Chronicles the history of the Bulgars, originally a Turkic-speaking tribe from Central Asia that migrated to the European Steppe around 370 AD.

Find the first chapter of a Library of Congress history of the Balkan nation. Follow the links forward to browse subsequent chapters.

Consists of a brief overview of the origins of the Balkan nation as well as a list of rulers and reports on historic figures.

Short essay recounts the migrations of the Asian tribe which settled in the Volga region and also into Europe during the 6th century AD.

Chronicles the history of the Central Asian tribe and traces their many migrations and settlements during the Medieval era.

Read an excerpt from a history of medieval central Italy examines evidence that a Bulgar tribe settled in the area.

Recounts the history of the Turkic-speaking people who possessed a powerful state in Eastern Russia from the 10th through the 14th centuries.

National site provides excerpts from the "Bulgarian Illustrated History" detailing the country's development up to WWII and profiles its rulers.

Read an excerpt from a historical text written about a medieval tribe of heretics in Bulgaria.

Medieval Sourcebook provides an excerpt from this ninth century letter to Bulgaria's ruler Khan Boris regarding the conversion to Christianity.

Features a time-line of the development of the Bulgarian state from the fourth until the seventh centuries.

Read an obituary for the former Communist dictator of Bulgaria and find a summary of his reign.