Ivan Asen I

In memoriam

Ivan Asen I, also known as Asen I or John Asen I (Bulgarian: Иван Асен I; died in 1196) was emperor (or tsar) of Bulgaria from 1187 or 1188 to 1196 as the co-ruler with his elder brother, Peter II. He was the son of a wealthy shepherd from the mountains of the Byzantine theme (district) of Paristrion. All contemporaneous chronicles describe Asen I and his brothers as Vlachs.

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