Timeline of Bulgarian history

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This is a timeline of Bulgarian history.

Prior to 1st century

Year	Date	Event
6000 BC		The Karanovo culture appeared.
5000 BC		The Thracian village of Nebet Tepe is established on the site of modern Plovdiv.
4600 BC		Oldest gold artifacts were created.
4000 BC		Proto-Thracians settled near the Black Sea.
2100 BC		Dabene Treasure of 15,000 small Thracian gold rings created (approximate date).
512 BC		Macedonian king Amyntas I surrendered to the Thracians.
429 BC		Sitalces invaded Macedon.
342 BC		Thracian settlement of modern Plovdiv renamed to "Philippopolis".
298 BC		Arrival of the Celtic tribes.
212 BC		Abandonment of Tylis.
188 BC		Thrace invaded by the Romans

1st–6th centuries

Year	Date	Event
46		Thrace was conquered by Rome.
117		The Trimontium amphitheater was created.
268		The Goths raided Serdica.
343		The Council of Serdica takes place.
447		Huns start a fire in Sofia.

7th century

Year	Date	Event
632		Great Bulgaria was formed after the unification of the tribes of Kutrigur, Utugur, and Onogonduri.
635		A peace treaty was signed by Kubrat with the Byzantine Empire.
668		Khazar's pressure caused Great Bulgaria tofell apart.
681		First Bulgarian Empire was formed.

8th century

Year	Date	Event
701		Asparukh died in a battle. He was succeeded by Tervel.
705		Tervel received title as Caesar in 705 after recovering the throne of Justinian II.
721		Tervel died. He was succeeded by Kormesiy.
738		Kormesiy ended his rule. He was succeeded by Sevar.
753		Sevar died. He was succeeded by Kormisosh.
756		Kormisosh was disposed. He was succeeded by Vinekh.
762		Vinekh was assassinated. He was succeeded by Telets.
765		Telets was assassinated. He was succeeded by Sabin.
766		Sabin was disposed. He was succeeded by Umor.
		Umor was disposed after a 40-day rule. He was succeeded by Toktu.
767		Toktu was killed. He was succeeded by Pagan.
768		Pagan was killed by their servants. He was succeeded by Telerig.
777		Telerig was baptized after flying to Constantinople. He was succeeded by Kardam.

9th century

Year	Date	Event
803		Kardam was baptized after flying to Constantinople. He was succeeded by Krum.
809		Sofia was renamed to "Sredetz" after becoming part of the Bulgarian Empire.
811	26 July	Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I was killed after being involved in the Battle of Pliska.
814	13 April	Krum died. He was succeeded by Omurtag.
831		Omurtag died. He was succeeded by Malamir.
836		Malamir died. He was succeeded by Presian I.
852		Malamir died. He was succeeded by Boris I.
883		Boris I abdicated.
886		The Glagolitic alphabet was adopted.
889		Boris I ended his rule. He was succeeded by Vladimir.
893		Vladimir was disposed and blinded. He was succeeded by Simeon I.

10th century

Year	Date	Event
902		Boris I died.
927	27 May	Simeon I died. He was succeeded by Peter I.
969		Peter I abdicated.
970	30 January	Peter I died. He was succeeded by Boris II.
971		The Byzantine Empire dethroned Boris II.
977		Boris II was killed by Bulgarian border guards after returning to Bulgaria. He was succeeded by Samuel.
991		The Byzantine Empire captured Roman.
997		Roman died in a Constantinople prison. He was succeeded by Boris II.

11th century

Year	Date	Event
1014	6 October	Samuel died. He was succeeded by Gavril Radomir.
1015		Gavril Radomir died. He was succeeded by Ivan Vladislav.
1018		The Byzantine Emperor Basil II annexed Bulgaria after the death of Ivan Vladislav.
1040		Peter Delyan organized a rebellion, but he failed to recreate the Bulgarian empire.
1041		Peter Delyan died.
1072		Constantine Bodin ruled the annexed Bulgaria under Byzantine rule.

12th century

Year	Date	Event
1185		Second Bulgarian Empire was formed.
1190		Peter II donated his throne to his brother Ivan Asen I.
1196		The Byzantine Empire created a large force after merging the eastern and western armies, but the large army was defeated at the Battle of Arcadiopolis.
		Ivan Asen I was murdered. Peter II returned to the throne.
1197		Peter II was murdered. He was succeeded by Kaloyan.

13th century

Year	Date	Event
1201	21 March	Siege of Varna (1201): The Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire compete for the city of Varna.
	24 March	Siege of Varna (1201): The Bulgarians claim victory to the battle and capture Varna.
1205		Forces of the Latin empire were defeated by Kaloyan at the Battle of Adrianople.
1207		Kaloyan was murdered. He was succeeded by Boril.
1218		Boril was disposed. He was succeeded by Ivan Asen II.
1235		Recreation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarchate.
1241	24 June	Boril died. He was succeeded by Kaliman Asen I.
1246		Kaliman Asen I died. He was succeeded by Michael II Asen.
1256		Michael II Asen was killed. He was succeeded by Kaliman Asen II.
		Kaliman Asen II was killed. He was succeeded by Mitso Asen.
1257		Mitso Asen ended his rule. He was succeeded by Constantine I.
1277		Constantine I was killed in a battle.
1280		Ivaylo was killed by the Mongols after arriving at the Golden Horde.
1292		George I went to the Byzantine Empire.

