Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria
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Ivan Shishman ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria in Tarnovo from 1371 to 3 June 1395. The authority of Ivan Shishman was limited to the central parts of the Bulgarian Empire.
A silver coin of Ivan Shishman
Icon of Saint Ivan Shishman
Second Bulgarian Empire
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The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed between 1185 and 1396. A successor to the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Tsars Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II before gradually being conquered by the Ottomans in the early 15th century.
The Church of St Demetrius in Tarnovo, built by Asen and Peter in the beginning of the uprising
The Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs where Kaloyan was buried
Emperor Constantine Tikh and his first wife Irene, fresco from the Boyana Church
The fortress of Baba Vida in Vidin