The Asanids: The Political and Military History of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1280)

By Alexandru Madgearu

In The Asanids. The Political and Military History of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1280), Alexandru Madgearu offers the first comprehensive history in English of a state which played a major role in the evolution of the Balkan region during Middle Ages. This state emerged from the rebellion of two peoples, Romanians and Bulgarians, against Byzantine domination, within a few decades growing to a regional power that entered into conflict with Byzantium and with the Latin Empire of Constantinople. The founders were members of a Romanian (Vlach) family, whose intention was to revive the former Bulgarian state, the only legitimate political framework that could replace the Byzantine rule.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004325018
• ISBN13: 9789004325012
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"