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Theodore Svetoslav

d. 1322 · 14th century · Also known as Todor Svetoslav

Theodore Svetoslav was tsar of Bulgaria from 1300 to 1322, son of George I Terter. Long a hostage of the Mongol warlord Nogai, he seized the throne after Nogai's fall and ended the Golden Horde's domination of Bulgaria. He defeated the Byzantines in 1304, recovered the Black Sea ports and made peace with Andronikos II in 1307, giving the country a period of stability and prosperity.

Theodore Svetoslav
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