Fun With Flags - Bulgaria

[@General.Knowledge]

What flag should I do next??

[@EurovisionMacedonia]

Macedonia 🇲🇰

[@يومياتالحاجري]

egypt

[@IVaV1]

Pan-Arabic Flags/Slavic Flags because they have the same colour and relation.

[@azulafan1512]

Nepal

[@zisiskonstantinou1574]

Ukraine or Estonia

[@georgehristov7265]

I am historian and this is the most comprehensive report on this topic I have ever seen. It is also incredible that english speaking individual knows so much about eastern european countries. Bravo!

[@globalhistory7029]

Well, modern Bulgarians were not same as Bulgars in first and second Bulgarian empire

[@ilovecoffee7623]

Bulgaria is not eastern Europe. It's in SOUTH Europe. Are you blind? We border the Med sea. Eastern Europe is a cold war political term, not a geographical or cultural term, and it means Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

[@skelet8337]

@@globalhistory7029 they are

[@Dmcs1917]

@@ilovecoffee7623 you are in south east europa I think you may be the blind man here,

[@ЖивкоАтанасов-к2д]

@@ilovecoffee7623 By definition, Southern Europe countries are Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal, along with some smaller coutries like Malta and Cyprus.

[@vasilzahariev5741]

You used Bulgarian music, so cool!

[@General.Knowledge]

Yes!

[@kristiyanbalevski]

@FireWolf _bg anthem :D английския не ти е силата

[@ivancholakov3737]

@@kristiyanbalevski 🤣Човекът поне се опитва🤣

[@kristiyanbalevski]

@@ivancholakov3737 няма лошо да 😌😂

[@clashiottheslavers4871]

Mn se kefq kato nqkoi youtuber napravi video za bulgaria

[@0deadx21]

Interesting how Bulgaria ended up being lion-shaped itself after centuries of being lion-themed. It is quite a lovely shape.

[@mrspaceorange976]

with us before there was a Bulgarian lions but were exterminated for their meat and skin

[@simeonmilanov4605]

We kinda don't like that shape, we prefer it with some extra 100 k square kilometers :D

[@Pajdas610]

Bulgaria looks nothing like lion.

[@0deadx21]

@@Pajdas610 You're trolling, aren't ya.

[@Pajdas610]

@@0deadx21 No.

[@imperion8238]

FINALLY AFTER ALL THAT TIME YOU DID BULGARIA! THANK YOU!

[@General.Knowledge]

You're welcome!

[@ЧерноризецьХрабър]

@@General.Knowledge Please make a detailed video about Prussia and its leading role in the creation of a united Germany.

[@Honner_Mr]

@@ЧерноризецьХрабър This reminds me that, the tsardom of bulgaria was nicknamed "The prussia of the balkans" due to constant warfare it endured in the 1st and 2nd balkan wars

[@freusin]

@@Honner_Mr after first balkan war: Bulgaria was like "hey we had an agreement, Serbia! Give me Macedonia as promised (since there we're living mostly Bulgarians there)" few days before that, Serbia and Greece made a union in case of Bulgarian rage, lool

[@words11]

it was more complicated than that but for the most part its true

[@xhekxhdsj532]

Sloboda ili smrt ! Pozdrav iz Hrvatske

[@ТушиновТушинката]

Blagodarya!

[@intel386DX]

Поздрав из Бугарске :)

[@БориславКуманов]

ЖИВЕЛА ХАРВАТСКА🇧🇬🤝🇭🇷

[@ТушиновТушинката]

@@БориславКуманов БЪЛГАРИЯ И ХЪРВАТИЯ 🇧🇬🇭🇷

[@intel386DX]

@@БориславКуманов "ХАРВАТСКА"? хахах :D

[@ionutunroman7525]

Greetings to our bulgarian neighbors! 🇷🇴🤝🇧🇬

[@yu-gi-ohmaster7313]

Thanks! I wish you the same 😀

[@Hungeryan]

I would like to see the day when national-chevnism being oppresed like rasicm(which is completly different from what most people think about it) nowdays.

[@kristiyankrasimirov9308]

Hello my neighbor we love you Romania.

[@petrovich_sokolov]

You are literally the only neighbour we like

[@КристианПальонгов]

Thanks🇧🇬

[@СтефанМарковић-г4з]

Great video, greetings to our neighbors and brothers by Serbia ❤🇷🇸❤🇧🇬❤

[@Boristien405]

Greetings from a Bulgarian 🇷🇸🇧🇬

[@kinginexile7139]

Greetings from Bulgaria, brothers! ❤❤❤

[@ФилипКовачевић-н9и]

Onaj ko te izda i zabode nož u leđa nije ti brat

[@kinginexile7139]

@@ФилипКовачевић-н9и Everybody backstabbed everybody - that's how politics worked back then. Both our nations did good and bad stuff, but that's all in the past. We are two small countries in a gigantic world - it's best for us that we stick together.

