Periods
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Black Bulgaria
Kara Bulgar, or Black Bulgaria, succeeded Old Great Bulgaria and was ruled by Khan Batbayan and his successors.
Bulgars and Slavs
In 479, Emperor Zeno first allied himself with the 'so-called Bulgarians', who lived between Constantinople and the Adriatic coast.
Byzantine rule
Byzantine rule was the period from 1018 to 1185 when the Bulgarian lands were governed by Byzantium.
First Bulgarian Empire: rulers and capitals
The origins of the Bulgarian state go back to 632, when Khan Kubrat united most of the Bulgar lands that had formed part of the extensive Avar-Bulgar khaganate.
Kingdom of Bulgaria
The period from 5 October 1908 to 15 September 1946 is known as the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
Kuber's Bulgaria
After Khan Kubrat's death, his five sons and their subject Bulgar tribes dispersed across the continent.
Old Great Bulgaria
The origins of the Bulgarian state go back to 632 and Khan Kubrat's Bulgaria.
Ottoman rule
Ottoman rule refers to the period of Bulgaria's subjection to Turkish domination.
People's Republic of Bulgaria
On 8 September 1946, a referendum on abolishing the monarchy and establishing a people's republic was held without observing the requirements of the Tarnovo Constitution.
Prehistory
The term prehistory describes all stages of human development before the invention of writing.
Principality of Bulgaria
Between the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria in 1879 and the declaration of independence in 1908, Bulgaria underwent significant changes.
Republic of Bulgaria
The following years in Bulgaria were marked by political and economic reforms pursued with varying intensity.
Roman and Byzantine rule
Roman authority in the territory of present-day Bulgaria began to take hold during the Roman Empire.
Second Bulgarian Empire
Between 1183 and 1185, internal political struggles in Byzantium severely weakened central authority.
The Thracians
The Thracians settled in the lands of present-day Bulgaria during the Bronze Age.
Third Bulgarian State
The Third Bulgarian State formally began with the liberation of the Bulgarian lands from Ottoman rule and the Treaty of San Stefano, signed on 3 March 1878.
Volga Bulgaria
Volga Bulgaria, also known as Volga-Kama Bulgaria or Itil Bulgaria, was a medieval Bulgar state along the Volga.
