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Bela III of Hungary was to succeed Manuel I Komnenos as Byzantine Emperor until the birth of Alexios II in 1169. Bela was set aside due in part to a prophecy refered to as the "AIMA ("blood" in Greek) prophecy". Where did this "prophecy" originate, and what did it predict?

by /u/mangafan96 in /r/AskHistorians

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