Question

Who were the boyars?

Answer 1

A boyar was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Bulgarian, Kievan, Moscovian, Serbian, Wallachian and Moldavian and later, Romanian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes (in Bulgaria, tsars) from the 10th century to the 17th century. The rank has lived on as a surname in Russia, Ukraine and Romania, and in Finland, where it is spelled Pajari.[1]

Answer 2

Boyar was the member of the highest rank of the feudal bulgerian, Romanian aristrocacies second only to the ruling princes from the 10 th century to 17 th century