The Years tell Bulgaria is a country with a glorious and long history. We will try to follow it.
First Bulgarian State (681 - 1018)
681 - Creation of the Bulgarian State. First Bulgarian State (681 - 1018) 855 - Creation of the Slavic alphabet 865 - Bulgaria accepts Christianity 886 - The students of St.St. Cyril and Methodius come to Bulgaria 917 - The battle of King Simeon at the Aheloy River 1018 - Bulgaria falls under Byzantine rule
Restoration of the Second Bulgarian State (1185 - 1396)
1185 - Assen and Peter Uprising, liberation. 1218 - Ivan Asen II stands on the Bulgarian throne 1277 - Ivaylo's Rural Uprising 1393 - Turnovo was conquered by the Ottoman Turks 1396 - Bulgaria falls under Ottoman rule 1762 - Father Paisius writes "Slavic-Bulgarian History" 1824 - Peter Beron wrote the first Bulgarian book 1835 - The first Bulgarian school was opened 1870 - The Bulgarian Church becomes independent 1876 - The April Uprising erupts 1877-78 - Russo-Turkish War. Liberation from Turkish slavery