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Boril
Boril was the brother of Kaloyan, tsar of the Second Bulgarian Empire; after Kaloyan fell in battle he usurped the throne and ruled Bulgaria for abou…
Timeline
- 1207–1210Veliko Tarnovo · BulgariaAfter Tsar Kaloyan fell in battle, Boril sidelined the legitimate heir Ivan Asen II and proclaimed himself tsar, opening an era of internal power struggles in the Second Bulgarian Empire.
- 1211–1218Bulgaria · BulgariaIn his later years the state declined, beset by foreign incursions and internal discontent; in 1218 Ivan Asen II returned from exile at the head of an army, Boril was defeated and captured, and the legitimate succession of the Second Bulgarian Empire was restored.
Sources
- The Late Medieval Balkans — John V. A. Fine Jr. (1994)
- A Concise History of Bulgaria — R. J. Crampton (2005)