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Sofia: History, Former Names & Timeline

The Thracian Serdica, of which Constantine reportedly said “Serdica is my Rome”.

Map showing Sofia in AD 800Sofia
Border map for AD 800. See Europe in AD 800.

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Former names of Sofia

FromNameNote
AD 46Serdica
AD 809Sredets
1376Sofia

Timeline of Sofia

YearEvent
AD 343Council of Serdica
AD 809Taken by Khan Krum of Bulgaria
1879Becomes capital of Bulgaria

Who ruled Sofia

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC–324 BCHallstatt culture
323 BC–301 BCEmpire of Alexander
300 BC–201 BCKingdom of Kassander
200 BC–101 BCDardania
100 BC–2 BCDacians
1 BC–299Roman Empire
300–399Rome (Galerius)
400–799Eastern Roman Empire
800–899Slavonic tribes
900–999Bulgars
1000–1399Bulgar Khanate
1400–1879Ottoman Empire
1880–todayBulgaria

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