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Bardanes Tourkos

800 - 801

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Bardanes, nicknamed Tourkos, "the Turk" (Greek: Βαρδάνης ὁ Τοῦρκος, romanized: Bardanēs ho Tourkos, fl. 795–803), was a Byzantine general who launched an unsuccessful rebellion against Emperor Nikephoros I (r. 802–811) in 803. Although a major supporter of Byzantine empress Irene of Athens (r. 797–802), soon after her overthrow he was appointed by Nikephoros as commander-in-chief of the Anatolian armies. From this position, he launched a revolt in July 803, probably in opposition to Nikephoros's economic and religious policies. His troops marched towards Constantinople, but failed to win popular support. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bardanes Tourkos is the 1,302nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,499th in 2024). (up from 2,913th in 2019)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Bardanes Tourkos ranks 1,302 out of 2,058Before him are Helmut Kunz, Werner Goldberg, Abdul Haris Nasution, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, John Fastolf, and Charles Robert Jenkins. After him are Ioannis Frangoudis, Athanasios Diakos, Dimitrios Loundras, Leo Phokas the Elder, Alexander Vandegrift, and Constantin Constantinescu-Claps.

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Among people born in 800, Bardanes Tourkos ranks 53Before him are Ashot I of Iberia, Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq, Agnello Participazio, Charibert of Laon, Obelerio degli Antenori, and Borna. After him are Boso the Elder, García Jiménez of Pamplona, García Galíndez, Wulfstan of Hedeby, Ecgberht II of Kent, and Saraha. Among people deceased in 801, Bardanes Tourkos ranks 5Before him are Ragnar Lodbrok, Rabia of Basra, Theophano of Athens, and Theodote. After him are Constantine, Eudokia Dekapolitissa, and Eadberht III Præn.

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