Ivan Asen I, also known as Asen I, Ioan Asen Belgun or John Asen I, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1187/1188 to 1196 as co-ruler with his elder brother, Peter II. Hailing from the Byzantine theme of Paristrion, his exact place and date of birth are unknown.
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The Byzantine themes (or districts) of Bulgaria and Paristrion![Second Bulgarian Empire from 1185 to 1196, according to a Bulgarian historical atlas. The theory that Bulgaria included Oltenia and Muntenia, as it is presented on the map, is not universally accepted by historians.[40]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Second_Bulgarian_Empire_%281185-1196%29.png/1280px-Second_Bulgarian_Empire_%281185-1196%29.png)
Second Bulgarian Empire from 1185 to 1196, according to a Bulgarian historical atlas. The theory that Bulgaria included Oltenia and Muntenia, as it is presented on the map, is not universally accepted by historians.[40]
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Ivan Asen I, also known as Asen I, Ioan Asen Belgun or John Asen I, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1187/1188 to 1196 as co-ruler with his elder brother, Peter II. Hailing from the Byzantine theme of Paristrion, his exact place and date of birth are unknown. Most contemporaneous chronicles describe Asen and his brothers, Theodor (Peter) and Kaloyan, as Vlachs but they were most likely of mixed Bulgarian, Cuman and Vlach ancestry.
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