Peter IV of Bulgaria
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Peter IV of Bulgaria was a medieval Bulgarian tsar who played a key role in the restoration of Bulgarian independence and the establishment of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the late 12th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter IV of Bulgaria canonical | 8 |
| Peter II of Bulgaria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2763404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter IV of Bulgaria Context triple: [Second Bulgarian Empire, firstRuler, Peter IV of Bulgaria]
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Peter I of Bulgaria
Peter I of Bulgaria was a 10th-century tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire known for his long and relatively peaceful reign, during which Bulgaria strengthened its Christianity and diplomatic ties with Byzantium.
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B.
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria was the ruler who transformed Bulgaria from a principality into an independent kingdom, serving as its prince and later tsar from 1887 to 1918 and leading the country through the Balkan Wars and World War I.
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C.
Samuel of Bulgaria
Samuel of Bulgaria was a medieval Tsar who led the First Bulgarian Empire at its height around the turn of the 11th century, fiercely resisting Byzantine expansion until its eventual conquest.
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D.
Simeon I of Bulgaria
Simeon I of Bulgaria was a powerful medieval Bulgarian tsar whose reign (893–927) marked the political and cultural zenith of the First Bulgarian Empire and earned him the epithet "the Great."
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E.
Boris III of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria was the Tsar of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943, known for steering his country through the interwar period and most of World War II while attempting to maintain a degree of independence from Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter IV of Bulgaria Target entity description: Peter IV of Bulgaria was a medieval Bulgarian tsar who played a key role in the restoration of Bulgarian independence and the establishment of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the late 12th century.
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A.
Peter I of Bulgaria
Peter I of Bulgaria was a 10th-century tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire known for his long and relatively peaceful reign, during which Bulgaria strengthened its Christianity and diplomatic ties with Byzantium.
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B.
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria was the ruler who transformed Bulgaria from a principality into an independent kingdom, serving as its prince and later tsar from 1887 to 1918 and leading the country through the Balkan Wars and World War I.
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C.
Samuel of Bulgaria
Samuel of Bulgaria was a medieval Tsar who led the First Bulgarian Empire at its height around the turn of the 11th century, fiercely resisting Byzantine expansion until its eventual conquest.
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D.
Simeon I of Bulgaria
Simeon I of Bulgaria was a powerful medieval Bulgarian tsar whose reign (893–927) marked the political and cultural zenith of the First Bulgarian Empire and earned him the epithet "the Great."
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E.
Boris III of Bulgaria
Boris III of Bulgaria was the Tsar of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943, known for steering his country through the interwar period and most of World War II while attempting to maintain a degree of independence from Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bulgarian tsar
ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peter II of Bulgaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Peter IV of Bulgaria
Theodor-Peter ⓘ |
| approximateDeathYear | circa 1197 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tarnovo Patriarchate
ⓘ
linked to:
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
|
| birthPlace |
Tarnovo region
ⓘ
linked to:
Veliko Tarnovo Province
|
| burialPlace | Tarnovo ⓘ |
| capital | Tarnovo ⓘ |
| conflict |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars (late 12th century)
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
|
| coRuler |
Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan Asen I
|
| country | Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tarnovo ⓘ |
| dynasty | Asen dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language | Old Bulgarian ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a founder of the Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Second Bulgarian Empire
ⓘ
leading the Uprising of Asen and Peter ⓘ restoration of Bulgarian independence from the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Isaac II Angelos ⓘ |
| originalName |
Theodor
ⓘ
linked to:
Theodor-Peter
|
| policy | alliance with Cuman tribes ⓘ |
| predecessor | Byzantine rule over Bulgaria ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Moesia
ⓘ
parts of Macedonia ⓘ parts of Thrace ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1197 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1185 ⓘ |
| relative |
Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Ivan Asen I
Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Coronation as tsar in Tarnovo
ⓘ
Uprising of Asen and Peter (1185–1186) ⓘ
linked to:
Uprising of Asen and Peter
|
| sought | recognition of imperial title from other Christian powers ⓘ |
| spouse | Unnamed Cuman princess ⓘ |
| strengthened | Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| successor | Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| suzeraintyRejected |
Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac II Angelos
|
| title |
Emperor of the Bulgarians
ⓘ
Tsar of the Bulgarians ⓘ
linked to:
Tsar of Bulgaria
|
| usedRegnalName | Peter ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Peter IV of Bulgaria Description of subject: Peter IV of Bulgaria was a medieval Bulgarian tsar who played a key role in the restoration of Bulgarian independence and the establishment of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the late 12th century.
Referenced by (9)
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linked to: Peter IV of Bulgaria