[@ТушиновТушинката]

@@ФилипКовачевић-н9и БОКЛУК СЕТИ СЕ ЗА 1885

[@denisstoynev3935]

Finally a video about Bulgaria that's not bringing up any controversy in the comments. Greetings from Yambol, Bulgaria

[@denisstoynev3935]

@Mehmed Miriliev yes...?

[@bruh5688]

@Mehmed Miriliev this is town in Bulgaria

[@freusin]

Опа градски

[@denisstoynev3935]

@@freusin ко става

[@XDboyLolz]

Im from Burgas

[@CalligraphyMasters]

*I'm Bulgarian! It's really funny how you pronounce the names, but I like and appreciate the effort! Great video dude!*

[@galaxycloudss866]

You tried with the Bulgarian words and you did great!Just when you tried to say Asparuh....Well you tried.Благодаря ти много!

[@General.Knowledge]

Thanks!

[@Email5507]

Asparukh was a leader of bulgars btw

[@galaxycloudss866]

@@General.Knowledge No need to thank.Its the truth!

[@b0hema]

Само че не Аспарух ами Атилкесе.

[@KaliKavala]

@@galaxycloudss866 he was the founder of one of the Bulgaria-s :)

[@annielicheva]

Има ли българи? ❤️🇧🇬❤️🇧🇬❤️🇧🇬❤️🇧🇬❤️🇧🇬❤️

[@Viki-rq5lq]

Дааааа🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬💙💚💛💜❤😍😍България е номер 1🏆🏆🏆🏆🎖🏅🥇

[@yikes.951]

Даааа❤❤❤😍😍😍💗💗🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@bladejigger83]

Да

[@_m.ruskov_1660]

Има има

[@S0M30N3_IS]

✌

[@grantscharoff]

"United We Stand Strong" was stamped on the coins of the Kingdom of Bulgaria after 1878, after the liberation from the Ottoman Empire. Around the lion and the slogan, there was a wreath of wheat, laurel, and roses. The White Wheat of Moesia, the Green Laurel of Macedonia and the Red Roses of Thrace - the lands with dominant Bulgarian population. So this is the meaning of the colors of the flag as well. United We Stand Strong was literally meaning the lands of Moesia, Macedonia and Thrace united once again (and it's clearly visible on one of the maps from those times shown in the video. min 8:50) in one Bulgaria as it used to be during the times of the First and the Second Bulgarian Empires. This is the original and true meaning of the slogan and the colors of the flag.

[@einarbolstad8150]

Bulgaria has the happiest lions of the world.

[@onurmustafa3513]

They had lions

[@stanivan3977]

@@onurmustafa3513 why had?

[@onurmustafa3513]

@@stanivan3977Now they are held in zoo's.You will not see a stray lion in bulgaria

[@tish6587]

We had them but they were exterminated

[@onurmustafa3513]

@@tish6587 Have you heard that in haskovo a female lion gave birth to 2 baby lions but they committed die

[@Nut8026]

You pronounced “Свобода или смърт” better than many other people could so 👍🏻 good job

[@goatgamer001]

We have the same motto in Greece ( Ελευθερία η θάνατος)

[@NikeBG]

There are some other possible interpretations of the colours as well, besides the standard "white = purity and freedom, green = nature and fertility of the land, red = blood of the fallen heroes". One theory, for example, links it with the Bulgarian Garibaldines and the influence of the Italian revolutionary movement on our own, particularly on Georgi Rakovski and the two Bulgarian Legions he created in Serbia. Another possible view is the representation of the three main regions of Bulgaria - Moesia (modern Northern Bulgaria, the first to be freed from the Ottomans), Thrace (Southern Bulgaria, with its fertile fields) and Macedonia (which was largely left out of Bulgaria and became the main reason for all the 20th century wars we took part in). This three-region division is also quite well illustrated by a couple of pictures by Nikolay Pavlovich from those times and is also another interpretation for the three lions in our coat of arms (while the three lions in the medieval CoA versions would supposedly represent the "three Bulgarias" from the late 14th c., centred around Tarnovo, Vidin and Karvuna). Of course, a more "vulgar" (pardon the pun) modern interpretation of the tricolour could be a parallel with our famous Shopska salad and its main ingredients - the white Bulgarian sirene/cheese, the cucumbers (green) and the tomatoes (red). Needless to say, that's definitely not very idealistic, though some people might still find it patriotic enough.

