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Kukundwa kweBulgaria neByzantium, vaCometopuli vakatora nzvimbo dzakakosha mudare reByzantium mushure mekunge vagadzwazve uye vapiwa nyika muAsia Minor neArmenia. Catherine, mwanasikana waMambo weBulgaria Ivan Vladislav, akava mambokadzi weByzantium. Peter II Delyan, mwanakomana waMambo weBulgaria Gavril Radomir uye muzukuru waMambo Samuel, akatungamira kuedza kudzorera Humambo hweBulgaria mushure mekumukira kukuru muna 1040-1041. Vamwe vakadzi vaviri vomudzinza racho vakava madzimambo eumambo hweByzantium, nepo vanokudzwa vakawanda vakashanda muuto sevarwi kana kuti vakava magavhuna emaruwa akasiyana-siyana. Achishandisa ambuya vake vokubereka Maria wokuBulgaria, mambo weByzantium John II Komnenos aiva muzukuru waMambo Ivan Vladislav.