TIL of Ivaylo the "lettuce", a swineherd, who, frustrated with mongol raids on his lands, led a peasant army which defeated the Mongols and later the Bulgarian army, slaying the king and taking the throne. He defeated the mongols again and the byzantines 3 times, at one point fighting a 2 front war
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Submitted February 05, 2020 at 11:57AM by Ainsley-Sorsby https://ift.tt/2tvUe1R
Submitted February 05, 2020 at 11:57AM by Ainsley-Sorsby https://ift.tt/2tvUe1R
TIL of Ivaylo the "lettuce", a swineherd, who, frustrated with mongol raids on his lands, led a peasant army which defeated the Mongols and later the Bulgarian army, slaying the king and taking the throne. He defeated the mongols again and the byzantines 3 times, at one point fighting a 2 front war
 
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