[@ssbothwell]

Нямаше да коментирам... само щях да се радвам на другите на коментарите, обаче... твоят не можах да го подмина. Чудесно и ясно написано, по същество и с достатъчно информация. Да не говорим, че съм безкрайно благодарна за перфектния Английски! Когато човек реши да ползва чужди езици е редно да ги ползва умело... супер коментар на едно много добро видео!

[@-unionforhelptothepoorpeople]

Actually the colours are so old that they are very old tradition and we have a lot in common with Italy for example a lot of bulgarians in the past ( centuries ago) emigrated to Panonia in north Italy and almost created country there. These colours can be seen in every indo-european nation like kelts, Iranians and many others. These colours are far older than the Roman empire.

[@pegasBaO23]

The shopska salad interpratation is hilarious, but really shouldn't be taken seriously as shopska salad was invented in the 1950s, perhaps the flag inspired the salad

[@-unionforhelptothepoorpeople]

@@pegasBaO23 no this salad was invented during the turkish yoke by Bulgarians are you envy because you don't have history, culture, language and alphabet. Everything you have is due to Bulgaria unthankful bastard serbia is Bulgaria!!!!!!

[@NikeBG]

@@-unionforhelptothepoorpeople The Shopska salad was indeed created by Balkanturist in the 1950s, along with several other salads named after Bulgarian regions, which didn't catch on quite so much (f.e. I think the Thracian salad was similar to what we now call Snezhanka). This is all well known and documented and I'm afraid you're not doing any favour to Bulgaria's image with your claims and reaction.

[@tangra681d2]

Bulgarians actually had a flag even before Kubrat: It was a spear with horse hair on it called: туг

[@tangra681d2]

ÖLÜMLÜHAYATBUGÜNVARSINYARINYOKSUN ?

[@tangra681d2]

ÖLÜMLÜHAYATBUGÜNVARSINYARINYOKSUN he was a bulgarian

[@Email5507]

@@tangra681d2 he was turkic by origin actually not turkish. His young son asparukh created first bulgarian empire . Some of his son migrated volga bulgaria( todays chuvash people descandant of him)

[@tangra681d2]

ÖLÜMLÜHAYATBUGÜNVARSINYARINYOKSUN i know the history, he may have turkic blood but he was dominantly bulgarian (not like today, but a bulgarian from the steppes)

[@NikeBG]

@@Email5507 The Chuvash people are mostly descended from the Suvar, who were originally not part of Volga Bulgaria (they were "joined" in the 10th century, during Volga Bulgaria's expansion). And the Suvar are likely descended from the Sabir Huns. The Volga Bulgars themselves were descended from several Kutrigur tribes (and the Kutrigurs themselves were likely a Hunno-Bulgar mix) and their descendants today would be the Volga Tatars (which got that name due to being conquered by the Golden Horde in the mid-13th c).

[@kinginexile7139]

Thank you so much for covering our history, absolutely love the video and your channel! 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬

[@TheTattieShaw]

Well join his discord and suggest ideas for the future link in the description

[@kikatabratt1846]

You put great effort into the video and it turned very good as always, that's why I am subscribed!

[@General.Knowledge]

Thank you!

[@kris_pavlov]

WHAT?!?!?!? THAT'S AMAZING BULGARIA WAS NEVER IN SUCH A COOL VIDEO

[@kris_pavlov]

By the way, the national anthem in the background is great for the patriotic feelings.

[@Jordan-133]

Yes

[@General.Knowledge]

Yes! I tried using Bulgaria's anthems and military marches in the background :)

[@v0rt3xchannel26]

@@General.Knowledge not only that but ur info was deep and to the top. information like this will never be represented to the young generation in school, you brought proudness in me, thanks for the video

[@pitaya4151]

@@v0rt3xchannel26 Тези неща се учат в 2, 3 и 7 клас...

[@teodortodorov4712]

6:35 when you realise that he is from country, where they don't have the sound of "Ъ"

[@williamduncan7401]

The Cyrillic alphabet (30) is much more extensive than the Latin alphabet (26), hence it's understandable some letters can't be interpreted literally. Such letters, for example, are я, ъ, ч, й, ш, щ, ь, ц, ж, ю (although some can be depicted with multiple Latin letters and do the job fine: ш sh, ч ch, etc). Nevertheless, the same applies vice versa: w and x don't have an exact match in the Cyrillic alphabet.

