Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Despotate of Vidin
drawn on the map 1363–1401
The northwestern Bulgarian tsardom, centered on Vidin on the Danube, that split from Tarnovo. Ruled by Ivan Sratsimir (r. 1356–1396), son of Ivan Alexander, who claimed the imperial title.
- Shown on the map
- 1363–1401
- Peak area
- 17k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
The northwestern Bulgarian tsardom, centered on Vidin on the Danube, that split from Tarnovo. Ruled by Ivan Sratsimir (r. 1356–1396), son of Ivan Alexander, who claimed the imperial title. Briefly seized by Hungary (1365–1369), it fell to the Ottomans in 1396 after the Crusade of Nicopolis, extinguishing the last independent Bulgarian state.
Common questions
- What was the Despotate of Vidin?
- The northwestern Bulgarian tsardom, centered on Vidin on the Danube, that split from Tarnovo. Ruled by Ivan Sratsimir (r. 1356–1396), son of Ivan Alexander, who claimed the imperial title.
- When is the Despotate of Vidin shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Despotate of Vidin 1363–1401. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Despotate of Vidin?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Despotate of Vidin covered about 17,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, academic works (John Fine on the Balkans, Halperin and Martin on Muscovy, Rady and Veszprémy on Hungary) and, for a few entries, the medieval Livonian Chronicle of Henry itself. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Tsardom of Vidin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsardom_of_Vidin
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