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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]
History of Bulgaria; Odrysian kingdom 460 BC – 46 AD; Roman times 46–681; Dark Ages c. 6th–7th cent. 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 ...
In the 1912–1913 Balkan Wars, Bulgaria initially formed an alliance with Greece, Serbia and Montenegro against the Ottoman Empire, and together they conquered a great deal of Ottoman territory. Bulgaria, however, unhappy with the resulting division of territory , soon went to war against its former allies Serbia and Greece and lost territory ...
In Bulgarian historiography, the Bulgarian lands across the Danube, also called Transdanubian Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Отвъддунавска България), refer to territories under the control of the Bulgarian Empire north of the Danube. These territories today cover the territory of Romania and Moldova, eastern Hungary, Vojvodina in ...
Bulgarian Empire may refer to: First Bulgarian Empire , medieval Bulgarian state that existed from 681 to 1018 Second Bulgarian Empire , medieval Bulgarian state that existed from 1185 to 1396
A map of the Bulgarian Empire, showing territorial extent and the campaigns between 1185 and 1197 The Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs where Kaloyan was buried. The throne was succeeded by Kaloyan, Asen's and Peter IV's youngest brother. An ambitious and ruthless ruler, he wanted to gain international recognition and to complete the liberation ...
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: First Bulgarian Empire (Danubian Bulgaria) was formed ...
The Tsardom of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Царство България, romanized: Tsarstvo Bǎlgariya), also known as the Third Bulgarian Tsardom (Bulgarian: Трето Българско Царство, romanized: Treto Bǎlgarsko Tsarstvo), sometimes translated as the Kingdom of Bulgaria, or simply Bulgaria, was a constitutional monarchy in Southeastern Europe, which was established on 5 ...