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I don't care, it's inaccurate like hell. There are far more states and empires than just 16! One must be either crazy or ignorant to claim something like that.

Originally posted by TheDiplomat Republic of Turkiye is the 16.state in the history founded by the  Turkish Nation.

No it's definitially not. I can count you a hundred Turkic states yet I still couldn't finish the list.

Danube Bulgaria as a state was formed in 681 AD, although there were multiple Bulgarian Haganates before that.  Anyways, it was formed in 681 after defeating Asparuh defeated a Byzantine army and Byzantium acknoledged Bulgaria's soverignity.  The goal of most of Bulgaria's rulers at that time was to secure Byzantine lands with Slavs living on them, unifying all the southern Slavs.  In 864, Knias Boris converts the country to Christianity.

In 1018, the Byzantinue ruler Basil II annexed a large Bulgarian state weakened by internal political conflict.  The independant Bulgarian church is assimilated into the Greek Orthox Chruch.

In 1185 Bulgaria reclaims its independance under the leadership of the brothers Asen and Peter.  The Bulgarian Church reemerges as independant also.  Meanwhile, the crusades are  crossing through the Balkans and Anatolia.  The Crusaders pillage and loot through Bulgarian and Byzantine and are chased out of Bulgaria in a decisive battle near Adrianople in 1205 AD.  Afterward, the Tatar invasion left Bulgaria in a weakened state, and with considerably less lands.  The weakened state fought with the Ottoman Turks for about 100 years, until on the 25th of September, 1396, the Turks crushed the Christian Bulgarians near Nicopolis.  The Bulgarians fall into a 500 year long opression by the Ottomans.

During the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish war, the Bulgarians were freed and received autonomy.   In 1885, Eastern Rumelia was unified with Bulgaria to form a more complete Bulgarian state.

Following two World Wars on the losing side, Bulgaria suffered losses of lands.  With the Red Army in Bulgaria, a communist government was elected and ruled the country for about 45 years.

In 1991, peaceful democratic elections surprisingly put the Socialist/Communist party back in power, giving Bulgaria a dubious honor of being the only nation to reelect them.

Edit:  Sorry for the length.. I actually just shortened it a little...


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Lol I severly mistyped those numbers. I knew it was 1867 (I remember using the "Expo 67" Centenial)....

Sorry for the severe mistake... Canada was found in 1867.

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That's my kinda war. Sign me up.

Originally posted by MixcoatlToltecahtecuhtli Originally posted by Cywr some King by the name of Willem *insert number here* It's 'I' (one) In 1839, Luxemburg went its seperate way, leaving only the Kingdom of the Netherlands behind. Luxemburg declared independence in 1835. In 1839 large parts of Luxemburg were ceded to Belgium. Technically Luxembourg was already independent in 1815. At the congress of Vienna was decided that the Netherlands and Luxembourg would form a personal union. The Grand Duke of Luxemburg was the King of the Netherlands until 1890, when king/grand duke William III died, leaving no male heir. Luxembourgic law didn't allow women to become grand duke, so a distant cousin of William III became grand duke.

Yeah, muddled up there, the bit about the chips war is right though.

Originally posted by Cywr some King by the name of Willem *insert number here*

It's 'I' (one)

In 1839, Luxemburg went its seperate way, leaving only the Kingdom of the Netherlands behind.

Luxemburg declared independence in 1835. In 1839 large parts of Luxemburg were ceded to Belgium.
Technically Luxembourg was already independent in 1815. At the congress of Vienna was decided that the Netherlands and Luxembourg would form a personal union. The Grand Duke of Luxemburg was the King of the Netherlands until 1890, when king/grand duke William III died, leaving no male heir. Luxembourgic law didn't allow women to become grand duke, so a distant cousin of William III became grand duke.

You should, Black Adder is funnier and more clever than Mr. Bean IMHO. Though admitably much of it is bit corny and silly.

I am indeed Welsh, and no, i'm not from the Vatican, just felt like selecting it when i registered. Where am i from, Wales originaly, but i've lived in the Netherlands for much of my life, and am presently stuck in the ugly Urban sprawl that is the Greater London area.
The portrait is of Lord Blackadder (2nd series), a role played by Rowan Atkinson, the same actor who plays Mr. Bean.

1971?
Do you mean 1871?