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Alexios I Komnenos

1048 - 1118

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Alexios I Komnenos (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός, romanized: Aléxios Komnēnós, c. 1057 – 15 August 1118), Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. After usurping the throne, he was faced with a collapsing empire and constant warfare throughout his reign, Alexios was able to curb the Byzantine decline and begin the military, financial, and territorial recovery known as the Komnenian restoration. His appeals to Western Europe for help against the Seljuk Turks were the catalyst that sparked the First Crusade. Although he was not the first emperor of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during his reign that the Komnenos family came to full power and initiated a hereditary succession to the throne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexios I Komnenos is the 621st most popular politician (down from 512th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Türkiye and the 46th most popular Turkish Politician.

Alexios I Komnenos is most famous for being the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, which ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185.

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Among politicians, Alexios I Komnenos ranks 621 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles XIII of Sweden, Yaroslav the Wise, Menkaure, John, King of Denmark, Idi Amin, and John Nance Garner. After him are Stateira II, Robert Clive, Moshe Dayan, Taejo of Joseon, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Louis the German.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1048, Alexios I Komnenos ranks 2. Before him is Omar Khayyam. After him are Emperor Shenzong of Song, Antipope Benedict X, Magnus II of Norway, Peter I, Count of Savoy, and Świętosława of Poland. Among people deceased in 1118, Alexios I Komnenos ranks 2. Before him is Pope Paschal II. After him are Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Muhammad I Tapar, Maria of Alania, Adelaide del Vasto, Matilda of Scotland, Philip of Sweden, Al-Mustazhir, Philippa, Countess of Toulouse, and Arnulf of Chocques.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Alexios I Komnenos ranks 81 out of 1,347. Before him are Orhan Pamuk (1952), Priam (null), Selim III (1761), Mahmud I (1696), Şehzade Mehmed (1522), and Abdullah Öcalan (1949). After him are Stateira II (-346), Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), and Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Alexios I Komnenos ranks 46. Before him are Mustafa II (1664), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), Theodora Porphyrogenita (984), Priam (null), Selim III (1761), and Mahmud I (1696). After him are Stateira II (-346), Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), and Theodosius II (401).

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