[@The-Samuil]

@@williamduncan7401 right, but it should also be noted that W, as a sound that resembles the vowel У, but acts like a consonant isn't present in Bulgarian, or any language that uses the Cyrillic alphabet, I think

[@yupeca]

Български - ако сте от България лайк English - If you are from Bulgaria like

[@yupeca]

За да лайкнат и емигранти дошли в българия

[@graciie77]

White- the peace we desire stretched over our land, Green- our motherland, Red- the blood and sacrifices that soaked the land on the way to freedom.

[@georgidobrev6767]

WHAT?!?!?!?!?? It's incredible. Finally Bulgaria in a such an amazing video. Love it!!!!

[@General.Knowledge]

Yay!

[@nstg3028]

Greeting to all neighbors from Bulgaria! Great video! And also love how now, as neighbors, we do not spread hatred! Kudos!

[@joermnyc]

A surprising number of flags have the red color being some sort of variant of: the spilled blood of those who fought or died in the struggle for the nation. Or if you watch the Geography Now! channel, [loud metal riff plays] “The blood of those who fight for the freedom!”

[@Bolghar_wolf]

The first to raise the red flag was Attila's favorite son Irnik who restored the Bulgarian statehood after his father's death. Irnik raised a red flag with a crescent/trident above it. Dulo dynasty is a Bulgarian rulers dynasty. Gazan, Attila, Irnik, Kubrat, Asparukh, Kotrag, Arpad, Rurik etc. all are from this dynasty. Dulo clan symbol/tamga was the Baltavar (trident) Balta(axe)var(bow) symbolise the rule over the forests and steppes. Western Huns = Kara Bulgar, eastern Huns = Ak Bulgar.

[@oldboyneverrichagain1113]

Joe R M o loop

[@ivaylonaydenov4113]

Great job! Greetings from Bulgaria! Another popular interpretation of the colours is that they represent the three main historical areas of Bulgaria - Moesia (white), Thrace (green), and Macedonia (red). No offence fellow Macedonian and Greek neighbours ;) Less known, but intriguing hypothesis of the origins of the tricolour, is that it's been influenced by the Italian flag. Many Bulgarian revolutionaries, most well known amongst them is Kapitan Petko Voyvoda, fought alongside Guiseppe Garibaldi, and later took part in the Bulgarian uprisings against Ottoman rule. It is thought by some that they might have influenced the symbolics of some of the self-organised resistance groups. There was great variety of revolutionary flags, most often representing a standing lion on green, or more rarely red background. The flag of the Stara Zagora uprising from 1875 was white-green-red and it is thought that the official national flag is modelled after it. No matter the true origin, it seems that those colours were traditional since the official flag was quickly accepted as a symbol by all Bulgarians within and outside the Principality's borders.

[@nikolaeva_m]

Bulgariaaaa тук ли смеее? Ако си българин, харесай, да си мислят че съм написала нещо умно. 😄❤️🇧🇬

[@athleticsstudios1238]

Тука смеее брееее

[@pibogdanov]

I'm impressed that strangers want to know about Bulgaria's history! But you tried to say Asparuh.

[@radoslavboyanov6511]

you missed 1 VERY important event When we stopped the Arabic armies from conquering Europe!

[@lee-py1bj]

i feel a bit attacked but at the same time not because im from bulgaria but im arabic

[@mrbubzzz2099]

@@lee-py1bj You shouldn't, you're just of Arabic ancestory. Don't feel bad for something your grand grand grand father's did. It could've possibly not even been your empire at the time. You know what I mean, I love all races and I've been to turkey they're such lovely people and I think we should leave history in history but it shall never be forgotten

[@lee-py1bj]

@Iv Art yeah.. your right :)

[@lee-py1bj]

@@mrbubzzz2099 Yes! ^^

[@kumchavalcha]

We and our romanian brothers:) the birth of count Dracula:) Vlad the implaer Tepesh (Cepesh):)

[@nikoladoctorov553]

Greetings from Bulgaria

[@General.Knowledge]

Hi!

[@daniivanov6923]

@@General.Knowledge HI

[@emekli_nihilist]

I was wondering about Bulgaria, thanks! 5:00 I am so surprised that our neighbour (komshija) got the same crescent and star as well! Ljubav do komshija Bulgarija, od Istanbul, 200 km od Granica Kapitan Andreevo! (Malo Srpski :) ( Loves to neighbour Bulgaria, from Istanbul, 200 km away from Kapitan Andreevo border! )

[@jivkoyanchev1998]

Greetings komşu! And well yeah the moon and crescent were quite used in medieval Europe. Look at the Transsylvanian coat of arms for example and I think Slavonia (part of Croatia) uses it too 😊

[@emekli_nihilist]

@@jivkoyanchev1998 I did not know that, thank you for teaching me something new! Hvala(srpski) Cpacibo(pyccki) :) I'll check out for Bulgarian thanks and type it too (I think Blagodarya :)

[@kinginexile7139]

Love from Bulgaria! ❤

[@jivkoyanchev1998]

@@emekli_nihilist Rica ederim arkadaşım! 🙂

[@emekli_nihilist]

@@jivkoyanchev1998 woooww :)

[@vvvladov]

Congratulations! I am impressed! You are very well informed about our long history and definitely you have made an extensive research in order to do this video. Once again respect!

