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Ivan Asen II

Type Figure Region Bulgaria Time 1190–1241 Also known as Ivan Asen II、Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria

Ivan Asen II was tsar of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1218–1241), one of the most powerful Balkan rulers of the 13th century.…

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  1. 1218–1229Veliko Tarnovo · BulgariaAfter acceding in 1218, he integrated internal factions and balanced Nicaea, the Latin Empire, and the Balkan states through marriage alliances and diplomacy, laying the groundwork for subsequent expansion.
  2. 1230Klokotnitsa · BulgariaIn 1230 he decisively defeated Theodore Komnenos Doukas of Epirus at the Battle of Klokotnitsa, greatly expanding Bulgaria's sphere of influence.

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