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{{Infobox Former Country
|native_name = Българско царство<br>Bălgarsko tsarstvo
|conventional_long_name = Bulgarian Empire (Tsardom of Bulgaria)
|common_name = Bulgaria
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|continent = Europe
|region = Balkans
|era = Middle Ages
|status = Empire
|government_type = Monarchy
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|year_start = 1185
|year_end = 1422
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|event1 = Reestablishment
|date_event1 = [[1185]]
|event2 = [[Siege of Tarnovo|Fall of Tarnovo]]
|date_event2 = [[17 July]] [[1393]]
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|image_coat = Coat of Arms of the Bulgarian Empire.PNG
|symbol = Lion (heraldry)
|symbol_type = Imperial Emblem (under the Shisman Dynasty)
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|image_map_caption = Bulgarian Empire c. 1340 under [[Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria|Ivan Alexander]]
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|capital = [[Tarnovo]] <small>(1185-1393)</small>
|common_languages = [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
|religion = Eastern Orthodox Church
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|leader1 = [[Peter IV of Bulgaria|Peter IV]]
|leader2 = [[Constantine II of Bulgaria|Constantine II]]
|year_leader1 = 1185-1190
|year_leader2 = 1397–1422
|title_leader = [[Tsar|Tsar (Emperor)]]
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The '''Second Bulgarian Empire''' ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Второ българско царство, ''Vtorо Balgarskо Tsartsvo'') was a [[medieval]] [[Bulgaria]]n state which existed between 1185 and 1396 (or 1422).<ref name=tjupavl>{{cite book | last = Tjutjundžiev | first = Ivan | coauthors = Plamen Pavlov | year = 1992 | title = Bǎlgarskata dǎržava i osmanskata ekspanzija 1369–1422 | location = Veliko Tǎrnovo | language = Bulgarian|}}</ref> A successor of the [[First Bulgarian Empire]], it reached the peak of its power under [[Kaloyan of Bulgaria|Kaloyan]] and [[Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria|Ivan Asen II]] before gradually declining to be conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th-early 15th century. It was succeeded by the Principality and later [[Kingdom of Bulgaria]] in 1878.
Up to 1256 the Second Bulgarian Empire was the dominant power in the [[Balkans]].<ref>http://www.world66.com/europe/bulgaria/history Bulgaria history</ref> The Byzantines were defeated in several major battles and in 1205 the newly-established [[Latin Empire]] was crushed in the [[battle of Adrianople (1205)|battle of Adrianople]] by Emperor [[Kaloyan of Bulgaria|Kaloyan]]. His nephew [[Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria|Ivan Asen II]] (1218-1241) destroyed the [[Despotate of Epiros]] and made Bulgaria a leading European power once again. However, in the late 13th century the Empire declined under the constant invasions of [[Tatars]], [[Byzantines]], [[Hungarians]] and internal instability and revolts. In the late 14th and the beginning of the 15th century the country was overrun by the [[Ottoman Turks]] who ruined Bulgaria's economy and infrastructure, depopulated large areas and killed the nobility.
Culturally the Bulgarian Empire was among the most advanced states in contemporary Europe.<ref>http://www.travel-bulgaria.com/content/unesco_boyana_church.shtml The frescoes of the Boyana Church - predecessors of the European Renaissance</ref> Despite the strong Byzantine influence, the Bulgarian artists and architects managed to create their own distinct style. Literature flourished in the 14th century and around 80% of the Bulgarian population was literate.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}<ref>[http://news.netinfo.bg/?tid=40&oid=1178853 Нетинфо - Учени: Подписът не е на Боянския майстор<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Background==
The Byzantines ruled Bulgaria from 1018, when they conquered the [[First Bulgarian Empire]], to 1185, although initially it was not fully integrated into the [[Byzantine Empire]], for example preserving the existing tax levels and the power of the low-ranking nobility. The independent [[Bulgarian Orthodox Church]] was subordinated to the authority of the [[Ecumenical Patriarch]] in [[Constantinople]], and the Bulgarian aristocracy and [[tsar]]'s relatives were given various Byzantine titles and transferred to the Asian parts of the Empire. There were rebellions against Byzantine rule in 1040-41, the 1070s and the 1080s, but these failed.
