Bulgarian Second Empire under Ivan Alexander (1330s)

Name: Bulgarian Second Empire under Ivan Alexander (1330s)
Start: 1331
End: 1340

Type Event Region Bulgaria Time 1331–1340

After Ivan Alexander ascended the throne at Tarnovo in 1331 he consolidated internal affairs, defeated Byzantine emperor Andronikos III at Rusokastro…

Timeline

1331Veliko Tarnovo · BulgariaIn 1331 Ivan Alexander was crowned tsar at Tarnovo, ending prior court turmoil and beginning a forty-year reign that ushered the Bulgarian Second Empire into its golden age.
1332Rusokastro · BulgariaIn July 1332 Ivan Alexander personally led the Bulgarian army to defeat Byzantine emperor Andronikos III at Rusokastro, forcing Byzantium to recognize Bulgarian control over Thrace and greatly enhancing the empire's prestige.
1335–1340Bulgaria · BulgariaAfter the war Bulgaria maintained control of eastern Thrace and Black Sea coastal fortresses; Ivan Alexander maneuvered diplomatically among Byzantium, Serbia, and Hungary, while the empire's economy and culture flourished and the Orthodox Church reached the height of its influence.

Sources

Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Alexander_of_Bulgaria
Battle of Rusokastro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rusokastro
A History of the First Bulgarian Empire — Steven Runciman (1930)