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As a state established by Khan Asparuh, Bulgaria has been existing for more than 13 centuries.
Thracians were the first settlers in the Bulgarian lands and their civilization is evidenced by the numerous archaeological artifacts, uncovered tombs, discovered gold and silver treasures.
Testimonies for the presence of life in the prehistoric ages have been preserved in the best preserved Neolithic
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1185-1396 – the era of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, which came to being after a successful uprising by the Bulgarian aristocracy. The reign of the Assen Dynasty started. They proclaimed the town of Turnovo for capital. John-Assen II (1218 – 1241) was the best-known and powerful ruler of the period of the Second Bulgarian kingdom.
1396 – Bulgaria fell entirely under Ottoman domination.
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After restoring the national state-hood in 1878, Bulgaria was a constitutional monarchy with a democratic government and a quickly developing economy. The processes of successful growth were discontinued in result of the wars of King Ferdinand I waged against Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, Turkey, and Romania at the same time, which led to the catastrophes of 1913 and of 1918 (warring against the Ent
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681 AD – The Bulgarian State was established – one of the first ever European states. The first Bulgarian capital was Pliska. Its khans Asparukh, Krum the Dreadful (803 – 814 AD), and Omurtag (831 – 852 AD) turned it into a mighty power in Southeastern Europe.
855 AD – The brothers St. Cyril and St. Methodius made the Slavonic alphabet.
865 AD – Tsar Boris I (852-889 AD) did away wit
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The Third Bulgarian State had its start with the San-Stefano peace agreement signed on March 3, 1878. According to this agreement Bulgaria was restored on the territory of the three historical and ethnic Bulgarian regions – namely *Moesia, **Thrace and ***Macedonia. ****Bulgaria became the biggest Balkan country.
13 July 1878 – the treaty of Berlin was signed on the force of which
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1,3 mln. years First traces from human occupation in Bulgarian lands – Kozarnika Cave, Belogradchik, NW Bulgaria
6000 – 5000 BC – Neolithic Period. The appearance of: the first permanent settlements (settlement mounds), agriculture, animal husbandry, clay pot producing
5000 – 3500 BC – Chalcolithic Period. Development of metallurgy, the earliest gold in the world – Varna (s
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