Second Bulgarian Empire
Bulgarian Empire ц︢рьство блъгарское българско царство | |||||||||||
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| 1185–1396 | |||||||||||
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 Second Bulgarian Empire under Ivan Asen II | |||||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Bulgarian, Aromanian language, Balkan Romance, Medieval Greek, Cuman | ||||||||||
| Religion | Bulgarian Orthodoxy | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Bulgarian | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
| 1185 | |||||||||||
| 1396 | |||||||||||
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The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed between 1185 and 1396 and succeeded the First Bulgarian Empire.[1] The Second Bulgarian Empire reached its golden age under Tsars Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II before being slowly conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th century.
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- ↑ R. J. Crampton, A Concise History of Bulgaria, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 1139448234, p. 24.