[@Bulgarian_corps]

That was the best history of Bulgaria i ever know. I see most of them. THANK YOU!!!

[@geo1684]

Thanks for the video 🇧🇬❤️

[@unioneitaliana7107]

Love Bulgaria from Italy. 🇮🇹❤️🇧🇬 Rome, Atene and Sofia are the oldest capitals of Europe.

[@kristiankolev3579]

I appreciate your effort, thank you. The video was very well executed, with no factual mistakes and your pronunciation was surprisingly good.

[@nanculito]

Great video, incredibly correct historically, it is truly amazing that a foreigner can make such a historically accurate video for a foreign country. Thank you!

[@UniversalChill]

Yess, my country!

[@nikchot]

I'm from Bulgaria P.S. Яжте баница

[@iskrenos_gaming3545]

И мусака

[@Bull-tm6hl]

Да

[@justrado8509]

@@steven810 Най-вече

[@justrado8509]

#Шкембечорба

[@milaivailova6652]

С боза

[@luteni4kA]

I’m from Bulgaria Аз обичам България, много съм щастлив с факта че направи видео за нас

[@georgikarakachanov590]

Loved the Star Wars joke around 5:40 :D

[@devorgatev9348]

Hey, a bulgarian here for a few small tweaks: - the bulgarian flag all until 864 was a horse tail - the title of Boris was knyaz (similar to rex) - the colors of the modern bulgarian flag were also influenced by Italy (Some bulgarians fought in the italian revolution) Great video, the research was well done, appreciate it

[@oreknezevic9662]

Knjaz is more duke

[@ВладиславКоцов]

Идиот

[@bubster9813]

Да живее България!

[@todorminchev2123]

bulgarian empire strikes back i need that for a shirt !! XD looks dope did you found it or made it ?

[@kiro5041]

It's so cool how you present our county with these drawings and search for that many information about us Realy respect your work!

[@jivkoyanchev1998]

Amazing video dude! You're quite good at presenting corect information! :) I just wanna add about the green part of the flag. It may come from the first bulgarian revolutionary cometee created in Belgrade (circa 1830) which did use green/white/red horizontal tricolor flag. I'm of course not sure just my theory :)

[@bgking2349]

I am so glad you are doing such a thing for my country i am happy they haven't forgotten us in other parts of the world

[@mihailnikoloff2554]

Interesting video, congrats from a Bulgarian. Good work.

[@camperahead8546]

Just for information the 3 colour comes from the 3 main regions 1 white Мизия 2 Green Тракия 3 Red Македония Other than that you did great job with the history part even at some points better than we were tough in school

[@LeccareNewHandle]

Bulgarian lion is like a pacifist cousin of the Finnish lion.

[@dobromirovcharov9761]

Every Bulgarian is proud of your work. Honor for us! Thanks a lot !!!

[@ldt5480]

yesss!!! I've been looking forward to this episode forever

[@victoratanasov455]

I really like how you presented the history of my country!!! I am so delighted.

[@maddefrost]

How long have I waited (Read whith Palpatine voice)

[@hazeldraws8389]

Oh my gosh I'm so impressed of how good you explained our history! I'm probably excited because not many people know about our country and I would understand that if it was like boring or something like that but our history is AMAZYNG! Like we've been a part of the Osman empire for 5 CENTURIES and we're still here! Also your pronunciation was pretty wrong but not that bad ;)

[@Heavy-metaaal]

Very good channel. Greetings from Brazil. Saudações lusitanas!

[@kurro4184]

That was a really really accurate video. You've put great work into it and you deserve more recognition and respect for your content. You've earned a subscriber, if that means something to you.

[@cypresshill6876]

България 🇧🇬 над ВСИЧКО!!! РЕСПЕКТ!!!

