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Reign of Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria
In 1205 Bulgarian Second Empire Tsar Kaloyan reached the height of power, defeating the crusaders at Adrianople and capturing Latin emperor Baldwin I.
Timeline
- 1204–1205Thrace · BulgariaAfter the Latin Empire's founding Byzantine frontier defenses collapsed; Kaloyan marched east, recovering Thrace and parts of Macedonia and extending the empire's borders to the Aegean coast.
- 1205Adrianople · ThraceKaloyan's coalition ambushed the Latin imperial army near Adrianople, killing the Venetian doge Enrico Dandolo and capturing Emperor Baldwin I, bringing Bulgarian military prestige to its peak.
Sources
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Kaloyan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kalojan
- A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)