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![Rila Royal Charter of Tsar Ivan Shishman, September 21, 1378]()
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The church of the Rila Monastery
site.btaRila Royal Charter of Tsar Ivan Shishman, September 21, 1378
644 years ago today, the Rila Charter was issued by Tsar Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria's chancellery.
Very few medieval royal charters have survived the turmoils of Bulgarian history. The Rila Charter is the only one that is to be found in Bulgaria: it
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