Supposed Bosnian sympathy for this religious sect was Hungary’s explanation for an invasion of the Bosnian Banate (“BAN-ate”). For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this dualistic sect founded by a priest whose adopted name means “dear to God.” Alexios I Komnenos ordered a member of this sect named Basil the Physician to be burned at the stake in Constantinople.
ANSWER: Bogomilism [or Bogomils; or Bogumilstvo]
[10h] This ruler’s namesake legal code penalized the Bogomils and built upon Matthew Blastares’s (“blah-STAR-ays’s”) Syntagma Canonum (“KUH-noh-num”). The “Alemannic Guard” mercenaries led by Palman helped this ruler overthrow his father.
ANSWER: Stefan Dušan (“DOO-shahn”) of Serbia [Stefan Dušan the Mighty; Stefan Dušan the Great, Stefan Dušan the Strong, or Dušan Silni; or Stefan Uroš IV of Serbia; accept Stephen in place of “Stefan”; accept Dushan in place of “Dušan”; prompt on Stefan or Stephen; prompt on Uroš]
[10e] Stefan Dušan came to power shortly after he and his father won the Battle of Velbazhd (“VELL-bahjd”) over these people’s Second Empire. The Byzantine emperor Basil II ended their First Empire by winning the Battle of Kleidion.
ANSWER: Bulgars [or Bulgari; accept Bulgarians; accept Bulgarian Empire or First Bulgarian Empire or Balgarskо tsarstvo; accept Second Bulgarian Empire or Vtorо balgarskо tsarstvo; accept Basil the Bulgar-slayer or Basil II Bulgaroktonos]
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