Michael Shishman of Bulgaria
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Michael Asen III, commonly known as Michael Shishman, ruled as tsar of Bulgaria from 1323 to 1330. The exact year of his birth is unknown but it was between 1280 and 1292. He was the founder of the la
The battle of Velbazhd, a frescoe in the Visoki Dečani
The Church of St George where Michael Shishman was buried.
Battle of Velbazhd
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The Battle of Velbazhd was fought by the Second Bulgarian Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia on 28 July 1330, near the town of Velbazhd.
Michael Shishman of Bulgaria
…an aggressive but opportunistic and inconsistent foreign policy against the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Serbia, which ended in the disastrous Battle of Velbazhd that claimed his own life. He was the last medieval Bulgarian ruler who aimed at the military and political hegemony of the Bulgarian Empire over the…
A detail from a 16th-century icon of Stefan Dečanski, depicting the Battle of Velbazhd.
A coin of Stefan Decanski.