Between Rebellion and Statesmanship: Attempting a Biography of Ivanko, 1196/1200 (?)
The paper analyses the actions of Ivanko, a Bulgarian nobleman, possibly a member of the ruling family of the Asenides, who in 1196 killed the ruling tsar, Asen, and escaped to Constantinople once his plan to take control of the Food Wraps country failed.Owing to the benevolence of Alexios III Angelos, he joined the Byzantine military and very quic