Michael Shishman

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Tsar of Bulgaria human medieval ruler

Michael Shishman was a 14th-century tsar of Bulgaria known for his ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful military campaigns to restore the strength and territory of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
battle Battle of Velbazhd ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 14th century ⓘ
conflict Bulgarian–Serbian War of 1330 ⓘ
country Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) ⓘ
surface form: Medieval Serbia
dynasty Shishman dynasty ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father Shishman of Vidin ⓘ
foreignPolicy alternating alliances with Byzantium and Serbia ⓘ
house House of Shishman ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
nobleTitleBeforeAccession Despot of Vidin ⓘ
notableFor ambitious military campaigns in the Balkans ⓘ
attempts to restore the power of the Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Velbazhd ⓘ
politicalGoal restoration of Bulgarian influence in the Balkans ⓘ
positionHeld Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
predecessor George II Terter ⓘ
regionRuled Bulgaria ⓘ
Vidin ⓘ
reignEnd 1330 ⓘ
reignStart 1323 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
spouse Anna Neda of Serbia ⓘ
Theodora Palaiologina ⓘ
successor Ivan Stephen ⓘ
successorStateContext Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
title Despot of Vidin ⓘ
Tsar ⓘ

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