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Bulgaria

13 periods and events, 480 BCE – 1990.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
480 BCE – 46	Odrysian kingdom奥德里西亚王国 The most powerful Thracian state, eventually absorbed by Rome.	Dynasty or era	Source
681 – 1018	First Bulgarian Empire第一保加利亚帝国 Bulgars and Slavs found a state recognised by Byzantium.	Dynasty or era	Source
864	Christianization under Boris I鲍里斯一世皈依基督教 Boris I adopts Orthodox Christianity from Byzantium.	Religion	Source
893 – 927	Golden age of Simeon I西美昂一世的黄金时代 Simeon the Great expands the empire; the Cyrillic script is developed in Preslav.	Dynasty or era	Source
1018 – 1185	Byzantine rule拜占庭统治 Basil II, the "Bulgar-slayer", conquers Bulgaria.	Colonial	Source
1185 – 1396	Second Bulgarian Empire第二保加利亚帝国 The Asen brothers revive the empire with its capital at Tarnovo.	Dynasty or era	Source
1396 – 1878	Ottoman rule奥斯曼统治 Five centuries under the Ottomans.	Colonial	Source
1762 – 1878	Bulgarian National Revival保加利亚民族复兴 From Paisius's history to Bulgarian schools and an independent church.	Movement	Source
1876	April Uprising四月起义 Its brutal suppression outrages Europe and sparks war.	War	Source
1877 – 1878	Liberation from Ottoman rule摆脱奥斯曼统治 The Russo-Turkish War restores a Bulgarian state.	War	Source
1908	Full independence完全独立 Ferdinand proclaims Bulgaria a fully independent tsardom.	Politics	Source
1943	Bulgarian Jews saved保加利亚犹太人获救 Public protest stops the deportation of Bulgaria's 48,000 Jews.	Other	Source
1946 – 1990	People's Republic of Bulgaria保加利亚人民共和国 Moscow's most loyal ally, led by Todor Zhivkov from 1954 to 1989.	Politics	Source

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