14th century

Year	Date	Event
1323		Michael Shishman Bolyar of Vidin.
1330	28 July	Battle of Velbuzhd: the Serbians won the battle and the Serbians after the battle dominated Bulgaria.
1331		Ivan Stephen was disposed and went to Serbia.
1371	17 February	Ivan Alexander died.
1393		The capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, Tarnovo, was captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1396		Bulgaria was invaded and conquered by the Turks.

15th century

Year	Date	Event
1422		The Vidin Tsardom, the last Bulgarian state, collapsed.
1443		Sofia was occupied by the Hungarian forces.
1493		Kremikovtsi Monastery was reconstructed.
1494		Buyuk Mosque was constructed.

16th century

Year	Date	Event
1528		The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church was constructed.
1576		Banya Bashi Mosque was constructed.
1598		The First Tarnovo uprising took place.

17th century

Year	Date	Event
1606		Cossacks sacked Varna.
1686		The Second Tarnovo uprising took place.
1688		Tension increased with the Turks, but the Turks defeat Bulgaria and the Turks continue to rule Bulgaria.
1689	October	Karposh's rebellion: Strahil Vojvoda captured Kriva Palanka.

18th century

Year	Date	Event
1738		Great Plague of 1738: The plague infected Bulgaria.
1739		The Treaty of Belgrade was signed and Austria was no longer interested in the Ottoman Empire for around a century.
1768		Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774): The war began.
1774	20 June	Battle of Kozludzha: The battle took place near Kozludzha, Bulgaria.
1792		A book was written about the history of Bulgaria.

19th century

Year	Date	Event
1818		An earthquakes shakes up Sofia.
1821		A revolt began with the Greeks against the Ottomans.
1829		Forces owned by Russia occupy Sofia.
1834		The first Bulgarian factory opened.
1853		Crimean War: British and French troops arrive in Bulgaria.
1870		A Bulgarian Exarchate was established.
1876		Tensions grow against Ottoman Rule with uprisings.
1878	March	Russia and Turkey signed the Treaty of San Stefano.
	July	Treaty of Berlin was signed and split Bulgaria in half.
1886		Eastern Rumelia and Bulgaria became united.
1888		The University of Sofia was established (didn't have the name until 1904).

20th century

Year	Date	Event
1908		Bulgaria becomes independent and becomes united.
1913	June	Greece and Serbia established a relationship with each other against Bulgaria.
1914		Bulgaria joined World War I and teamed up with (Germany).
1918		Bulgaria surrendered in World War I.
1919	27 November	Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine: After it was signed at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Bulgaria gave away some of their territories
1920		An election took place.
1923	9 June	A coup d'état took place and it resulted in the assassination of Aleksandar Stamboliyski.
1925	18 October	War of the stray dog: The war began with Greece.
	23 October	War of the stray dog: The war ended with Bulgarian victory.
1939		Bulgaria declared war on Britain, Yugoslavia, Greece, and the USA. Bulgaria left the war after the Soviet Union declared war on Bulgaria.
1944		Women earned the right to vote.
1946	December	Georgi Dimitrov became the leader of the communist party.
1947		Bulgaria and the Soviet Union signed a peace treaty.
1949	2 July	Georgi Dimitrov died and Valko Chervenkov became the new leader of the communist party.
	16 December	Death of Traicho Kostov.
1954	4 March	Todor Zhivkov became the leader of the communist party.
1955	14 May	The Warsaw Pact was signed.
1962		Yugov retired from the communist party.
1963		Perin, Macedonia was declared by Zhivkov as a part of Bulgaia.
1968		Zhivkov's loyalty was demonstrated to the Soviet Union.
1975	1 August	The Helsinki Accords was signed by Bulgaria, giving citizens more freedom.
1989		Communists in the government are replaced by democracy supporters.
1990	3 April	Bulgaria is no longer a communist state and was renamed to the Republic of Bulgaria.
1995		Zhan Videnov took office after the angry reactions against a reform on the economy.
1997		After the BSP government in Bulgaria fell, the UDF took its place.

21st century

Year	Date	Event
2001		Simeon II won in the Bulgarian elections.
2004		Bulgaria became a NATO member.
2007		Bulgaria became an EU member along with Romania.
2009		Recession of 2009 occurred.
2010		Bulgaria started to export goods to nations that didn't join the European Union.
2013	19 January	Oktay Enimehmedov attempted to launch a gas pistol at Ahmed Dogan who was the leader of the Turkish political party. After the gun wasn't successful at releasing a bullet, Enimehmedov was beaten up.
	14 September	Protesters crowded the streets near the parliament in Sofia, requesting the Socialist-led government to be resigned.
2014	1 January	Romanians and Bulgarians can work in the 28 European Union member states after the European Commission announced it.

See also

• Bulgaria
• History of Bulgaria
• Timeline of Sofia
• Timeline of Plovdiv
• Timeline of Varna
• List of Bulgarian monarchs
• Volga Bulgaria