[@mariustashev4373]

There is an inaccuracy in the video. At the Battle of Nicopolis, the Turks were not alone against the Crusade. Our Serbian "brothers" on the Turkish side are participating in the battle. In fact, the decisive attack that turned the battle came from the Serbian heavy cavalry. They are the most loyal ally of the Ottomans, not only at Nikopol but also at Rovine (where Krali Marko was killed) and at Ankara, where Tamerlane defeated the Ottomans and captured Bayezid. They are the only ones among the Balkan peoples who did not participate in the campaign of Vladislav Varnenchik.

[@sei6ou]

Аз съм от България. That means I am from Bulgaria.

[@denislavstanimirov2650]

I az

[@JustA.Person]

Браво той все едно може да го прочете на кирилица изобщо

[@erg_krissthecat208]

И аз

[@失敗-Yixing]

Здр

[@wschill5802]

google translate

[@peteratanasov913]

Greetings from Bulgaria! Поздрави от България! Thank you for the video!

[@affentaktik2810]

Please guys this video is too good to have its comments spammed with various discussions about the origin of the bulgars

[@Email5507]

Bulgars are turkic peoples.

[@galaxycloudss866]

@@Email5507 you dumb

[@RLDragonStrider]

@@Email5507 That is not true.

[@mrspaceorange976]

thank you for taking the time to talk about a small country like ours I think every Bulgarian who looks at you will be very grateful. I wish you all the best.

[@Sof1a510]

I have a friend from Bulgaria

[@General.Knowledge]

Tell them I said hi!

[@victorsavov2073]

cool story bro

[@muskythe_tailor_xd5035]

Аз съм българин - I am Bulgarian

[@jimmyrodopski8265]

@@muskythe_tailor_xd5035 Символ на българищината: Кп

[@oldboyneverrichagain1113]

The Champ 5 im your friend from Bulgaria

[@mormegilion]

Great video! I am Bulgarian and an art historian and I must say that you have researched well and the video is quite educational! The only thing that I can add is the symbolism behind the green in the flag - we are taught at school that it symbolizes the Bulgarian mountains and forests where the rebels against the Ottoman occupation were hiding during the struggles for liberation. Generally the green symbolizes the Bulgarian nature and freedom. Thank you for the great video and the way you have honoured our history and the respectful way you have presented the information!

[@teodortodorov4712]

we have never loose our flags - in fight

[@rumyanaa.3297]

Lost

[@Annatomova7]

I am Bulgarian. Thank you for making this video. I grew up in America, but most people out here have never heard of my country. So I’m always impressed when someone actually knows about it.

[@jimmyys]

Easter egg: He used the Bulgarian anthem at the end.

[@dontasknikki]

Amazing recap of the history of our flags! Well done.

[@mitkoliondar1]

As Bulgarian good job mate very nice history lesson. As for the flags the first flag used even in old great Bulgaria was the horse tail you can even see it on your pictures for Khan kubrat

[@Цвети-д8ю]

When kids we are told the symbolics of our flag, but just the basics. Which are: White-Reminding us of the pureness of freedom and the infinity of spirit Red-Reminding us to never forget about the sacrifice our brothers and sisters made while fighting for our country Green-For our beautiful mountains, forests and mother natute Sooo seeing someone making so much effort to just know what those colors mean in depth was really nice and interesting. Amazing video💟💚❤️

[@vasil.kamdzhalov]

Very creative idea for a series and you make it interesting.

[@alexvasilev7976]

It's nice to hear about everything I heard in history lesson 3 years ago. Здрасти на всички българи🇧🇬

[@kostadintarakov9865]

Really good video i wait for it 1 year thanks for making it!!!

[@MetalPhantom1984]

Impressive video video, to put it mildly. The tremendous level of depth and detail here is easily overlooked. There were even some stuff I as a Bulgarian wasn't aware of. The only thing that's not mentioned is perhaps the strong tradition with the number 3 that seems to persist through out the ages and dating back to at least the Bulgar khans (Kanas is the more precise title). The Sun & Moon is similarly related, as the historic sources mention that these were the two main deities of the Bulgars. So I guess their presence in some flags is in that line too. Thanks for this great video. :)

[@lvanvan]

I am sure that the colors white, green and red have no slavic roots. Actually slavic nations often use Pan-Slavic colors: white, blue and red. The example is Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Czech republic. In the other hand white green and red are the colors related to Giuseppe Garibaldi used in Italy, Bulgaria and Hungary

[@baginatora]

I'm a simple bulgarian- I see a well made video about Bulgaria, I upvote :)

[@БорисИванов-т7т]

I love the video it's great ! Great work ! Can I ask you why you used the old Bulgarian anthem as a background music? Just wondering.

