Isaac II is the ruler in Choniates’s account of the Second Bulgarian Tsardom’s beginnings. Tax demands and conflict with the brothers preceded rebellion. The Byzantine campaign did not end resistance. A coin in Dumbarton Oaks shows an official image, rather than proof of his presence at Tarnovo. Ruled Byzantium during the uprising of 1185. Led a campaign against the rebels. His coins are material evidence of authority. His role connects the uprising to the politics of the empire it opposed.
Where you meet Isaac II Angelos
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
History of Bulgaria
