Bulgaria
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Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulg
Odrysian golden wreath in the National History Museum
Emperor Simeon I: The Morning Star of Slavonic Literature, The Slav Epic cycle by Alfons Mucha
The Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 marked the end of medieval Bulgarian statehood.
The Russo-Bulgarian defence of Shipka Pass in 1877
Second Bulgarian Empire
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The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed between 1185 and 1422. A successor to the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Tsars Kaloyan and Ivan
The Church of St Demetrius in Tarnovo, built by Asen and Peter in the beginning of the uprising
The Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs where Kaloyan was buried
Emperor Constantine Tikh and his first wife Irene, fresco from the Boyana Church
The fortress of Baba Vida in Vidin