Balik (ruler)
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Balik was a noble of the Second Bulgarian Empire
who increased the autonomy of his province and became despot
of the Principality of Karvuna (or Despotate of Dobruja). He died in 1347 in a campaign against him, on behalf of John V Palaiologos
, that destroyed Dobruja's seaports. His son or brother Dobrotitsa
succeeded him.
Second Bulgarian Empire
The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state which existed between 1185 and 1396 . A successor of the First Bulgarian Empire, it reached the peak of its power under Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II before gradually being conquered by the Ottomans in the late 14th-early 15th century...
who increased the autonomy of his province and became despot
Despot
Despot may refer to:* Despot , a Byzantine court title* Despotism, a form of government in which power is concentrated in the hands of an individual or a small groupPeople with the surname Despot:...
of the Principality of Karvuna (or Despotate of Dobruja). He died in 1347 in a campaign against him, on behalf of John V Palaiologos
John V Palaiologos
John V Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor, who succeeded his father in 1341, at age nine.-Biography:...
, that destroyed Dobruja's seaports. His son or brother Dobrotitsa
Dobrotitsa
Dobrotitsa was a Bulgarian noble, ruler of the de facto independent Principality of Karvuna and the Kaliakra fortress from 1354 to 1379–1386....
succeeded him.