An “outstanding but not famous” Bulgarian tsar: a new study about Ivan Asen II, the ruler of the medieval Bulgarian Empire

Цар Иван Асен II (1218–1241). Сборник по случай 800-годишнината от неговото възшествие на българския престол. Съставителство и редакция В. Гюзелев, И. Илиев, К. Ненов. ― Пловдив: Фондация «Българско историческо наследство», 2019. ― 290 с.

Abstract

The review considers the publication of the materials of the international conference “The tsar of the Bulgarians and Greeks”, held on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the accession of Ivan Asen II. The collection contains papers about the peculiarities in the legitimation of power of the new tsar, the position and jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Church, which departed from the union with catholic Rome, and issues of marriage diplomacy. An essential part of the collection are papers in which the numismatic sources make a significant contribution to reconsideration of the political realities of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The issues such as Bulgaria’s relations with the monasteries on the Mount Athos, Dubrovnik, Serbia, Rome and nomads have assumed a new importance.

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Simova A. S. An “outstanding but not famous” Bulgarian tsar: a new study about Ivan Asen II, the ruler of the medieval Bulgarian Empire // Slavic Almanac. 2020. Issues 3–4. P. 560–567. DOI: 10.31168/2073-5731.2020.3-4.7.01