Territorial change of Second Bulgarian Empire

“Second Bulgarian Empire” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1188 to 1394. Its territory was largest in AD 1236 – 1240, at ≈ 312 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1188 – 1191≈ 109 thousand km²
AD 1192 – 1201≈ 138 thousand km²
AD 1202 – 1205≈ 126 thousand km²
AD 1206 – 1209≈ 290 thousand km²
AD 1210 – 1215≈ 262 thousand km²
AD 1216 – 1219≈ 214 thousand km²
AD 1220 – 1226≈ 193 thousand km²
AD 1227 – 1235≈ 229 thousand km²
AD 1236 – 1240≈ 312 thousand km²
AD 1241 – 1249≈ 236 thousand km²
AD 1250 – 1278≈ 100 thousand km²
AD 1279 – 1284≈ 96 thousand km²
AD 1285 – 1293≈ 97 thousand km²
AD 1294 – 1304≈ 100 thousand km²
AD 1305 – 1313≈ 104 thousand km²
AD 1314 – 1325≈ 101 thousand km²
AD 1326 – 1343≈ 106 thousand km²
AD 1344 – 1351≈ 116 thousand km²
AD 1352 – 1362≈ 117 thousand km²
AD 1363 – 1374≈ 80 thousand km²
AD 1375 – 1384≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 1385 – 1394≈ 41 thousand km²
AD 1188AD 1394

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1236 – 1240 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1188≈ 109 thousand km²57 of 134
AD 1192≈ 138 thousand km²49 of 132
AD 1202≈ 126 thousand km²48 of 135
AD 1206≈ 290 thousand km²27 of 149
AD 1210≈ 262 thousand km²27 of 146
AD 1216≈ 214 thousand km²31 of 143
AD 1220≈ 193 thousand km²34 of 143
AD 1227≈ 229 thousand km²28 of 139
AD 1236≈ 312 thousand km²21 of 137
AD 1241≈ 236 thousand km²24 of 130
AD 1250≈ 100 thousand km²43 of 118
AD 1260≈ 100 thousand km²39 of 123
AD 1270≈ 100 thousand km²39 of 123
AD 1272≈ 100 thousand km²39 of 121
AD 1279≈ 96 thousand km²35 of 122
AD 1285≈ 97 thousand km²38 of 128
AD 1294≈ 100 thousand km²48 of 145
AD 1305≈ 104 thousand km²47 of 152
AD 1314≈ 101 thousand km²49 of 151
AD 1326≈ 106 thousand km²45 of 144
AD 1333≈ 106 thousand km²46 of 145
AD 1344≈ 116 thousand km²52 of 148
AD 1352≈ 117 thousand km²51 of 139
AD 1356≈ 117 thousand km²51 of 139
AD 1363≈ 80 thousand km²66 of 147
AD 1375≈ 48 thousand km²79 of 154
AD 1385≈ 41 thousand km²82 of 154
AD 1392≈ 41 thousand km²82 of 154

Its highest rank was in AD 1236: number 137 of 21.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 13 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1250lostEmpire of Nicaea≈ 90 thousand km²
AD 1241lostMongol Empire≈ 76 thousand km²
AD 1206gainedKingdom of Galicia–Volhynia≈ 76 thousand km²
AD 1206gainedByzantine Empire≈ 70 thousand km²
AD 1236gainedDespotate of Epirus≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 1395lostOttoman Empire≈ 41 thousand km²
AD 1192gainedByzantine Empire≈ 29 thousand km²
AD 1210lostLatin Empire≈ 28 thousand km²
AD 1227gainedLatin Empire≈ 27 thousand km²
AD 1216lostKingdom of Hungary≈ 27 thousand km²
AD 1236gainedKingdom of Hungary≈ 27 thousand km²
AD 1250lostKingdom of Serbia≈ 23 thousand km²
AD 1375lostOttoman Empire≈ 22 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Second Bulgarian Empire (Middle Bulgarian: Ц(а)рьство бл(ъ)гарское; Modern Bulgarian: Второ българско царство, romanized: Vtoro Balgarsko Tsarstvo) was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed between 1185 and 1396.

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