Ivan Shishman II

Ivan Shishman II (Bulgarian: Иван Шишман), also known as (Ivan) Shishman III, was a Bulgarian rebel proclaimed as tsar of Bulgaria in Tarnovo during the First Tarnovo Uprising. He and the rebels briefly held control of Tarnovo, Although unverified, it is possible that he was a genuine descendant given that the family is recorded to have survived in the neighbouring Kingdom of Hungary until at least the second half of the 16th century. It has also been suggested that "Ivan Shishman" was a name assumed by one of the other known leaders of the uprising, Theodore Balina, as self-proclaimed tsar.