Ivan Shishman II

Ivan Shishman II^[1] (Bulgarian: Иван Шишман), also known as (Ivan) Shishman III,^[2][3][a] was a Bulgarian rebel proclaimed as tsar of Bulgaria in Tarnovo during the First Tarnovo Uprising (1598).^[2][4] He and the rebels briefly held control of Tarnovo,^[2] which had been the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1395), until the uprising was crushed by the Ottoman Empire.^[4]

Ivan Shishman II claimed descent from the Second Bulgarian Empire's last ruling dynasty, the House of Sratsimir,^[4] allegedly from the tsar Ivan Shishman (r. 1371–1395).^[5] Although unverified, it is possible that he was a genuine descendant given that the family is recorded to have survived in the neighbouring Kingdom of Hungary until at least the second half of the 16th century.^[6] It has also been suggested that "Ivan Shishman" was a name assumed by one of the other known leaders of the uprising, Theodore Balina, as self-proclaimed tsar.^[7]

Notes

1. If Shishman of Vidin (who did not rule as tsar) is counted as "Shishman I".

References

1. Mutafchieva, Vera P. (1969). Bulgaria's Past. Sofia-Press. p. 76.
2. Georgescu, Vlad (1991). The Romanians: A History. Ohio State University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8142-0511-2.
3. Bogdanov, Ivan (1967). Veliko Turnovo. Foreign Languages Press. p. 50.
4. Haskell, Arnold Lionel (1966). Heroes and Roses: A View of Bulgaria. Darton, Longman & Todd. p. 22.
5. Снегаров, Иван (1953). Културни и политически връзки между България и Русия през XVI-XVIII в (in Bulgarian). Синодално книгоиздательство. p. 84.
6. Епицентър. "Кой е Фружин, чието име се появи на оръжието на атентатора от Нова Зеландия". Epicenter (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
7. история, Българска (2021-05-27). "Кой е мистериозният Шишман III?". Българска история (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-04-09.