The history of Bucharest covers the time from the early settlements on the locality's territory (and that of the surrounding area in Ilfov County) until its modern existence as a city, capital of Wallachia, and present-day capital of Romania.
Read more about History Of Bucharest: Ancient Times, Kiselyov and Alexandru II Ghica, 1840s and 1850s, Capital of The United Principalities, Communist Era, 1989 To Present-day, Administrative History, Religious and Communal History, Population History, Treaties Signed in Bucharest
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