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Event. 632. Great Bulgaria was formed after the unification of the tribes of Kutrigurs, Utigurs, and Onogurs (Onodonduri). 635. A peace treaty was signed by Kubrat with the Byzantine Empire. 668. Khazar 's pressure caused Great Bulgaria to decline. Volga Bulgaria (7th century–1240s) is formed. 680/681.
e. The history of Bulgaria can be traced from the first settlements on the lands of modern Bulgaria to its formation as a nation-state, and includes the history of the Bulgarian people and their origin. The earliest evidence of hominid occupation discovered in what is today Bulgaria date from at least 1.4 million years ago. [1]
Old Great Bulgaria 7th cent., 632–668. First Bulgarian Empire 681–1018. Christianization. Golden Age 896–927. Cometopuli dynasty 968–1018. Byzantine Bulgaria 1018–1185. Second Bulgarian Empire 1185–1396. Second Golden Age 1230–1241. Mongol invasion 1274–1300.
1940 – Sofia Court House built on Vitosha Boulevard. 1943 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces. 1944 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces. 1946 – City becomes capital of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. 1949 – Sofia Power Plant commissioned.
The same year is usually regarded as the year of the establishment of Bulgaria (see History of Bulgaria). A smaller group of Bulgars under Khan Kouber settled almost simultaneously in the Pelagonian plain in western Macedonia after spending some time in Pannonia. Some Bulgars actually entered Europe earlier with the Huns.
History of Bulgaria. Dark Ages c. 6th–7th cent. After the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, the 1878 Treaty of Berlin set up an autonomous state, the Principality of Bulgaria, within the Ottoman Empire. Although remaining under Ottoman sovereignty, it functioned independently, taking Alexander of Battenberg as its first prince in 1879.
0–9. Years of the 19th century in Bulgaria (27 C, 1 P) Years of the 20th century in Bulgaria (100 C, 11 P) Years of the 21st century in Bulgaria (24 C, 23 P)
1940. 7 September – Bulgaria regained control of Southern Dobruja under the Treaty of Craiova. [1] 14 December – Shipwreck of the Salvador, a ship carrying Jewish refugees to Palestine, in the Sea of Marmara. 230 of the 326 passengers died in the wreck.