Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mumakore ake okutanga, Samuel akakwanisa kukunda vaByzantium kakawanda uye akatanga kurwisa nharaunda yavo. Mukupera kwezana ramakore rechi10, mauto eBulgaria akakunda umambo hweSerbia hweDuklja uye akatungamira mishandirapamwe yekurwisa Humambo hweCroatia neHungary. Asi kubvira muna 1001, aifanira kunyanya kudzivirira Umambo pauto reByzantium raiva nesimba. Samuel akafa nechirwere chemwoyo musi wa6 Gumiguru 1014, mwedzi miviri pashure pehondo ine njodzi yeKleidion. Vatsivi vake vakakundikana kuronga kumira, uye muna 1018, makore mana pashure porufu rwaSamueri, nyika yakapa, ichigumisa makore makumi mashanu okurwisana
Kurwisana kweByzantium neBulgaria.