Kingdom of Bulgaria

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The Kingdom of Bulgaria was a Balkan monarchy that existed from the late 19th century until 1946, known for its involvement in both World Wars and its shifting alliances among the great powers of Europe.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Bulgaria canonical 51
Bulgarian monarchy 3
Kingdom of Bulgaria (World War I) 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical country
monarchy
sovereign state
alliance Axis powers
surface form: Axis Powers

Central Powers
capital Sofia
continent Europe
country Bulgaria
currency lev
dissolutionCause abolition of monarchy
dissolutionEvent 1946 Bulgarian republic referendum
endTime 1946
firstMonarch Alexander I of Bulgaria
Alexander of Battenberg
followedBy Bulgaria
surface form: People's Republic of Bulgaria
foreignPolicy revisionist power after World War I
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfStateTitle Tsar
internationalOrganization League of Nations member
joinedWar World War I on side of Central Powers
World War II on side of Axis Powers
lastMonarch Simeon II of Bulgaria
legislature National Assembly of Bulgaria
locatedIn Balkans
majorWar Balkan Wars
surface form: First Balkan War

Balkan Wars
surface form: Second Balkan War

Serbo-Bulgarian War
World War I
World War II
monarch Boris III of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
neighboringCountry Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Ottoman Empire
occupationStatus occupied parts of Macedonia during World War II
officialLanguage Bulgarian
partOf Interwar period
World War I
World War II
politicalSystem parliamentary monarchy
precededBy Ottoman Empire
recognizedByTreaty Treaty of Berlin 1878
surface form: Treaty of Berlin (1878)
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
rulingDynasty House of Battenberg
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
startTime 1878
1879
switchedPolicy withdrew from Axis in 1944
territorialChange Unification of Bulgaria (1885)

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

Anti-Comintern Pact countrySignatory Kingdom of Bulgaria
Balkan Wars mainBelligerent Kingdom of Bulgaria
Balkan Wars belligerent Kingdom of Bulgaria
subject surface form: Second Balkan War
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signedBy Kingdom of Bulgaria
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk cededTerritoryTo Kingdom of Bulgaria
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha associatedWith Kingdom of Bulgaria
Central Powers countryMember Kingdom of Bulgaria
Central Powers allianceWith Kingdom of Bulgaria
Bulgarians historicalState Kingdom of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Third Bulgarian State
Treaty of London (1913) signatory Kingdom of Bulgaria
Treaty of London (1913) cededTerritoryTo Kingdom of Bulgaria
Treaty of Bucharest (1913) participant Kingdom of Bulgaria
Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) opposedBy Kingdom of Bulgaria
subject surface form: Greek People’s Liberation Army
Axis occupation of Greece occupyingPower Kingdom of Bulgaria
Treaty of Constantinople (1913) party Kingdom of Bulgaria
Brusilov Offensive opponent Kingdom of Bulgaria
Brusilov Offensive belligerent Kingdom of Bulgaria
Balkan League countryInvolved Kingdom of Bulgaria
Romanian Campaign participant Kingdom of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria deathPlace Kingdom of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria monarchOf Kingdom of Bulgaria
Vardar Offensive opposingBelligerent Kingdom of Bulgaria
House of Wettin ruledTerritory Kingdom of Bulgaria
Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine party Kingdom of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Navy (World War II) country Kingdom of Bulgaria
Battle of Doiran belligerent Kingdom of Bulgaria
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha associatedWith Kingdom of Bulgaria
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha linkedMonarchy Kingdom of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Bulgarian monarchy
Dimitar Blagoev placeOfDeath Kingdom of Bulgaria
April War belligerent Kingdom of Bulgaria
Nikopol historicalSovereign Kingdom of Bulgaria
Austro-Hungarian Empire alliedWith Kingdom of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Bulgaria (World War I)
Bulgarian Question involves Kingdom of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Army historicalAllegiance Kingdom of Bulgaria
Greco-Bulgarian communities locatedIn Kingdom of Bulgaria
Giovanna of Savoy associatedWith Kingdom of Bulgaria
Vlado Chernozemski placeOfBirth Kingdom of Bulgaria
Simeon II of Bulgaria monarchOf Kingdom of Bulgaria
Simeon II of Bulgaria placeOfBirth Kingdom of Bulgaria
London Conference of 1912–1913 participant Kingdom of Bulgaria
Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 country Kingdom of Bulgaria
Royal Palace, Sofia usedBy Kingdom of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Bulgarian monarchy
Tsar of Bulgaria country Kingdom of Bulgaria
Tsar of Bulgaria jurisdiction Kingdom of Bulgaria
Tsar of Bulgaria category Kingdom of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Bulgarian monarchy