When did Tarnovo, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, fall to the Ottomans?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. In 1393
- Step 1: The Ottoman advance in the Balkans took place in the fourteenth century. Step 2. Tarnovo fell in 1393 and Vidin in 1396. Answer: In 1393. Why not the others: 1018 is the fall of the first empire, 1453 is the fall of Constantinople.
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