List of Bulgarian monarchs (Central Victory)

The monarchs of  ruled the country, with interruptions, from the establishment of the in 681 to present day. The Bulgarian monarchy had two periods of foreign domination: one century and a half of Byzantine rule and almost five centuries of Ottoman rule. Early Bulgarian rulers possibly used the title ', later ' for a brief period, and subsequently .

The title tsar, the Slavic form of the, was first adopted and used in  by , following a decisive victory over the  in 913. It was also used by all of Simeon I's successors until the fall of Bulgaria under rule in 1396. After Bulgaria's liberation from the Ottomans in 1878, its first monarch adopted the title knyaz. However, when de jure independence was proclaimed under his successor in 1908, the title was elevated to the customary tsar once more. The use of tsar continued under Ferdinand and later under his heirs and. It is used today by the current monarch.

While the title tsar was translated as "emperor" in the First and Second Bulgarian Empires, it was translated as "king" in modern Bulgaria.

In the few surviving, the monarchs of Bulgaria styled themselves as "In Christ the Lord Faithful Emperor and Autocrat of all Bulgarians" or similar variations, sometimes including “... and Romans, Greeks, or ".

List of Bulgarian monarchs
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Principality of Bulgaria and Kingdom of Bulgaria (1878–present)

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 * Alexander I of Bulgaria by Dimitar Karastoyanov.jpg || Prince || Alexander I || 29 April 1879 – 7 September 1886 || Abdicated due to Russian pressure. Died on 23 October 1893 in.
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 * Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg || Prince/Tsar || || 7 July 1887 – 3 October 1918 || Became Tsar after the  on 22 September 1908. Abdicated on 3 October 1918 after . Died on 10 September 1948 in.
 * BASA-3K-7-342-28-Boris III of Bulgaria.jpeg || Tsar || || 3 October 1918 – 28 August 1943 || Died on 28 August 1943 in unclear circumstances.
 * Simeon II of Bulgaria.jpg || Tsar || || 28 August 1943 – 10 November 1989 || Abdicated on 10 November 1989 after  led to government pressure against him.
 * Kardam of bulgaria.png || Tsar || || 10 November 1989 – present || Reigned with a  since 2010.
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 * BASA-3K-7-342-28-Boris III of Bulgaria.jpeg || Tsar || || 3 October 1918 – 28 August 1943 || Died on 28 August 1943 in unclear circumstances.
 * Simeon II of Bulgaria.jpg || Tsar || || 28 August 1943 – 10 November 1989 || Abdicated on 10 November 1989 after  led to government pressure against him.
 * Kardam of bulgaria.png || Tsar || || 10 November 1989 – present || Reigned with a  since 2010.
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 * Kardam of bulgaria.png || Tsar || || 10 November 1989 – present || Reigned with a  since 2010.
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