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Leo IV the Khazar

750 - 780

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Leo IV the Khazar (Greek: Λέων ὁ Χάζαρος, romanized: Léōn ho Khazaros; 25 January 750 – 8 September 780) was Byzantine emperor from 775 to 780 AD. He was born to Emperor Constantine V and Empress Tzitzak in 750. He was elevated to co-emperor in the next year, in 751, and married to Irene of Athens in 769. When Constantine V died in September 775, while campaigning against the Bulgars, Leo IV became senior emperor. In 778 Leo raided Abbasid Syria, decisively defeating the Abbasid army outside of Germanikeia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo IV the Khazar is the 1,430th most popular politician (down from 1,374th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 189th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Turkish Politician.

The Khazar empire was a powerful empire that existed in Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. The Khazar empire is most famous for the Khazar Correspondence, which is a series of letters written by the Khazar king to the Byzantine emperor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 1,430 out of 19,576. Before him are Lazare Carnot, Ahmed Ben Bella, Mir Osman Ali Khan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Albert Lebrun, and Fuxi. After him are David Lloyd George, Julius Streicher, Valdemar IV of Denmark, Trygve Lie, Aurangzeb, and Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 2. Before him is Pope Leo III. After him are Muhammad al-Shaybani, Benedict of Aniane, Bermudo I of Asturias, William of Gellone, Pietro Tradonico, Theodulf of Orléans, Theodore Abu Qurrah, Cynewulf of Wessex, Giovanni I Participazio, and Domenico Monegario. Among people deceased in 780, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 1. After him is Nicetas I of Constantinople.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 196 out of 1,347. Before him are Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Turgut Özal (1927), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Stilicho (359), Andronikos I Komnenos (1118), and Alyattes of Lydia (-640). After him are Malhun Hatun (1350), Narses (478), Basilios Bessarion (1403), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), Nabonidus (-555), and John VI Kantakouzenos (1292).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 108. Before him are Isaac II Angelos (1155), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Turgut Özal (1927), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Andronikos I Komnenos (1118), and Alyattes of Lydia (-640). After him are Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), Nabonidus (-555), John VI Kantakouzenos (1292), Constantine VI (771), Mausolus (-410), and Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297).

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