Kaloyan of Bulgaria

Kaloyan Of Bulgaria

Kaloyan the Romanslayer (Bulgarian: Калоян Ромеоубиец), Ivan II (Иван II, also Йоан II, Ioan II, English: John II), ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria 1197–1207. He is the third and youngest brother of Peter IV and Ivan Asen I who managed to restore the Bulgarian Empire. Kaloyan is notable for managing to stabilize the tsar's power and the Second Bulgarian Empire's position as a regional power thanks to his successful campaigns against the Latin Empire.