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Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria

1195 - 1241

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Ivan Asen II, also known as John Asen II (Bulgarian: Иван Асен II, [iˈvan ɐˈsɛn ˈftɔri]; 1190s – May/June 1241), was Emperor (Tsar) of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241. He was still a child when his father Ivan Asen I – one of the founders of the Second Bulgarian Empire – was killed in 1196. His supporters tried to secure the throne for him after his uncle, Kaloyan, was murdered in 1207, but Kaloyan's other nephew, Boril, overcame them. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria has received more than 148,111 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria is the 2,860th most popular politician (up from 3,077th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 30th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria is most famous for being the first tsar of Bulgaria. He was the son of Kaloyan of Bulgaria, and he ruled from 1218 to 1241.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria ranks 2,860 out of 15,577Before him are Francisco I. Madero, Ferhat Abbas, Bolesław Bierut, Đurađ Branković, Reccared I, and Prajadhipok. After him are Richard Baer, Zhang Xueliang, Külüg Khan, 3rd Dalai Lama, Henry of Bohemia, and Psamtik II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1195, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria ranks 3Before him are Anthony of Padua and Pope Innocent IV. After him are Johannes de Sacrobosco, Xia Gui, Geoffrey II of Villehardouin, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1241, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria ranks 6Before him are Pope Gregory IX, Ögedei Khan, Snorri Sturluson, Pope Celestine IV, and Valdemar II of Denmark. After him are Henry II the Pious, Isabella of England, Köten, Fujiwara no Teika, Amaury de Montfort, and Irene Laskarina.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria ranks 27 out of 372Before him are Tiberius II Constantine (520), Tzvetan Todorov (1939), Hristo Stoichkov (1966), Fritz Zwicky (1898), Sylvie Vartan (1944), and Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168). After him are Ratko Janev (1939), Vlado Chernozemski (1897), Christian Rakovsky (1873), Vasil Levski (1837), Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), and Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350).

Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria ranks 16Before him are Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Kubrat (605), Boris I of Bulgaria (828), Tiberius II Constantine (520), and Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168). After him are Christian Rakovsky (1873), Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350), Peter I of Bulgaria (927), Rumen Radev (1963), and Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria (1300).