Ivailo

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Ivailo was a 13th-century Bulgarian peasant leader who led a popular uprising and briefly ruled as Tsar of Bulgaria.

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instanceOf 13th-century Bulgarian person
Bulgarian monarch
Tsar of Bulgaria
medieval ruler
peasant leader
rebel leader
activePeriod 1270s
alsoKnownAs Bardokva NERFINISHED
Ivailo of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Ivaylo NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 13th century
conflict Bulgarian–Mongol conflicts NERFINISHED
Internal civil war in the Second Bulgarian Empire
country Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
deathApproximateDate circa 1280
deathCause assassination
deathPlace Golden Horde NERFINISHED
dynasticStatus founder of a short-lived ruling line
ethnicGroup Bulgarian
fatherInLaw Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
governedTerritory Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
historicalReputation example of social mobility in medieval Balkans
symbol of popular resistance
languageContext Bulgarian NERFINISHED
marriagePurpose legitimizing his rule through imperial connections
motherInLaw Theodora Palaiologina NERFINISHED
notableFor briefly ruling as Tsar despite low social origin
defeating Mongol (Tatar) raiders in northeastern Bulgaria
leading a major peasant uprising in Bulgaria
overthrowing Tsar Constantine Tikh
opponent Bulgarian boyar aristocracy
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Mongol (Tatar) forces NERFINISHED
overthrew Constantine Tikh NERFINISHED
positionHeld Tsar of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
predecessor Constantine Tikh NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Bulgaria NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1279
reignStart 1277
socialBackground peasant
spouse Maria Palaiologina Kantakouzene NERFINISHED
successor George I Terter NERFINISHED
title Emperor of the Bulgarians NERFINISHED
Tsar
uprisingType peasant uprising

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Bulgarian Tsar Constantine Tikh Asen successor Ivailo
subject surface form: Constantine Tikh Asen