Vidin Tsardom

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The Vidin Tsardom was a medieval Bulgarian state centered on the city of Vidin, which emerged as a semi-independent polity during the fragmentation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

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Vidin Tsardom canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity
medieval Bulgarian state
tsardom
borderedBy Kingdom of Hungary
Ottoman Beylik
Serbian Empire
Wallachia
capital Vidin
centeredOn city of Vidin
linked to: Vidin
conflict Hungarian–Bulgarian conflicts
Ottoman–Bulgarian wars
country Bulgaria
culture medieval Bulgarian culture
currency medieval Bulgarian coinage
dynasty Shishman dynasty
emergedFrom Second Bulgarian Empire
endEvent Ottoman conquest of Vidin
endTime c. 1396
late 14th century
era Middle Ages
firstRuler Michael Shishman
governmentType hereditary monarchy
monarchy
hasFortress Baba Vida
hasLanguage Middle Bulgarian
hasReligion Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
historicalRegion Bdin
locatedIn Vidin
northwestern Bulgaria
locatedOn Danube River
linked to: Danube
notableRuler Ivan Alexander
Ivan Sratsimir
Michael Shishman
partOf Second Bulgarian Empire
late medieval Balkan states system
politicalStatus regional principality
semi-independent polity
predecessor Second Bulgarian Empire
rulerTitle emperor of the Bulgarians
tsar
startEvent fragmentation of the Second Bulgarian Empire
weakening of central authority in Tarnovo
startTime 14th century
c. 1356
successor Ottoman Empire
usedScript Cyrillic script

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