 The last ruler of the First Empire, Presian II, made his final desperate stand in that region, in the mountain Tomoritsa (Tomorr).By 1019 the Byzantines captured the last Bulgarian strongholds in Kutmichevitsa.The population of the region took part in the Uprising of Petar Delyan (1040–1041) and the Uprising of Georgi Voiteh (1072) against Byzantine rule.