[@Sovic91]

Great video. Very in-depth analysis and a thorough research. But as a bulgarian myself I would like to add a few things: (Warning, this comment turned out to be a long one) 1. The year 681 is considered as the begining of the Bulgarian country. Why that and not Old Great Bulgaria? Well, the story is very interesting. It all starts during the time of khan Kubrat. One day he gathered his five sons (Bayan, Kotrag, Asparukh, Kuber and Altsek) and asked them to break a bundle of sticks. (This is actualy the story depicted here 2:14) So one by one they all tried, but none succeeded. Then Kubrat started pulling the sticks out and breaking them one by one. His sons told him that everyone can do it one by one and Kubrat replyed "Exactly". If they were to split up after his death, they would be eliminated one by one, but if they were together they would stay strong. Despite his warnings, after he died his sons eventually separated and indeed faded out. All, exept Asparukh. In 861 he moved to where our counry is today. 2. 6:34 Veliko (Велико) actualy means Great. 3. 6:56 Indeed. Shishman in Cyrillic is Шишман. The accent is actualy on "a". As for the letter itself, its pronounced more like "shu", the "u" being the same as in the word "up". We have that sound in the end of every consonant letter, similarly to how you have the sound "e" in the end of B, C, D, G, ect. Also the "a" in Tarnovo is pronounced that way. 4. 13:56 A closer translation would be " Unity makes strength" Anyway, I'm glad I found this chanel and I can't wait to see what else you have in store, General.

[@ДеянДончев-с8о]

I from Bulgaria 🇧🇬❤️ Аз съм от България 🇧🇬❤️

[@dimitarkolev7594]

I'm a Bulgarian and we have an interesting tale for our flag. As my mother told me, the white is for the clouds, representing freedom and purity, green for the beautyful nature and red for the blood spilled during the fights against other countries. I love your video! Good job!

[@voidzy7]

Thank God bro I was waiting on this one

[@4i4okomita]

Good job, man! It is a great video! We Bulgarian people are mixture of Thracians, Old Bulgarians and Slavic people. Due to latest DNA researches we have about 40% of Thracian DNA. And we have almost the same DNA like Italians and Hungarians.

[@VigorHabitus]

Isn't this Sheldon Cooper's show?

[@ssbothwell]

I'm sayin'!!!!! That's the only reason why KZbin suggested it in my home screen...hahahahaha It's extra cute how I am actually Bulgarian. (to clarify, KZbin algorithm suggested the Serbian flag video first...)

