The BalkansThe BalkansReading editionChapter navigation45 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…The BalkansMAPSPREFACE1 Introductory2 The Balkan Peninsula in Classical Times 400 B.C.–A.D. 500.3 The Arrival of the Slavs in the Balkan Peninsula, A.D. 500–6504 The Arrival of the Bulgars in the Balkan Peninsula, 600–7005 The Early Years of Bulgaria and the Introduction of Christianity, 700–8936 The Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire, 893–9727 The Rise and Fall of ‘Western Bulgaria’ and the Greek Supremacy, 963–11868 The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire, 1186–12589 The Serbian Supremacy and the Final Collapse, 1258–139310 The Turkish Dominion and the Emancipation, 1393–187811 The Aftermath, and Prince Alexander of Battenberg, 1878–8612 The Regeneration under Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, 1886–190813 The Kingdom, 1908–1314 The Serbs under Foreign Supremacy, 650–116815 The Rise and Fall of the Serbian Empire and the Extinction of Serbian Independence, 1168–149616 The Turkish Dominion, 1496–179617 The Liberation of Serbia under Kara-George (1804–13) and Miloš Obrenović (1815–30): 1796–183018 The Throes of Regeneration: Independent Serbia, 1830–190319 Serbia, Montenegro, and the Serbo-Croats in Austria-Hungary, 1903–820 Serbia and Montenegro, and the two Balkan Wars, 1908–13 (cf. Chap, 13)1 From Ancient to Modern Greece2 The Awakening of the Nation3 The Consolidation of the State1 Introduction2 Formation of the Rumanian Nation3 The Foundation and Development of the Rumanian Principalities4 The Phanariote Rule5 Modern Period to 18666 Contemporary Period: Internal Development7 Contemporary Period: Foreign Affairs8 Rumania and the Present WarTURKEY1 Origin of the Osmanlis2 Expansion of the Osmanli Kingdom3 Heritage and Expansion of Byzantine Empire4 Shrinkage and Retreat5 Revival6 Relapse7 Revolution8 Balkan War9 The FutureINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →MAPSAll chapters and sections (45)The BalkansMAPSPREFACE1 Introductory2 The Balkan Peninsula in Classical Times 400 B.C.–A.D. 500.3 The Arrival of the Slavs in the Balkan Peninsula, A.D. 500–6504 The Arrival of the Bulgars in the Balkan Peninsula, 600–7005 The Early Years of Bulgaria and the Introduction of Christianity, 700–8936 The Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire, 893–9727 The Rise and Fall of ‘Western Bulgaria’ and the Greek Supremacy, 963–11868 The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire, 1186–12589 The Serbian Supremacy and the Final Collapse, 1258–139310 The Turkish Dominion and the Emancipation, 1393–187811 The Aftermath, and Prince Alexander of Battenberg, 1878–8612 The Regeneration under Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, 1886–190813 The Kingdom, 1908–1314 The Serbs under Foreign Supremacy, 650–116815 The Rise and Fall of the Serbian Empire and the Extinction of Serbian Independence, 1168–149616 The Turkish Dominion, 1496–179617 The Liberation of Serbia under Kara-George (1804–13) and Miloš Obrenović (1815–30): 1796–183018 The Throes of Regeneration: Independent Serbia, 1830–190319 Serbia, Montenegro, and the Serbo-Croats in Austria-Hungary, 1903–820 Serbia and Montenegro, and the two Balkan Wars, 1908–13 (cf. Chap, 13)1 From Ancient to Modern Greece2 The Awakening of the Nation3 The Consolidation of the State1 Introduction2 Formation of the Rumanian Nation3 The Foundation and Development of the Rumanian Principalities4 The Phanariote Rule5 Modern Period to 18666 Contemporary Period: Internal Development7 Contemporary Period: Foreign Affairs8 Rumania and the Present WarTURKEY1 Origin of the Osmanlis2 Expansion of the Osmanli Kingdom3 Heritage and Expansion of Byzantine Empire4 Shrinkage and Retreat5 Revival6 Relapse7 Revolution8 Balkan War9 The FutureINDEXA HISTORY OF BULGARIA—SERBIA—GREECE—RUMANIA—TURKEYBY NEVILL FORBES, ARNOLD J. TOYNBEE, D. MITRANY, D.G. HOGARTHMAPS →