He was succeeded by his younger brother Ivan (nicknamed Kaloyan or Ivanica/Ioanica), whom he had apparently associated on the throne in 1196.
Яго пераемнікам стаў яго малодшы брат Калаян ( Ivanica/Ioanica ), з якім ён, відаць, дзяліў прастол з 1196 года.