Uprising of Asen and Peter |Uprising of Asen and Peter| Bulgaria
during the uprising. |Bulgarian Empire||Byzantine Empire|
|Commanders and leaders| | Ivan Asen I | Isaac II Angelos
Alexios III Angelos The Uprising of Asen and Peter (Bulgarian:
Въстание на Асен и Петър) was a revolt of Bulgarians and Vlachs
living in the theme of Paristrion of the Byzantine Empire,
caused by a tax increase. It began at the turn of the year
1185/1186 and ended with the creation of the Second Bulgarian
Empire, ruled by the Asen dynasty. Isaac II Angelus, in order to
raise money for the wedding of the daughter of King Bela III of
Hungary, levied a new tax which fell heavily on the population
of the Haemus Mountains. They sent two leaders (Peter and Asen)
to negotiate with the emperor at Kypsella (now İpsala) in
Thrace. They asked to be added to the roll of the Byzantine army
and to be granted land near Haemus to provide the monetary
income needed to pay the tax. This was refused, and Peter and
Asen were treated roughly. Their res