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That is all my suggestions. A very nice article, very little of it has issues so much as could be phrased better. Enjoyed the read; if you'd like me to review further articles in future I would be happy to. Once the issue of the
Madgearu dating and Barbolova, Zoya" and "George Akropolite" citation
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Boril launched an invasion of Serbia, laying siege to Niš in 1214, aided by troops sent by Henry; at the same time, Strez invaded Serbia from the south, although he was killed during his campaign. Boril was unable to seize Niš however, due to conflicts between the
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if it claims a whole different killer, then it must be a different version; also suggest changing "murderer" to "killer", if
Manastras was a war enemy then killer works better because it doesn't carry the same tone of illegality/underhandedness as murderer. Overall, suggest
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Boril was beaten by Ivan Asen in battle, and forced to withdraw to
Tarnovo, which Ivan's troops laid siege to. The Byzantine historian, George Akropolites, stated that the siege lasted "for seven years", however most modern historians believe that it was actually seven
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Henry sent reinforcements to Boril who invaded Serbia and laid siege to Niš in 1214. Strez also invaded Serbia from the south, but he was killed during the campaign. Conflicts between Boril and the Latin troops prevented them from capturing the
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Kaloyan, the Greek noblemen of eastern Thrace had risen up against the Bulgarian Empire, seeking assistance from the Latin Empire; this rebellion would continue against Boril, who left for Thrace to reconquer the region in May
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Boril was deprived of his two principal allies by 1217, as Latin
Emperor Henry died in July 1216, and Andrew II left Hungary to lead a crusade to the Holy Land in 1217; this position of weakness enabled his cousin, Ivan Asen, to invade
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The Latin
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Boril desired peace because had already realised that he would be unable to regain the
Thracian territories lost to the Latin Empire, and Henry wanted peace with Bulgaria in order to resume his war against Empeeror Theodore I
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Boril had already realised that he would be unable to regain the
Thracian territories lost to the Latin Empire. However, Henry wanted to resume the war against Theodore I Laskaris, to put an end to his conflict with
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suggest mentioning why it violated canon law (presumably due to the marriage to the widow of a relative, per Old Testament laws on such), and change "the Church" to either "the state church" or "the Bulgarian
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Boril was defeated and forced to withdraw to Tarnovo. The Byzantine historian, George Akropolites, stated that the siege lasted "for seven years", but he must have confused months for years, according to most
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sort of confusing, but the gist I am understanding is that Boril accepted he wouldn't be able to regain Thrace, and Henry wanted to end the conflict in order to war against Theodore I? If so I'd suggest
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The Greek noblemen of eastern Thrace had risen up already and sought assistance from the Latin Empire during the reign of Kaloya. Boril left for Thrace to reconquer the region in May 1208.
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Different citation templates for primary sources is not unprecedented in other GAs and academic sources almost always use different citation styles for primary and secondary sources.
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generally in English, so far as I have been taught, you seek the assistance of a person, or from a thing; it is grammatically correct to switch the two, but it is odd to read.
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Would also mention the possibility that the marriage to Kumankata was done to gain the support of the Cumans, as this is mentioned in Early life and seems pertinent.
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Boril was unable to suppress the rebellion without external assistance. He turned to Andrew II of Hungary, reminding him of "their reliable friendship"
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The etymology of his name is uncertain, because it may be connected either to the Slavic verb boriti ("to fight"), or to the Turkic noun böri ("wolf").
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Boril was unable to suppress the rebellion without external assistance, turning to Andrew II of Hungary, reminding him of "their reliable friendship"
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Suggest re-introducing Fine as John Fine, because it has been a while since the reader has heard of him, and its a common word in English.
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Boril was the son of a sister of Peter II, Ivan Asen I and Kaloyan, who were emperors (or tsars) of the restored Bulgarian Empire.
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He convoked the synod of the Bulgarian Church in early 1211. At the assembly, the bishops condemned the Bogomils for heresy.
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She was not called Kumankata (see above). "Cuman" is not more proper. Is Magyar more proper than Hungarian in English?
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A third relative, Alexius Slav, took possession of the region of his castle at Tsepina in the Rhodope Mountains.
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After Kaloyan died unexpectedly in October 1207, Boril married his widow, a Cuman princess, to seize the throne.
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in lede it states that this took place in 1208, suggest including this here if that can be verified; suggest
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Madgearu says he also renounced the lands that Andrew had claimed from Bulgaria (including Braničevo)
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In early 1214, Boril proposed the hand of his daughter to Andrew II of Hungary's son and heir, Béla.
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Please note that all of these are suggestions, and can be implemented or ignored at your discretion.
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After Ivan Asen's troops entered the town, Boril tried to flee, but he was captured and blinded.
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Stefan Nemanjić broke into Macedonia and occupied the land between the Struma and Vardar rivers.
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who had made peace with the Latins, broke into his realm.
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173:Consermonor
104:visual edit
1085:broke into
1043:early 1211
995:broke into
852:this story
761:Early life
595:he sought
427:Discussion
48:Authorship
34:GA toolbox
1411:Opus meum
1329:Opus meum
1314:Expanded.
1264:Bulgaria.
1259:Bulgaria.
1181:Laskaris.
1175:Bulgaria.
1020:"Greeks"
894:Kumankata
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187:Criteria
157:contribs
76:Criteria
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127:history
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94:Article
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