Petar Bogdan

Not to be confused with Pjetër Bogdani.

Petar Bogdan Bakshev (Bulgarian: Петър Богдан Бакшев; Latin: Petrus Deodatus) was a Bulgarian Catholic cleric and an important instigator and organizer of the Chiprovtsi uprising, which sought to liberate Bulgarian lands from Ottoman rule. He authored "De antiquitate Paterni soli et de rebus Bulgaricis"- the oldest preserved modern written work on the history of Bulgaria, dated to 1667.

Peter Bogdan
Петър Богдан
Born
Bogdan Bakshev

1601 (1601)
Chiprovtsi, Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Empire)
Died1674 (aged 72–73)
Chiprovtsi, Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Empire)
EducationCollegio Clementino
Notable workDe antiquitate Paterni soli et de rebus Bulgaricis
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