

Polabian tribes|

| Veleti and Lutici|

* Brizans [pl]
* Circipania
* Kessinians
* Tollensians
* Doxani
* Morzyczans [pl]
* Neletyches [pl]
* Rujani
* Redariers [pl]
* Rechans [pl]
* Sprevane
* Hevelli
* Ukrani
* Zamcici [pl]
* Zemcici [pl]

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Obotrites|

* Bethenici
* Drevani
* Linons
* Reregs [pl]
* Smeldingi
* Wagri
* Warnabi
* Polabians

Sorbs|

* Khutices [pl]
* Glomatians
* Koledices [pl]
* Lusatians [pl]
* Milceni
* Suslowi [pl]
* Zhirmunts [pl]
* Zhitices [pl]
* Neletiches [pl]
* Nizhices [pl]
* Nishans
* Sorbs (White Serbs)

Czech tribes|

* Bohemian Croats
* Czechs
* Dechans [pl]
* Bohemian Dulebes
* Lemuzi [cs]
* Litomerici [pl]
* Luchans [cs]
* Moravians
* Merehani
* Pshovans [cs]
* Sedlichans [pl]
* Zlicans
* Hbans [uk]
* Domazhlici [ru]
* Lupiglians [pl]
* Znetalici

Slovak tribes|

* Nitrians [pl]4
* Slovaks

South Slavs|

| Bulgarian tribes|

* Union of the Seven Slavic tribes
* Southern Severians
* Smolyani
* Strymonites
* Moratsi
* Milcovci [ru]

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in Greece and Macedonia|

* Drougoubitai
* Ezeritai
* Melingoi
* Sagudates
* Baiounitai
* Belegezites
* Berziti
* Rhynchinoi

Serbo-Croatian tribes|

* Croats
* Guduscani
* Narentines
* Zachlumians
* Travunians
* Kanalites
* Diokletlians
* Serbs
* Moravens
* Timochans
* Branichevci
* Praedenecenti

Slovene tribes|

* Alpine Slavs (Carantanians)
* Slovenes

* Asia Minor Slavs
* Pannonian Slavs (Pannonian Dulebes)

* Notes (ethnicity is undefined): 1 = supposedly Eastern Slavic tribes
* 2 = supposedly Finno-Ugric tribes
* 3 = some of the Silesian tribes are Germanic, for example Silings
* 4 = generally considered synonym for early medieval Slovaks

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