Momchil
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momchil-164-16019562
title:
Momchil
text:
Momchil was a 14th-century Bulgarian brigand and local ruler. Initially a member of a bandit gang in the borderlands of Bulgaria, Byzantium and Serbia, Momchil was recruited by the Byzantines as a mercenary. Through his opportunistic involvement in the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, where he played the various sides against each other, he became ruler of a large area in the Rhodopes and western Thrace. Momchil achieved initial successes against Turks and Byzantines alike, setting Turkish ship
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Bulgarian brigand
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momchil
date created:
2006-01-14T14:58:55Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T03:03:19Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16