Reign of Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Alexander (1340s)

Name: Reign of Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Alexander (1340s)
Start: 1341
End: 1350

Type Event Region Europe Time 1341–1350

In the 1340s Bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander ruled the Second Bulgarian Empire at its height, controlling much of the Balkans and pursuing centralizati…

Timeline

1341–1343Tarnovo · BulgariaIvan Alexander consolidated royal authority at Tarnovo, maneuvered through marriages with Serbia and Byzantium, and advanced church and administrative reforms; the empire's territory encompassed modern Bulgaria, eastern Macedonia, and northern Thrace.
1345Philippopolis · ThraceUnder mounting Byzantine and Serbian pressure, Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv) broke away from Bulgarian control in 1345, marking a major setback for the empire in southern Thrace.
1346–1350Balkan Peninsula · BalkansAfter Dušan's coronation in 1346, Bulgaria and Serbia clashed repeatedly along the Macedonian and Thracian frontiers; Ivan Alexander preserved independence but could no longer prevent Serbia from becoming the dominant Balkan power.

Sources

Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Alexander_of_Bulgaria
The Late Medieval Balkans — John V. A. Fine Jr. (1987)