The Asanids: the political and military history of the second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1280)

"In The Asanids : the Political and Military History of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1280), Alexandru Madgearu offers the first comprehensive history in English of a state which played a major role in the evolution of the Balkan region during Middle Ages. This state emerged from the rebell...

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Main Author: Madgearu, Alexandru (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2017]
Series:East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 volume 41
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Online Access:DE-Y3
Summary:"In The Asanids : the Political and Military History of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1280), Alexandru Madgearu offers the first comprehensive history in English of a state which played a major role in the evolution of the Balkan region during Middle Ages. This state emerged from the rebellion of two peoples, Romanians and Bulgarians, against Byzantine domination, within a few decades growing to a regional power that entered into conflict with Byzantium and with the Latin Empire of Constantinople. The founders were members of a Romanian (Vlach) family, whose intention was to revive the former Bulgarian state, the only legitimate political framework that could replace the Byzantine rule"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (367 pages) color illustrations, maps
ISBN:9789004333192