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

As the number of evidence of linguistic, ethnographic and socio-political nature show that Bulgars belonged to the group of Turkic peoples.[36][24][26][30] The Bulgars (also Bolgars or proto-Bulgarians[40]) were a semi-nomadic people of Turkic descent, originally from Central Asia, who from the 2nd century onwards dwelled in the steppes north of the Caucasus and around the banks of river Volga (then Itil). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bulgaria Bulgars (< Turkic bulgha- ‘to mix, stir up, disturb’, i.e. ‘rebels’) A Turkic tribal union of the Pontic steppes that gave rise to two important states: Danubian-Balkan Bulgaria (First Bulgarian Empire, 681-1018) and Volga Bulgaria (early 10th century-1241). They derived from Oghuric-Turkic tribes, driven westward from Mongolia and south Siberia to the Pontic steppes in successive waves by turmoil associated with the Xiongnu (late 3rd cent. ... ... www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198662778.001.0001/acref-9780198662778-e-820 Many Slavic tribes lived within the boundaries of the state, together with the proto-Bulgarians, a tribe of Turkic origin that had settled in the Balkan Peninsula at the end of the 7th century. www.britannica.com/biography/Boris-I The Bulgars were a Turkic tribal confederation that gave rise to the Balkan Bulgar and Volga Bulgar states.The ethynonym derives from the Turkish bulgha-,”to stir,mix,disturb,confuse.” books.google.com.tr/books?id=c788wWR_bLwC&pg=PA354&redir_esc=y&hl=tr#v=onepage&q=Bulgars&f=false (Harvard University Press) The Volga Bulgars, a Turkish tribe then living on the east bank of the Volga River, ... the laws of Islam to the Bulgars, who had recently converted to the religion. www.bookrags.com/research/ahmad-ibn-fadlan-ued/#gsc.tab=0 Eastern Bulgars , Bulgars Ancient Turkic people originating in the region n and e of the Black Sea. www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/balkan-states Volga Bulgaria was a northeastern European Turkic state that formed during the 9th century and continued into the first four decades of the 13th century. www.readcube.com/articles/10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe009 www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/social-science/cultures/other/bulgars-eastern referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopedia-of-slavic-languages-and-linguistics-online/*-COM_031941 www.thefreedictionary.com/Proto-Bulgar+languages xn--80ad7bbk5c.xn--p1ai/en/content/brief-history-suvar-bulgars bulgarizdat.ru/index.php/book1/article1-1 Bulgars, Eastern bŭl´gärz, -gərz [key], Turkic-speaking people, who possessed a powerful state (10th-14th cent.) at the confluence of the Volga and the Kama, E European Russia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. (Cambridge University Press) books.google.com.tr/books?id=Ylz4fe7757cC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=proto+bulgars&source=bl&ots=vvGsuu2J3g&sig=ACfU3U2YuPKKdgVQKhoUi2fyDiC99n4N_Q&hl=tr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRqIaDlNvmAhWM-yoKHW38DDI4FBDoATAAegQIBRAB#v=onepage&q=proto%20bulgars&f=false Population genetic analysis indicated that Conquerors had closest connection to the Onogur-Bulgar ancestors of Volga Tatars. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-53105-5 Most Tatars trace their descent to Volga Bulgars, a medieval Turkic people who have inhabited the Middle Volga and lower Kama region. online.ucpress.edu/search-results?page=1&q=Bulgars Onogur-Bulgars www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/250688v1.full.pdf hizliresim.com/stAHqu (Bulgar genetic proximity) Caucasus as the first Turkic peoples (Avars, Bulgars, Huns, Khazars, Pechenegs) arrived. www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Exile The Turkic languages are clearly interrelated, showing close similarities in phonology, morphology, and syntax. Historically, they split into two types early on, Common Turkic and Bolgar Turkic. The language of the Proto-Bolgars, reportedly similar to the Khazar language, belonged to the latter type. Its only modern representative is Chuvash, which originated in Volga Bolgarian and exhibits archaic features. www.britannica.com/topic/Turkic-languages According to Antoaneta Granberg : " the data is insufficient to clearly distinguish Huns, Avars and Bulgars one from another" - introduction, the second paragraph : www.academia.edu/683028/Classification_of_the_Hunno-Bulgarian_Loan-Words_in_Slavonic Both names are best explained as corresponding to Onogundur, an old name in Greek sources for the Bulgars. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/khazars www.yourdictionary.com/bulgar More Sources 1drv.ms/w/s!ArU3juYblIHghhn2C4hh-bLC8FRi

[@Jordan-133]

Finally! Благодаря

[@spinodinosour234kaloyan8]

Samo bulgari

[@Luckier13]

БЪЛГАРИ ЮНАЦИ!

[@yikes.951]

BULGARIA THE BESTTT

[@poxer1]

Very good job! As far as my knowledge goes, you were very accurate in everything you showed in the video. Starting with Kubrat in 632 means you read the latest history books, which means that you really prepared for this. Brilliant work! Thank you!

[@Dk-tt4yc]

Тук ли сте Българи? ❤️❤️❤️

[@bswain1000]

God bless you for this superb presentation of my country’s flag. Best wishes. :)

[@luchito0015]

Asparuh = /as-pah-rookh/ was the first leader of the first bulgarian empire. It isn’t so hard to say

[@B0uffon1116]

I m from Bulgaria and thanks for this Аз съм от България и то благодаря за това

[@Random_entity34]

Greetings from Bulgaria! Some of the names weren't pronounced correctly but this is a great video.

[@d3loff]

You were wondering what the symbol at 6:36 means? This is actually the Cyrillic letter "Ш" which you can clearly see on the coin as well. The ruling dynasty surname was "Shishman" (Шишман) at the time so yeah you were right in your analysis.

[@mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150]

Keep up with the good work!

[@Daniel_Popov]

Great video! But only I can not agree that the bulgarians are not native. Bulgarians are actually native people. Tracian people were many, they can not just disappear. New evidences show that ancient chroniclers call the tracian tribe Moesians - Bulgarians, much earlier then 681. Asparuh and his people just have returned back to their native lands. The title "Khan" is a mongolian title and has nothing to do with us. The tracian title is actually "Kanas u Biggi" which means "Prince in the Lord" - many tracian people have became christians in the first centuries, so it is not a surprise. But, anyway, thank you for the video! I like your videos. Best regards!

[@ChavdarKaloyanov1]

Woooow how actually u made a video,4 days before exactly for my small country everyone forgets???Is it a coincidence???

[@r9iden_9]

Hey dude, thanks for doing an actual good video about the history of bulgaria! Really cool! Greetings from Bulgaria!

[@vrooomvrooom230]

Greetings from your northern neighbours!

[@vissandre3845]

Thank you for that you spend your time learning my country and making that video ❤️