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Hranislav (; Medieval Greek: Χρανίσθλαβος,Pachymeres, ed. Failler, p. 469 Chranisthlavos) (floruit 1278–1304) was a Bulgarians military commander who was a close associate of rebel leader and later Tsar Ivaylo (r. 1277–1280). After being captured by the Byzantine Empire, Hranislav entered the service of Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282–1328) as his tzaousios. As a Byzantine officer, he commanded a detachment which assisted the Catalan Company in the wars against the Anatolian Beyliks in Asia Minor.
Hranislav was taken captive by the armies of Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282), whose campaigns against Bulgaria in 1278–1280 sought to eliminate Ivaylo and put Ivan Asen III (r. 1279–1280) on the Bulgarian throne. Hranislav had to spend at least a few years imprisoned in Constantinople before Michael's son and next Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos released him.Иречек, p. 334 Andronikos desired to make use of Hranislav's military talents and elevated him to the status of megas tzaousios. Bulgarian scholars interpret the role of the megas tzaousios as the head of the imperial guardБългарска енциклопедия А–Я and a chief assistant of the megas primikerios. In fact, the nature of this military office, which derives from Turkish language Chiaus, "messenger", is far from clear.Kazhdan, pp. 2135–2136
In his new duty as a Byzantine general, Hranislav was deployed to northwest Asia Minor, where his major task was the defence of that province against the advancing Turks. He was subordinate to the Western mercenary Roger de Flor and his Catalan Company, though he stood in charge of a separate military unit. His forces may have included a Bulgarian participation of unknown number.Андреев, p. 391
Hranislav's detachment took part in the Byzantine–Catalan victory over the Turks at Germe in the spring of 1304. However, the distribution of loot proved to be a major matter of dispute between Roger and Hranislav. The former accused the latter of greediness and in the ensuing conflict hanged twelve of his soldiers. Roger even stabbed Hranislav with his sword and was about to hang him, had it not been for the intervention of other Byzantine generals, who saved the Bulgarian due to his "many praiseworthy acts". Nothing is known of Hranislav's destiny after 1304, although he is not mentioned to have died from his wounds.
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