John I Tzimiskes

Also known as John I Tzimisces Comnenos, Emperor of Constantinople

Byzantine emperor

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John I Tzimiskes was a Byzantine emperor who ruled in the 10th century and is remembered as an important military leader during a significant period of the Byzantine Empire. He matters historically because his military campaigns and reign represented a notable chapter in Byzantine imperial power and expansion during the medieval period.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Place of birth: Constantinople
Place of death: Constantinople
Spouse: Theodora
Occupation: ruler
Position held: Byzantine emperor
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Family: Macedonian dynasty
Image: Histamenon nomisma-John I-sb1776.jpg

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Commons category: Ioannes I Tzimiskes
date of death: 0976-01-10
date of birth: 0925-01-01
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Ιωάννης «Τσιμισκής» Κουρκούας
place of burial: Constantinople
cause of death: disease
end of work period: 0976-00-00
start of work period: 0969-00-00

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Born925 (now Çemişgezek, Tunceli Province, Turkey) Died10 January 976(976-01-10) (aged 50–51) Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) SpouseMaria Skleraina Theodora DynastyMacedonian

Military service Allegiance Byzantine Empire Years of service c. 949–969 Battles/wars Arab–Byzantine wars Battle of Raban

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