Tsardom of Bulgaria

The Tsardom of Bulgaria is a country that is east of the Tsardom of Serbia, south of the Kingdom of Romania, North of the Kingdom of Greece and West of the Khanate of Crimea. It is a Puppet State of Germany since it's annexation as a puppet state of Germany due to it's long hard war with the Ottoman Empire not going so well.

## History

### Origins

After Imperial Russia fought aginst the Ottoman Turks for the eighth time in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, the Russians achieved victory and demanded the establishment of an autonomous Bulgaria. With the signing of the Treaty of San Stefano, the new autonomy was promised Sofia, Eastern Rumelia, Macedonia, and other Bulgarian provinces. However, the sudden creation of a state so large in the Balkans upset the Great Powers of Europe, and so the Treaty of Berlin was signed, limiting the Principality of Bulgaria to only the Northern portion of the Bulgarian-populated territories. Under the rule of Prince Alexander I, Bulgaria would prove to have no interest in staying under Ottoman suzerainty. It grew increasingly autonomous, to the point of de facto independence.

As Ottoman rule was still present in large swathes of the southern Balkans, the relatively new nations of Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece were in similar positions as Bulgaria: their size limited, their people under Ottoman rule. But before the relationship between these mountainous kingdoms could grow cordial, Serbia invaded the Bulgarian nation in 1885. The Austrians had persuaded the Serbian king to invade Bulgaria, in exchange for possible concessions in Austrian territory and Bosnia. The Serbian surprise attack was countered and pushed back, and the only thing that saved Serbia from being overrun by Bulgaria was Austria's threats to the principality. It was not all bad news for the Bulgarians, as the war gave them an excuse to unify with Eastern Rumelia. However, relations between Serbia and Bulgaria were to be from then on mistrustful.

Prince Alexander was forced to abdicate in favor of Ferdinand von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because of Russian pressure, hoping to get a better grip on the Principality. The Tsardom of Bulgaria was declared in 1908, and Ferdinand became its first Tsar.

The two bitter Balkan rivals of Serbia and Bulgaria did not always fight against each other. In 1912, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro invaded the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War. Each achieved their desire for more territories; however the peace was short-lived. Insulted by their Serbian and Greek allies ignoring the established plan to split Macedonia, Bulgaria invaded to regain its claimed territory. Instead of being on the offensive, however, the Second Balkan War would became a disaster for Bulgaria when both Romania and the Ottoman Empire intervened. Defeated and humiliated, Bulgaria was left without its desired possessions.

### World War I

Bulgaria declared War on the Ottoman Empire and Serbia to get more territory. The war with Serbia was easy until Germany annexed Serbia as a Puppet State and the War with the Ottomans was easy until the Ottomans were fighting back with British help. Germany found out that the Russians fell to Communism after Germany's easy victories in the Eastern Front. The Germans then freak out because Austria-Hungary is failing bad against the Russian Communists and fighting them thinking that the Russians are the enemy. The Germans then invade Austria-Hungary and make them into a Puppet State as they did the same to Serbia, Ukraine, West Russia, Belarus, Poland, the Baltic States and Finland. The Germans marched into Bulgaria and announced that they will annex Bulgaria as a Puppet State because of a Communist Threat. Ferdinand knowing the situation then surrendered himself as German Puppet as Germany reformed the government as a German Puppet Government.

### Aftermath

Bulgaria lived prosperously as a German Puppet, Ferdinand's sons have married in lavish marriages and the government has gotten along great with the Ottomans who were their former enemy.

## Government

The Tsar has significant political power, from naming generals to deciding which laws will be implemented. Bulgaria is a highly conservative state when it comes to politics, and resembles the Tsarist Russia of 1917 quite greatly. Bulgaria has cool relations with many of its neighbors, due to the many wars between Bulgaria and most of the Balkan nations. The Ottoman Empire supports Bulgaria diplomatically, and Germany rules Bulgaria as a puppet state to make Bulgaria the dominant power in the east with it's other Puppet States in East Europe.

## Military

### Army

The Bulgarian Army is very large, for a country of its size: it comprises sixteen infantry divisions and two outdated cavalry divisions. However, even if numerous, only a few units are well-trained and fully equipped and the majority of the forces are in much worse conditions.

### Navy

The Bulgarian Aegean Sea Navy (Belomorska Flota) is relatively strong despite its old age. It consists of two battleships, three heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and three destroyer divisions. The Black Sea Navy (Chernomorska Flota) consists of a single destroyer division.

### Air Force

The Bulgarian Air Force is comprised of two tactical bomber squadrons and one Interceptor squadron.

## Foreign Relations

* Colonial Relations with the German Empire.
* Great Relations with the Tsardom of Russia, the Polish-Lithuanian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Ukraine, the Grand Duchy of Belarus and the Ottoman Sultanate.
* Bad Relations with the Tsardom of Serbia, Kingdom of Romania and the Kingdom of Greece.