Why did a crisis break out in Ottoman Bulgaria in 1885? For four centuries Bulgaria was ruled by the Ottoman Empire but in 1878 (with the help of Russia) a new Bulgarian state came into being. As a result of Great Power politics at the Congress of Berlin, that state would be reduced in size, but the people of Bulgaria remained intent on reforging their country. Subscribe for more history: null Instagram (behind the scenes!): https://www.instagram.com/james_king3125/ More Videos: How Did Romania Unite?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3u3c21wGLM How Did the Russian Empire Actually Work?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX05zNqzAmE How Did the German Empire Actually Work?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1fM4YF2ydw How Did Austria-Hungary Actually Work?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTkgFak2gi4 Why Was Hungary Partitioned After WWI?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPlqDhEcbn4 Sources Consulted: Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers. “6.1 European population committee (CDPO)”. p. II. The Demographic Situation of Ethnic/minority Groups 1. Population Size and Growth. 1999. https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=09000016804f29a9 Jelavich, Charles, and Barbara Jelavich. The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920. University of Washington Press, 1977. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvcwnq62. Miller, Stuart T. Mastering Modern European History. London: Macmillan Education LTD, 1990. Mirkova, Anna M. “‘Population Politics’ at the End of Empire: Migration and Sovereignty in Ottoman Eastern Rumelia, 1877–1886.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 55 (4). 2013. Cambridge University Press: 955-85. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0010417513000479.