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Basil Lekapenos

925 - 985

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Basil Lekapenos (Greek: Βασίλειος Λεκαπηνός, romanized: Basíleios Lekapēnós; c. 925 – c. 985), also called the Parakoimomenos (ὁ παρακοιμώμενος) or the Nothos (ὁ Νόθος, "the Bastard"), was an illegitimate child of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos. He served as the parakoimomenos and chief minister of the Byzantine Empire for most of the period 947 to 985, under emperors Constantine VII (his brother-in-law), Romanos II (his nephew), Nikephoros II Phokas, John I Tzimiskes, and Basil II (his great nephew). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Lekapenos is the 12,924th most popular politician (down from 12,015th in 2019), the 1,012th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 965th in 2019) and the 450th most popular Turkish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basil Lekapenos ranks 12,924 out of 19,576. Before him are Lutgardis of Luxemburg, Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa, Leonardo III Tocco, Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus, and Elena Mukhina. After him are Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt, Sher Bahadur Deuba, Cecilia of Normandy, Dionysius of Heraclea, Giuseppe Delfino, and José María Bocanegra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 925, Basil Lekapenos ranks 7. Before him are John I Tzimiskes, Gwangjong of Goryeo, Conrad I of Burgundy, Bruno the Great, Widukind of Corvey, and Judith, Duchess of Bavaria.  Among people deceased in 985, Basil Lekapenos ranks 4. Before him are Antipope Boniface VII, Ramiro III of León, and Judith, Duchess of Bavaria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Basil Lekapenos ranks 1,012 out of 1,347. Before him are Ruben Sevak (1885), Panyassis (-500), Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883), Mithat Bayrak (1929), Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662), and Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882). After him are Dionysius of Heraclea (-360), Can Yaman (1989), Sabiha Kasimati (1912), Emre Belözoğlu (1980), Ariarathes I of Cappadocia (null), and Hayranidil Kadın (1846).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Basil Lekapenos ranks 450. Before him are Zipoetes I of Bithynia (-354), Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (1968), Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder (1100), Lucius Marcius Philippus (-150), Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662), and Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882). After him are Dionysius of Heraclea (-360), Ariarathes I of Cappadocia (null), Meral Akşener (1956), Gessius Florus (100), Krikor Zohrab (1861), and Doğu Perinçek (1942).

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