Unable to resist, Isaac II tried to ally with the Hungarian king Béla III and make a joint attack against Bulgaria, but was deposed and blinded by his brother Alexios III Angelos.
Suutmata vastu panna, püüdis Isaakios II Ungari kuninga Béla III-ga liitu astuda ja Bulgaaria vastu ühisrünnaku teha, kuid ta kukutati ning ta oma vend Alexios III torkas ta pimedaks.