Wikipedia Research:
- History of Bulgaria (1878–1946)
- In 1762, Saint Paisius of Hilendar (1722–1773), a monk from the south-western Bulgarian town of Bansko, wrote Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya (Bulgarian Exarchate)
- First called Bulgarian millet by sultan of Ottoman empire (Bulgarian millet)
- Millet definition
- It was not, however, until the 1850 that the Bulgarians initiated a purposeful struggle against the Greek clerics in a number of bishoprics (Bulgarian Exarchate)
- Bulgarian Exarchate established in 1870 (Bulgarian millet)
- Wikipedia picture of what it's borders looked like
- Tanzimat period of liberal reforms in Ottoman empire ended in 1876
- First Constitutional Era period of constitutional monarchy in Ottoman empire starts in 1876
- Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) that Bulgarinans weren't involved in but were affected by
- The founding of an independent church, along with the revival of Bulgarian language and education, were the crucial factors that strengthened the national consciousness and revolutionary struggle, that led to the creation of a Bulgarian nation-state in 1878. (Bulgarian millet)
- National awakening of Bulgaria corresponds withRise of nationalism in the Ottoman Empire
- Bulgarian millet
Under the Yoke:
- Written in 1888 and published around 1890
- Set in the months before the April Uprising in 1876
- Important book written during this time about the reasons for rebellion
- Wikipedia page
- Goodreads page
- Free pdf on Internet Archive
- Wikipedia page on Ivan Vazov