== Liberation ==
[[Image:Tsarevets-gruev-2.JPG|left|thumb|200px|[[Tarnovo]], capital of Bulgaria (1185–1396)]]
By the late 12th century the Byzantines were in decline after a series of wars with the Hungarians and the Serbs. In 1185 Peter and [[Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria|Asen]] (described in some contemporary accounts to be of [[Cuman]] or [[Vlach]] origin)
led [[Vlach-Bulgarian Rebellion|a revolt against Byzantine rule]] and Peter declared himself Tsar [[Theodore Peter of Bulgaria|Peter IV]] (also known as Theodore Peter), firmly claiming to inherit the authority of the [[First Bulgarian Empire]]. After little more than a year of warfare the Byzantines were forced to acknowledge Bulgaria's independence, though fighting continued. The peoples who took part in the rebellion and formed part of the new state certainly included Slavic-speaking Bulgarians and, alongside them, Cumans, Vlachs and Greeks: Peter styled himself "Tsar of the Bulgars, Greeks and Vlachs".
===The war between 1185 and 1197===
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In the summer of 1185 a miraculous [[icon]] of Saint Dimitar of [[Solun]] was found in Tarnovo and the Asen brothers claimed that the saint had abandoned Solun in order to help the Bulgarian cause. That had a large psychological impact on the religious population. Between the autumn of 1185 and the spring of 1186 the whole northern Bulgaria with the exception of [[Varna]] was liberated. In the summer the Byzantine Emperor [[Isaac II Angelos]] managed to overcome the mountain passes and invaded [[Moesia]]. Asen retreated to the north of the Danube and after the Byzantines went back to [[Constantinople]] he returned with more Cuman auxiliaries and soon the war continued to the south in [[Thrace]]. A skillful general, Asen stroke swiftly and constantly harassed the larger Byzantine armies. After an unsuccessful siege of [[Lovech]] in 1187 the Byzantines were forced to plead for a truce. Three years later they were decisively defeated near [[battle of Tryavna|Tryavna]], Isaac II Angelos barely escaped leaving the Imperial crown and cross. In the next five years the Bulgarian held the initiative and reconquered more towns and castles in northern Thrace and [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] especially after the major victory at [[battle of Arcadiopolis (1194)|Arcadiopolis]] in 1194 and in 1196 the Byzantines were defeated at [[battle of Serres|Serres]] but soon after that Asen was murdered by his cousin [[Ivanko of Bulgaria|Ivanko]] incited by the Byzantines. He usurped the throne but could not stay in the capital which was besieged by Peter; fled to Byzantium and was made a governor of [[Plovdiv]]. However, only a year later Peter IV became victim of another plot and was succeeded by the youngest brother [[Kaloyan]].
== European power ==
[[Image:Desislava.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Frescoes from the Boyana Church (1259): Desislava]]
Resurrected Bulgaria occupied the territory between the [[Black Sea]], the [[Danube]] and [[Stara Planina]], including a part of eastern [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] and the valley of the [[Morava]]. It also exercised influence over [[Wallachia]] and [[Moldova]].
===Kaloyan===
Tsar Kaloyan (1197–1207) entered a union with the [[Papacy]], thereby securing the recognition of his title of "[[Rex]]" although he desired to be recognized as "[[Emperor]]" or "[[Tsar]]". He waged wars on the [[Byzantine Empire]] and (after 1204) on the Knights of the [[Fourth Crusade]], conquering large parts of [[Thrace]], the [[Rhodopes]], as well as the whole of [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]]. He decisively defeated the newly created [[Latin Empire]] in the [[Battle of Adrianople (1205)]] and thus crushed its power in the very first year of its creation and prevented their influence on the larger parts of the Balkans. Their Emperor [[Baldwin I of Constantinople|Baldwin I]] was captured in the battle and later died in captivity in [[Tarnovo]]. In the next year the Latins suffered another heavy defeat in the [[battle of Rusion]]. At first his struggle was supported by the Byzantine nobility but then they betrayed the Bulgarians and allied with the Crusaders. Kaloyan was infuriated and killed many Byzantines. He wanted to revenge for [[Samuil of Bulgaria|Samuil]]'s 14,000 blinded soldiers and called himself ''Romanoktonos'' (Roman-slayer) as [[Basil II]] was called ''Bulgaroktonos'' (Bulgarian-slayer).
To the west and north-west he fought against the Hungarians and defeated them several times.
===Ivan Asen II===
[[Image:Bulgaria-Ivan Asen 2.png|200px|thumb|right|Bulgaria under Ivan Asen II.]]
After the death of Kaloyan during the reign of his cousin [[Boril of Bulgaria|Boril]] (1207–1218), the country lost significant territories to Hungary, the Latin Empire and the [[Despotate of Epirus]].
