Sevar was a ruler of Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

 in the 8th century.

The Nominalia of the Bulgarian khans

Nominalia of the Bulgarian khans

The Nominalia of the Bulgarian khans is a short manuscript containing the names of some early Bulgar rulers, their clans, the year of their ascending to the throne according to the cyclic Bulgar calendar and the length of their rule, including the times of joint rule and civil war...

, which states that he belonged to the royal Dulo clan

Dulo clan

The Dulo Clan or the House of Dulo was the name of the ruling dynasty of the early Bulgars.This was the clan of Kubrat who founded Old Great Bulgaria, and his sons Batbayan, Kuber and Asparuh, the latter of which founded Danube Bulgaria....

 and ruled for 15 years. According to the chronology developed by Moskov, Sevar would have reigned 721–737. Other chronologies place his reign in 738–754, but cannot be reconciled with the testimony of the "Namelist".

It is possible that his reign was peaceful, because the Byzantine

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...

 chronicle

Chronicle

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s do not report any events on the Empire’s northern borders from that period. Although this is an argument from silence

Argument from silence

The argument from silence is generally a conclusion based on silence of opponent, failing to give evidence. In the field of classical studies, it often refers to the deduction from the lack of references to a subject in the available writings of an author to the conclusion that he was ignorant of it...

, it is a plausible assumption.

The 17th century Volga Bulgar compilation Ja'far Tarikh

Cägfär Taríxi

The Cäğfär Taríxı is a controversial Russian language text purporting to be a partial translation of a 17th century Volga Bulgar compilation of early historical material on the Bulgars,...

 (a work of disputed authenticity) represents Suvar (i.e., Sevar) as the son and successor of Kermes (i.e., Kormesij

Kormesiy of Bulgaria

Kormesiy was a ruler of Danubian Bulgaria in the first half of the 8th century. Western chronicles name Kormesiy "the third ruler over the Bulgarians", and he is sometimes considered the direct successor of Tervel....

), who was allegedly deposed by the nobility. The Ja'far Tarikh also alleges that Suvar himself was deposed and died two years after his deposition. The same source makes Suvar the father of an otherwise unknown Kermek, who was in turn the father of Toktu and Kardam.

Sevar Point

Sevar Point

Sevar Point is a point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 2 km southeast of Devils Point, 2.8 km west of Nikopol Point, and 2.7 km northeast of Long Rock in Morton Strait...

 on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

, Antarctica is named after Sevar of Bulgaria.