History
We are going to make an interesting summary of the history of the most ancient country in Europe which still retains its name since it was founded. Below you can see the different stages of the history of Bulgaria and its most important leaders.
First Bulgarian Empire
681 a.C.
Khan Asparuh
Founded the First Bulgarian Kingdom
Khan Tervel
Stops the Asiatic invasion towards Europe
Khan Krum
Implements the first laws and they are famous for being really strict.
Kniaz Boris
The Bulgarian people accept the Christian religion and Kiril and his brother Metodiy implement the Cyrillic alphabet. “Kniaz” is a Slav word for prince or tsar.
Tsar Simeon
The “Golden” ages of Bulgarian culture and literature and for his conquests. Bulgaria reached boundaries with 3 seas: The Black Sea, The Adriatic Sea, and The Aegean Sea.
Year 927
The First Bulgarian Kingdom falls under Byzantine occupation
Second Bulgarian Empire
Year 1176
Tsar Asen y Petar
Asen y Petar are brothers and they carry out the re-conquest of Bulgaria. The Second Bulgarian Kingdom begins.
Tsar Kaloyan
Creates connections with the Roman Pope and the Catholic Church.
Tsar Ivan Asen
The son of Asen. He brings years of prosperity to Bulgaria. Starts to cut the first coins.
Tsar Ivan Shishman
In 1395 the Second Bulgarian Kingdom falls under the Ottoman Empire.
Year 1395
The Second Bulgarian Kingdom falls under Ottoman Empire
Modern history
Year 1878
The years under Ottoman occupation have been devastating for the Bulgarian culture and religion. Vasil Levski is considered as a national hero for his contribution to the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, 5 years after his death.
Todor Zhivkov
General secretary of the Communism Party
Considered as a dictator by many, Todor Zhivkov was in charge of the country for 35 years
Since the 10th of November Bulgaria is a parliament democratic country.
Additional information
The guys from The Bulgarian History Podcast have created this exceptional PODCAST that is only available in English and Bulgarian at the moment. They explain in a very precise and verified way the history of Bulgaria throughout its history. The podcast is available for iOS, Android, and Spotify.
There are more pages with articles and very interesting information about the history of Bulgaria, but much of it is available only in Bulgarian. Even so, you can use the Google translator if some part of Bulgarian history can get your attention so much.
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