Under [[Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria|Ivan Asen II]] (1218–1241), Bulgaria once again became a European power, liberating the lost lands and occupying [[Odrin]] and [[Albania]]. In the beginning of his reign he peacefully regained [[Belgrade]] and [[Branicevo]] which were lost to Hungary and some lands from the Latin Empire. After the major success at [[Battle of Klokotnitsa|Klokotnitsa]] in 1230 the Epirus Despotate became a vassal tributary to Bulgaria. In an inscription from Turnovo in 1230 he entitled himself "In Christ the Lord faithful Tsar and autocrat of the Bulgarians, son of the old Asen". The Bulgarian Orthodox [[Patriarchate]] was restored in 1235 with approval of all eastern Patriarchates, thus putting an end to the union with the [[Papacy]]. Ivan Asen II had a reputation as a wise and humane ruler, and opened relations with the [[Catholic]] west, especially [[Venice]] and [[Genoa]], to diversify the trade of his country. The country enjoyed flourishing economy, trade relations were diversified and around 1235 Bulgaria had an organised Navy. In the last year of his reign he defeated the [[Tatars]] who attacked Bulgaria after their devastating raid in Hungary.
== Decline ==
[[Image:NHM-BG-photo1.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Constantine Tikh, emperor of Bulgaria (1257–1277)]]
Under Ivan Asen II's successors, Bulgaria declined. The [[Mongols]] raided the Balkans in the early 13th century, devastating Bulgaria in 1242, and Bulgaria was forced to pay tribute to the Khans of the [[Golden Horde]]. After 1256 the [[Empire Nicaea]] annexed southern [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]], [[Rhodope mountains]] and part of [[Thrace]]. The [[Hungarian kingdom]] occupied the province of [[Belgrade]]. Gradually Bulgaria lost control and traditional significant political influence over [[Wallachia]], where the power of the regional nobles was strengthened and subsequently were established local principalities. By the reign of [[Michael II Asen of Bulgaria|Michael II Asen]] 1246–1256, Bulgaria had lost significant territories to its enemies without any major military disaster but because of the disloyal [[boyar|nobles]] who surrendered territories for personal enrichment. Under [[Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria|Constantine I Tikh]] the country lost northern and central Macedonia to Byzantium as well as Severin Banat to Hungary and the crisis drove to peasant war, raised by the swineherd [[Ivailo]], who managed to sit on the Bulgarian throne from 1277 to 1280.
[[Image:BG Konstantin.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bulgaria in the second half of the 13th century. The red points show the range of the Ivailo Uprising.]]
Ivailo achieved great military success against the external enemies: defeated the [[Byzantines]] in two major battles and temporarily drove away the [[Tatars]] from the northeastern parts of the Empire. However, he failed to cope with the aristocracy and was later killed. The Tatar hegemony continued to 1300, when after the death of [[Nogai Khan]] their khan [[Toqta|Toktu]] ceded [[Bessarabia]] the new Bulgarian Emperor [[Theodore Svetoslav]] and stopped taking tribute. This had positive economic effect. During the reign of Theodore Svetoslav Bulgaria regained much of its former strength and prestige. After a successful war against Byzantium he signed peace with continued to his death in 1322.
===Ivan Alexander and fall of Bulgaria===
{{see also|Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars}}
[[Image:Ioal backovo.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Contemporary donor's fresco of Ivan Alexander from the [[Bachkovo Monastery]] [[ossuary]]]]
The withdrawal of the Mongols from Europe in the early 14th century stabilized the situation in the Balkans and Bulgaria reassumed something like its modern borders. But Bulgaria was threatened by the rising powers of Hungary to the north and Serbia to the west. In 1330 the Bulgarians under [[Michael Shishman of Bulgaria|Michael III]] were heavily defeated by the Serbs at [[Battle of Velbuzhd|Velbuzhd]], and some parts of the Empire came under Serbian sway. Under [[Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria|Ivan IV]] (Ivan Alexander) 1331–1371 Serbian threat was ended and the Byzantines were defeated at [[Battle of Rusokastro|Rusokastro]]. The territorial expansion included the [[Rhodope]] mountains and several important towns on the [[Black Sea]] coast. This was a period known as ''Second Golden Age'' because of the thriving culture. Eventually after his death Bulgaria was left divided into rival states; one of the two largest ones was based at [[Veliko Turnovo]] and the other at [[Vidin]], ruled by Ivan's two sons.
The two brothers and despot [[Dobrotitsa]] from the [[Principality of Carvuna]] did not make an attempt to unite and they were even engaged in a military conflict for Sofia.
