Konstantin Tih led the Bulgarian Empire at a time when the nearby Byzantine Empire disintegrated into rump states.
22 Facts About Konstantin Tih
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Later, when Tatars began attacking the Byzantines, Konstantin Tih joined them in a unified attack but this failed to capture Michael VIII.
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Konstantin Tih plundered Tarnovo and captured fortresses on the Danube in the mid to late 1260s.
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Later, Konstantin Tih suffered an injury and was paralysed from the waist down.
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The paralysed Konstantin Tih failed in preventing the Nogai Horde from plundering Bulgaria.
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Konstantin Tih was a wealthy Bulgarian boyar whose estates were located in the region of Sofia or Skopje.
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Konstantin Tih stated in his charter to the Saint George Monastery near Skopje that Stefan Nemanja of Serbia was his grandfather.
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Konstantin Tih could have been related to the Serbian royal house through either his mother or father.
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Konstantin Tih mounted the Bulgarian throne after the death of Michael II Asen, but the circumstances of his ascension are obscure.
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The latter offered the throne to Konstantin Tih who accepted the election.
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Konstantin Tih divorced his first wife, and married Irene Doukaina Laskarina in 1258.
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Konstantin Tih sent an army to attack the Banate of Severin, but the Hungarian commander, Lawrence, fought the invaders off.
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Konstantin Tih soon joined them, although he had fallen from a horse and broken his leg.
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Konstantin Tih laid siege the Byzantine fortress of Ainos, forcing the defenders to surrender.
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Konstantin Tih tried to resist, but the Hungarians defeated his army and plundered the region of Tarnovo.
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Konstantin Tih married Maria, but Michael VIII broke his promise and did not renounce the two towns after the birth of Konstantin Tih and Maria's son, Michael.
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The negotiations continued during the following years, showing that Konstantin Tih was willing to support Charles against the Byzantines.
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Konstantin Tih broke into Thrace in 1271 or 1272, but Michael VIII persuaded Nogai, the dominant figure in the westernmost territory of the Golden Horde, to invade Bulgaria.
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Konstantin Tih had been seriously injured after a riding accident and could not move without assistance, because he was paralyzed from the waist down.
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Konstantin Tih even tried to persuade Baibars, the Mamluk sultan of Egypt, to attack the Byzantine Empire.
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Jacob Svetoslav had a strong claim to succeed Konstantin Tih, because his wife was a granddaughter of Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria.
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Konstantin Tih had other noblemen captured or executed, which made Konstantin's rule unpopular.