Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Amiirka waxaa markii hore lagu tilmaamay, by Byzantinist-ka Faransiiska André Grabar, Basil II (976<unk>1025), iyo soo noqoshadiisa guusha ee ka timid boqortooyadiisa
Dagaalo ay kula jiraan Bulgaariya. Si kastaba ha noqotee, cilmi baaris casri ah ayaa lagu soo gabagabeeyay in dharka uu matalayo John I Tzimiskes (r. 969 <unk> 976) iyo soo noqoshadiisa 971 ee ololihiisa ka dhanka ah Rus', oo soo duulay oo qabsaday Bulgaria.