Hajduk Ivan Kulin

Ivan Angelov Kulin was a Bulgarian hajduk and revolutionary born in Medkovets in 1803 to Angel Kulin, himself a hajduk and participant in the First Serbian Uprising, during which he was executed in 1811.

Ivan Kulin followed in his father's footsteps and became a hajduk. He participated in various uprisings and rebellions, including Mancho's Rebellion and the Second Pirot Uprising in 1836–1837, which led to imprisonment in Vidin. After his release, he was elected knez, or headman, of Medkovets, and in 1850 he was one of the leaders of the Vidin Uprising.

In 1853, after being sent into exile in İzmit, Kulin escaped to Wallachia and then settled in Zaječar in Serbian territory. There, he participated in Dimitraki's Rebellion.

In the following years, Kulin maintained regular contact with Georgi Rakovski and helped establish the First Bulgarian Legion in Belgrade in 1862. In 1867, he participated in Lyuben Karavelov's Bulgarian Committee and led the organisation of the large Zaječar detachment, which nevertheless failed to cross the border.

Ivan Kulin died in Zaječar on 24 July 1870, or 12 July Old Style, and was buried there.