The Tsardom of Bulgaria was the name of the
Bulgarian state from
Simeon
Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew ( Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon.
Meaning
The name is derived from Simeon, s ...
's assumption of the title of
Tsar in 913 until the
Fatherland Front's foundation of the
People's Republic of Bulgaria in 1946.
It occurred in three distinct periods: between the 10th and 11th centuries, again between the 12th and 15th centuries, and finally in the 20th century. The
first and the
second Bulgarian Tsardoms are not treated as separate entities, but rather as one state restored after a period of
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantin ...
rule over its territory. But the
third Bulgarian Tsardom was restored after a period of more than four centuries of
Ottoman rule, and the government principles of the Medieval period can not be applicable, so it was treated as separate state, which is just a successor of the
Medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
Bulgarian Tsardoms.
While the title tsar was translated as "emperor" in the First and Second Bulgarian Empires, it was translated as "king" in modern Bulgarian language.
History
The Tsardom of Bulgaria is a continuation of the
Bulgarian state founded in 681, actually the
First Bulgarian Empire and the Tsardom of Bulgaria are one
state
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It occurred in three distinct periods: between the 10th and 11th centuries, again between the 12th and 15th centuries, and again in the 20th century. The
first and the
second Bulgarian Tsardoms are not treated as separate entities, but rather as one state restored after a period of
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantin ...
rule over its territory. But the
third Bulgarian Tsardom was restored after a period of more than four centuries of
Ottoman rule, and the government principles of the Medieval period can not be applicable, so it was treated as separate state, which is just a successor of the
Medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
Bulgarian Tsardoms.
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