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Momchil

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Bulgarian brigand

Lived 1305 to 1345 · aged 40
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Momchil was a 14th-century Bulgarian brigand and local ruler. Initially a member of a bandit gang in the borderlands of Bulgaria, Byzantium and Serbia, Momchil was recruited by the Byzantines as a mercenary.

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The Balkans and Anatolia in 1340. Momchil was active in the area where Byzantium, Serbia and Bulgaria met.The Balkans and Anatolia in 1340. Momchil was active in the area where Byzantium, Serbia and Bulgaria met.Fortifications at Peritheorion near Amaxades, northeast Greece, site of Momchil's last stand and death in 1345Fortifications at Peritheorion near Amaxades, northeast Greece, site of Momchil's last stand and death in 1345

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Momchil was a 14th-century Bulgarian brigand and local ruler. Initially a member of a bandit gang in the borderlands of Bulgaria, Byzantium and Serbia, Momchil was recruited by the Byzantines as a mercenary. Through his opportunistic involvement in the Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347, where he played the various sides against each other, he became ruler of a large area in the Rhodopes and western Thrace.

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Lived 1305 to 1345 · aged 40
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