Weakened Bulgaria was thus no match for a new threat from the south, the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Turks]], who crossed into Europe in 1354. In 1362 they captured [[Philippopolis]] ([[Plovdiv]]), and in 1382 they took Sofia. The Ottomans then turned their attention to the Serbs, whom they routed at [[Battle of Kosovo Polje|Kosovo Pole]] in 1389. In 1393 the Ottomans occupied [[Turnovo]] after a [[siege of Tarnovo|three-month siege]]. It is thought that the south gate was opened from inside and so the Ottomans managed to enter the fortress. In the next year the Ottomans captured the Carvuna Principality and [[Nikopol]] — the last town of the Turnovo Tsardom — fell in 1395. Next year the Kingdom of [[Vidin]] was also occupied, bringing the Second Bulgarian Empire and Bulgarian independence to an end.
== Administration ==
The supreme power in the country belonged to the Emperor. His official title was: "'''In Christ God faithful Emperor and Autocrat of all Bulgarians'''" which often included "Greeks"<ref>Мрачка грамота, Рилска грамота, Витошка грамота</ref>. The most significant meaning was that he was Emperor of the whole Bulgarian people, even to those beyond the borders of the Empire. The legislative and executive powers were concentrated in his hands. If the heir of the ruler was under age, the regency was headed by the mother-Empress.
The '''Bolyar Counsel''', called also ''Sinklit'' included the Great Bolyars and the Patriarch. Their task was to discuss important questions about the external and internal policy such as declaration of war, formation of alliance or signing peace. The last word always belonged to the Emperor. Sometimes Counsels with extended members were assembled, where the nobility, the clergy and "the other people" usually gathered to discuss condemnation of heresies<ref>Синодник царя Борила, с.90</ref>: 1211, 1350, 1360. The only right the ordinary people had was to approve the decisions made by the nobility.
The main administrative unit in 13-14th centuries was '''hora''' ({{lang|bg|хорá}}) which replaced the '''komitat''' from the [[First Bulgarian Empire]]. Its governor was called Duke (Kefaliya) and was usually appointed by the Emperor; the ''hora'' was further divided into ''katepanikons'' (borrowed by Byzantium) which were ruled by Katepans, who were directly subordinated to the Dukes<ref>Ангелов, Д. История на Византия, 1972, с.97</ref>.
== Economy ==
[[Image:Ival-ivanovo-mural.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Contemporary mural portrait of Ivan Alexander from the [[Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo]]]]
The Medieval Bulgarian economy did not differ much from the other [[Eastern European]] states and relied mainly on agriculture, mining, traditional crafts and trade.
===Agriculture===
The main agricultural regions of the country were the Danubian plain and [[Thrace]]. The most widespread grains were [[wheat]], [[barley]] and [[millet]]. From the 13th century the importance of vegetables, orchards and grapes grew.<ref>Ангелов, Д. По въпроса за стопанския облик на българските земи през XI-XII век ИП, 1950, с.429</ref> The main wine-producing areas were the [[Black Sea]] coast, along the [[Struma River|Struma]], southern [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]]. Livestock breeding was well developed. There were many [[sheep]], [[pig]]s and [[cattle]]<ref>Georgius Acropolita. Historia, p.18</ref>. The pastures were divided into two groups: winter pastures (valleys) and summer pastures (mountains). In the 14th century apiculture and sericulture became profitable branches.<ref>Сакъзов, Ив. Средновековното манастирско стопанство в България- СБИД, 22, 1923/1924, с.221</ref>
The dense forests were also divided into two types: woods for cutting (''{{lang|bg|бранища}}'') and fenced forests (''{{lang|bg|забели}}'') in which cutting was banned. <ref>Ангелов, Д. По въпроса за стопанския облик на българските земи през XI-XII век ИП, 1950, с.431</ref>
===Metallurgy and crafts===
[[Image:Glozhene-monastery-imagesfrombg.JPG|right|thumb|180px|The Glozhene Monastery, central Bulgaria]]
The 12th-14th centuries gave a strong impetus to metallurgy and mining. Bulgarian smiths produced hammers, pliers, axes, saws, looms; different arms and armours. In the 13th century [[Saxony|Saxon]] miners, who made ore extracting more efficient and introduced new mining methods, arrived in western Bulgaria. They inhabited mainly the regions of [[Chiprovtsi]] and [[Kyustendil]]. There used to be [[gold]] mines in the Eastern [[Rhodope]]s.
About 50 different types of handicraft were known in Medieval [[Bulgaria]], the most important being leathermaking, shoemaking, carpentry, weaving; production of food and drinks (bread, butter, cheese, wine). Vast quantity of catapults, battering-rams and other siege equipment were made, and the army had skilled siege engineers.<ref>Nicetas Choniata. Historia, p.835</ref> The main centres were the capital Tarnovo, [[Cherven]]<ref>Снегаров, Ив. Неиздадени старобългаски жития- БДА, 3, 1953, 163-167</ref>, Sofia (copper)<ref>Лишев Стр. Българския средновековен град, с.9</ref>.
