Kaloyan of Bulgaria

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Tsar of Bulgaria medieval ruler monarch

Kaloyan of Bulgaria was a powerful tsar of the Second Bulgarian Empire (r. 1197–1207) known for defeating the Crusaders at the Battle of Adrianople and expanding Bulgarian influence in the Balkans.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kaloyan of Bulgaria canonical 9
Kaloyan the Roman-slayer 1
Tsar Kaloyan 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
assassinatedBy conspirators from his entourage ⓘ
battle Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
Battle of Serres ⓘ
birthPlace Tarnovo ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Tarnovo ⓘ
captured Baldwin I of Constantinople ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
claimedTitle Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
surface form: King of the Bulgarians and Vlachs
country Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1207 ⓘ
deathPlace near Thessalonica ⓘ
dynasticHouse House of Asen ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
expandedTo Macedonia region ⓘ
surface form: Macedonia

Thrace ⓘ
parts of Greece ⓘ
knownFor alliances with the Cumans ⓘ
conflicts with the Latin Empire ⓘ
defeating the Crusaders at the Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
expanding Bulgarian influence in the Balkans ⓘ
languageOfName Bulgarian ⓘ
nickname Kaloyan of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kaloyan the Roman-slayer
nobleFamily Asen dynasty ⓘ
opponent Baldwin I of Constantinople ⓘ
Boniface I of Montferrat ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Latin Empire ⓘ
otherName Ioannitsa ⓘ
Ioan ⓘ
surface form: Iōannēs

Johannitsa ⓘ
policy played off Papacy and Byzantium to strengthen Bulgarian position ⓘ
positionHeld Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
surface form: Tsar of the Bulgarians and Vlachs
predecessor Peter IV of Bulgaria ⓘ
receivedCrownFrom papal legate ⓘ
reignEnd 1207 ⓘ
reignStart 1197 ⓘ
relative Ivan Asen I ⓘ
surface form: Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria

Peter IV of Bulgaria ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
soughtTitleFrom Pope Innocent III ⓘ
spouse Cuman princess ⓘ
successor Boril of Bulgaria ⓘ
usedAllies Cuman cavalry ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Bulgarian Empire → notableRuler → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Baldwin I of Constantinople → capturedBy → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Henry of Flanders → conflictWith → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Asen dynasty → coFounder → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Asen dynasty → notableMember → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Ivan Asen I → successor → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Peter IV of Bulgaria → successor → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Peter IV of Bulgaria → relative → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Kaloyan of Bulgaria → nickname → Kaloyan of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kaloyan the Roman-slayer
Razgrad Province → hasSettlement → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tsar Kaloyan
Baldwin of Flanders → capturedBy → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