Chronology

	Seventh Century
ca. 630	First federation of Bulgar tribes formed.
681	Byzantine Empire recognizes first Bulgarian state.
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	Ninth Century
811	First Bulgarian Empire defeats Byzantine Empire, begins expanding.
870	Tsar Boris I accepts Christianity (Eastern Rite Orthodox) for Bulgarian Empire.
893-927	Reign of Tsar Simeon, first golden age; maximum size of First Bulgarian Empire.
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	Tenth Century
924	Simeon defeated by Byzantines; first empire begins decline.
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	Eleventh Century
1014	Byzantines inflict major military loss on Tsar Samuil.
1018	Bulgaria becomes part of Byzantine Empire.
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	Twelfth Century
1185	Asen and Peter lead revolt against Byzantine Empire, reestablishing Bulgarian state with capital at Turnovo.
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	Thirteenth Century
1202	Tsar Kaloian makes peace with Byzantine Empire, achieves full independence, and begins Second Bulgarian Empire.
1204	Treaty with Rome recognizes pope and consolidates western border of Bulgarian Empire.
1218-1241	Reign of Ivan Asen II, second golden age of Bulgaria and period of territorial expansion
1241	Tatar raids and feudal factionalism begin, causing social and political disorder..
1277	Peasant revolt; "swineherd tsar" Ivailo takes power.
ca. 1300	Tatar raids end.
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	Fourteenth Century
1323-1370	Under Mikhail Shishman and Ivan Aleksandur, territorial and commercial expansion resumes.
1385	Sofia captured by Ottoman Empire.
1389	Turks defeat Serbs at Kosovo Polje, exposing remaining Bulgarian territory to Ottoman occupation.
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	Fifteenth Century
1453	Constantinople falls to Ottoman Empire, ending Byzantine Empire.
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	Sixteenth Century
ca. 1600	Ottoman Empire reaches peak of its power and territorial control.
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	Seventeenth Century
1688	Suppression of Bulgarian revolt against Ottomans at Chiprovets ends Catholic influence in Bulgaria.