== Culture ==
{{see also|Architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School|Painting of the Tarnovo Artistic School}}
[[Image:Boyana Angel.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A fresco depicting St. Nicholas]]
In the 13th and 14th centuries Bulgaria became a thriving cultural centre. The flowering of the Turnovo school of art was related to the construction of palaces and churches, to literary activity in the royal court and the monasteries, and to the development of handicrafts. Remarkable achievements of this school have been preserved down to this day: the murals of the Boyars' houses in [[Trapezitsa]] and [[Saint Forty Martyrs Church]] in [[Veliko Tarnovo]], the [[Boyana Church]] (1259) and the [[Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo]]. Book illuminations also developed, examples include the ''Manasses Chronicle'', the ''[[Tetraevangelia of Ivan Alexander]]'' and the ''Tomich Psalter''. Many relics of [[Orthodox]] martyrs and saints were kept in the numerous churches in the capital Turnovo, which earned the capital the byname "second Constantinople".
Most of the architectural monuments from that period include churches, monasteries and fortresses. The Bulgarians usually built small churches with short doors to show humbleness and homage to God. They were often richly decorated with blind niches, various geometrical patterns from bricks, stone cubes, ceramics; while from the inside they were painted with marvelous frescoes which from the 13th century began to draw away from the canon and became realistic. [[Image:Nessebar Pantocrator.jpg|250px|thumb|left|One of [[Nessebar]]'s 40 churches]] In the 14th century many new monasteries were built under the patronage of Ivan Alexander on the northern slopes of [[Stara Planina]], especially in a area near the capital Tarnovo which became known as "Sveta Gora" (Holy Forest) - a name also used to refer to [[Mount Athos]]. The numerous monasteries across the Empire were the very centre of the cultural, educational and spiritual life of the Bulgarian society. Ather the mid 14th centuries, many monasteries began to build fortifications under the thread of Turk invasions, such as the famous Tower of Hrelyu in the [[Rila monastery]].
There used to be a perfectly organised defensive network of fortresses which consisted of several lines along the [[Danube]], the [[Balkan mountains]], the [[Rhodope]], the coast. The main fortress was Turnovo. Other major castles included [[Vidin]], [[Silistra]], [[Cherven]], [[Lovech]], [[Sofia]], [[Plovdiv]], [[Lyutitsa]], [[Ustra]] and many others.
==See also==
{{portal|Bulgarian Empire|Coat of Arms of the Bulgarian Empire.PNG}}
*[[Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars]]
*[[Bulgarian-Latin Wars]]
*[[Bulgarian-Ottoman Wars]]
*[[Bulgarian-Hungarian Wars]]
*[[Medieval Bulgarian royal charters]]
*[[Medieval Bulgarian Army]]
*[[Medieval Bulgarian Navy]]
*[[Medieval Bulgarian Coins]]
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
==References==
* {{cite book
|last = Bakalov
|first = Georgi
|coauthors = Milen Kumanov
|title = Elektronno izdanie – Istorija na Bǎlgarija
|publisher = Trud, Sirma
|year = 2003
|location = [[Sofia]]
|id = ISBN 9844830679
|language=Bulgarian
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Božilov
| first = Ivan
| year = 1985
| title = Familijata na Asenevci (1186–1460)
| location = Sofia
| language = Bulgarian
| id =
}}
* {{cite book
| title = Bǎlgarski hroniki
| last = Canev
| first = Stefan
| publisher = Trud, Žanet 45
| language = Bulgarian
| year = 2006
| location = Sofia, [[Plovdiv]]
| id = ISBN 954-528-610-5
}}
* {{cite book |
| title = Istorija i civilizacija za 11. klas
| last = Delev
| first = Petǎr
| coauthors = Valeri Kacunov, Plamen Mitev, Evgenija Kalinova, Iskra Baeva, Bojan Dobrev
| year = 2006
| language = Bulgarian
| publisher = Trud, Sirma
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Fine, Jr.
| first = John V.A.
| year = 1991
| title = The Early Medieval Balkans
| publisher = [[University of Michigan]] Press
| location = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]]
| id = ISBN 978-0472081493
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Fine, Jr.
| first = John V.A.
| year = 1987
| title = The Late Medieval Balkans
| publisher = [[University of Michigan]] Press
| location = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]]
| id = ISBN 0-472-08260-4
}}
* {{cite book
| url = http://www.mfa.government.bg/history_of_Bulgaria/
| title = Bǎlgarite i Bǎlgarija
| publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Trud, Sirma
| year = 2005
| language = Bulgarian
}}
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