Ivan Asen I
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Ivan Asen I, also known as Asen I, Ioan Asen Belgun or John Asen I, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1187/1188 to 1196 as co-ruler with his elder brother, Peter II. Hailing from the Byzantine them
Statue of Ivan Asen I in Lovech
Peter II of Bulgaria
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Peter II, born Theodor, also known as Theodor-Peter, was the first emperor or tsar of the restored Bulgarian Empire from 1185 to 1197. He hails from the Byzantine theme of Paristrion, although his exa
Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki in Tarnovo, allegedly erected on the place where the "house of prayer" built by Theodor-Peter and Asen had stood
Cumans depicted in the Radziwiłł Chronicle