Despotate of Dobruja

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Bulgarian principality despotate medieval state principality

The Despotate of Dobruja was a 14th-century semi-independent Bulgarian principality on the western Black Sea coast, known for its strategic maritime position and role as a regional power during the decline of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Despotate of Dobruja canonical	2
Karvuna Despotate	2
Dobrujan Despotate	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bulgarian principality ⓘ despotate ⓘ medieval state ⓘ principality ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Despotate of Dobruja ⓘ surface form: Karvuna Despotate Principality of Karvuna ⓘ
capital	Kaliakra ⓘ Varna ⓘ
conflictWith	Genoa ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ Wallachia ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
currency	silver coins ⓘ
emergedDuring	decline of the Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
endTime	c. 1388 ⓘ late 14th century ⓘ
engagedIn	Black Sea maritime trade ⓘ piracy ⓘ
era	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
hadNavy	true ⓘ
hasRuler	Balik ⓘ Dobrotitsa ⓘ Ivanko Terter ⓘ
historicalRegion	medieval Bulgaria ⓘ
language	Middle Bulgarian ⓘ
locatedIn	Dobruja ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Bulgaria ⓘ Romania ⓘ
locatedOn	western Black Sea coast ⓘ
namedAfter	Dobrotitsa ⓘ
partOf	Balkans ⓘ surface form: Balkan Peninsula
precededBy	Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
rulerTitle	despot ⓘ
significantPort	Kaliakra ⓘ Kavarna ⓘ Varna ⓘ
startTime	mid-14th century ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of access to Danube Delta ⓘ control of western Black Sea routes ⓘ
subdivisionOf	Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
suzeraintyClaimedBy	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
tradedWith	Genoa ⓘ Venice ⓘ
wasRegionalPower	true ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Bulgarian Empire → successor → Despotate of Dobruja ⓘ

Despotate of Dobruja → alsoKnownAs → Despotate of Dobruja ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karvuna Despotate

Principality of Karvuna → alternativeName → Despotate of Dobruja ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karvuna Despotate

Principality of Karvuna → alternativeName → Despotate of Dobruja ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dobrujan Despotate