Who was the first ruler to introduce the title of Tsar among the Slavic monarchies?

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Who was the first ruler to introduce the title of Tsar among the Slavic monarchies?

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Originally posted Aug 20 2025 1:42 PM.

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The first Slavic ruler to take the title of Tsar was Simeon I of Bulgaria, in 893. Even just considering Russia, which is what most people think of, there were a few instances of the title being used even before Ivan III added Tsar of all Russia to the list of titles by which he was to be designated, sometime around 1480.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar

Aug 21 2025, 2:58 PM

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Ivan the Terrible was the first Russian ruler to call himself Tsar.

Aug 20 2025, 11:43 PM

Who was the first ruler to introduce the title of Tsar among the Slavic monarchies?

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