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Ivan Asen I
Ivan Asen I was the co-founder and first ruler of the Second Bulgarian Empire. In 1185, with his brother Theodore-Peter, he led a revolt of Bulgarians and Vlachs against Byzantine taxation at Tarnovo, and after defeating Byzantine armies he was crowned tsar. He was murdered by a boyar conspirator in 1196, and his brothers Peter and Kaloyan continued the dynasty named after him.
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