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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 ...
Old Great Bulgaria (Medieval Greek: Παλαιά Μεγάλη Βουλγαρία, Palaiá Megálē Voulgaría), also often known by the Latin names Magna Bulgaria [5] and Patria Onoguria ("Onogur land"), [6] was a 7th-century Turkic nomadic empire formed by the Onogur-Bulgars on the western Pontic–Caspian steppe (modern southern Ukraine and southwest Russia). [7]
The Persian Achaemenid Empire conquered parts of present-day Bulgaria (in particular eastern Bulgaria) in the 6th century BC and retained control over the region until 479 BC. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The invasion became a catalyst for Thracian unity, and the bulk of their tribes united under king Teres to form the Odrysian kingdom in the 470s BC.
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
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 ...
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 ...
First Bulgarian Empire, early 10th century (904) The Golden Age of Bulgaria is the period of the Bulgarian cultural prosperity during the reign of emperor Simeon I the Great (889—927). [1] The term was coined by Spiridon Palauzov in the mid 19th century.