Principality of Bulgaria

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Principality of Bulgaria Княжество България  (Bulgarian) Knyazhestvo Bălgariya
1878–1908
Flag State coat of arms (1881–1927)
Motto: Съединението прави силата Saedinenieto pravi silata ("Unity makes strength")
Anthem: "Шуми Марица" Shumi Maritsa Maritsa Rushes (1886–1908) Royal anthem: "Боже, Царя храни!" Bozhe, Tsarya khrani! God Save the Tsar!
Principality of Bulgaria (dark green) and Eastern Rumelia (light green), united in 1885, formally as a personal union.   Principality of Bulgaria   Eastern Rumelia
Status	Vassal of the Ottoman EmpireArticles lacking reliable references[self-published source]
Capital	Plovdiv (1878) (Provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria) Sofia (1878–1908) (Provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria until June 1879) Tarnovo (1879) (Bulgarian Constituent Assembly election, 1879)
Official languages	Bulgarian
Religion	Orthodox Christianity, Sunni Islam (minority)
Demonym(s)	Bulgarian
Government	Absolute monarchy (1878–1879) Constitutional monarchy (from 1879)
Knyaz (Prince)
• 1879–1886	Alexander I
• 1887–1908	Ferdinand I
Regents
• 1886–1887	Stefan Stambolov
• 1886–1887	Sava Mutkurov
• 1886–1887	Petko Karavelov
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
• 1879 (first)	Todor Burmov
• 1908 (last)	Aleksandar Malinov
Legislature	None (rule by decree) (1878–1879) National Assembly (from 1879)
History
• Treaty of San Stefano	3 March 1878
• Treaty of Berlin	13 July 1878
• Constitution	28 April 1879
• Unification	6 September 1885
• Independence	5 October 1908
Currency	Bulgarian lev
Preceded by Succeeded by Danube Vilayet Eastern Rumelia Tsardom of Bulgaria
Today part of	Bulgaria Serbia

The Principality of Bulgaria existed between 1878 and 1908. It was created at the Congress of Berlin, from parts of the Ottoman Empire. It was a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, and had to pay tribute. The capital was Sofia. The area that is now southern Bulgaria, became a province called Eastern Rumelia.In 1878, there were uprisings, which were brutally suppressed. In 1885, Eastern Rumelia merged to the Principality of Bulgaria, An uprising in Plovdiv started this. This merger was done against the will of Russia, and other European powers. In 1908, the Ottoman Empire ecognised the independence of the Principality, and it became a kingdom. Ferdinand I (who had ruiled the state before, became tsar, or king.

1. ↑ "Химнът на България през превратностите на времето". socbg.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
2. ↑ Pearson, Raymond (25 September 2014). The Longman Companion to European Nationalism 1789–1920. Routledge. ISBN 9781317897774. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
3. ↑ Miller-Yianni, Martin (20 May 2010). Bulgarian History — A Concise Account. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781445716336. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via Google Books.
4. ↑ According to a Decree of September 4, 1878, the Imperial Russian Commissioner declared Bulgarian the official language of the Principality of Bulgaria. In the Constituent Assembly in 1879, which adopted the Tarnovo Constitution, the question of language was put to a vote and a majority decision was taken the Bulgarian language remained official for the Principality.For more see: Росен Ташев, Обща теория на правото. Основни правни понятия. (2010) изд. Сиби, стр. 101, ISBN 978-954-730-678-3.