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Constantine Bodin

Type Figure Region Duklja Time c. 1072–1101 Also known as Constantine Bodin、Константин Бодин、Constantine Bodin of Duklja

Constantine Bodin (c. 1072–1101), ruler of Duklja (in present-day Montenegro) and son of Michael, was acclaimed Bulgarian tsar in 1081, led an uprisi…

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  1. c. 1072–1081Duklja · DukljaRaised in the Duklja court as son of Michael, he prepared to inherit power after his father died in 1081 and became involved in the Bulgarian restoration movement.
  2. 1081–1083Prilep · MacedoniaIn 1081 he was acclaimed tsar by Bulgarian nobles, joined the Serbian principalities in rising against Byzantium, captured Skopje and other places, and shook the order of the eastern Balkans.
  3. 1083–1101Duklja · DukljaDefeated and taken to Constantinople by Byzantine forces around 1083, he was later released and returned to rule Duklja, though he had lost the Bulgarian imperial title, until his death in 1101.

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