Tsardom of Vidin

Tsardom of Vidin
Видинско Царство (Bulgarian)
Vidinsko Tsarstvo
1369–1396[1][2]
Flag of Vidin
Flag
Coat of arms of the House of Shishman of Vidin
Coat of arms of the House of Shishman
The Tsardom of Vidin
The Tsardom of Vidin
StatusTsardom
Despotate
Hungarian rule (1365–1369)
Capital
and largest city
Vidin
Common languagesBulgarian
Other languagesMiddle Bulgarian
Religion
Orthodox Christianity
GovernmentMonarchy
Tsar / Despot 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1369
• Disestablished
1396
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Second Bulgarian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Today part ofBulgaria
Serbia

The Tsardom of Vidin (Bulgarian: Видинско Царство, romanizedVidinsko Tsarstvo) was a medieval Bulgarian state centred in the city of Vidin from 1369–1396.

  1. ^ A Concise History Of Bulgaria, Cambridge Concise Histories, R. J. Crampton, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 0521616379, p. 28.
  2. ^ The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest, John Van Antwerp Fine, University of Michigan Press, 1994, ISBN 0472082604, pp. 423-425.