Historedia
Person

Dragan Tsankov

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1870–1872

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Dragan Tsankov, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Bulgarian Exarchate established by Ottoman decree

    1870–1872

    Role: Leader of Bulgarian nationalists

    1. 28 February 1870 · ConstantinopleFirman of 1870

      Sultan Abdülaziz issued a firman on 28 February 1870, granting autonomy to Bulgarian Orthodox dioceses to calm nationalist disturbances.

    2. 13 March 1870 · ConstantinopleMeeting of Bulgarian Leaders

      Bulgarian leaders convened in Constantinople on 13 March 1870 to elect civil members of the Temporary church council.

    3. 23 May 1872 · ConstantinopleDeclaration of Autocephaly

      Antim I declared the Bulgarian Church autocephalous in May 1872, without the Ecumenical Patriarch's blessing.

    4. 18 September 1872 · ConstantinopleCondemnation as Schismatic

      The Ecumenical Patriarchate condemned the Exarchate as schismatic in September 1872, excommunicating its adherents.

Sources

  1. Bulgarian Exarchate Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16