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Manuel I Komnenos

1118 - 1180

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Manuel I Komnenos (Greek: Μανουήλ Κομνηνός, romanized: Manouḗl Komnēnós; 28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Latinized as Comnenus, also called Porphyrogenitus (Greek: Πορφυρογέννητος, romanized: Porphyrogénnētos; "born in the purple"), was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. His reign saw the last flowering of the Komnenian restoration, during which the Byzantine Empire experienced a resurgence of military and economic power and enjoyed a cultural revival. Eager to restore his empire to its past glories as the great power of the Mediterranean world, Manuel pursued an energetic and ambitious foreign policy. In the process he made alliances with Pope Adrian IV and the resurgent West. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel I Komnenos is the 776th most popular politician (down from 670th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 94th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Manuel I Komnenos is most famous for being the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1143 to 1180.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Manuel I Komnenos ranks 776 out of 19,576. Before him are George I of Greece, Valentinian I, Abū Lahab, Nurhaci, Lech Kaczyński, and Sitting Bull. After him are Zakir Husain, Philip the Good, Geronimo, Dilma Rousseff, Abbas the Great, and Ernst Kaltenbrunner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1118, Manuel I Komnenos ranks 1. After him are Andronikos I Komnenos, Taira no Kiyomori, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Ioveta, Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, and Saigyō. Among people deceased in 1180, Manuel I Komnenos ranks 2. Before him is Louis VII of France. After him are John of Salisbury, John Tzetzes, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Abraham ibn Daud, Al-Samawal al-Maghribi, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Prince Mochihito, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Manuel I Komnenos ranks 106 out of 1,347. Before him are Philippikos Bardanes (700), Michael I Cerularius (1005), Leo III the Isaurian (675), Lucian (120), John IV Laskaris (1250), and Michael V Kalaphates (1015). After him are Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Murad V (1840), Gordian I (159), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Osman III (1699).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Manuel I Komnenos ranks 62. Before him are Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Mustafa III (1717), Philippikos Bardanes (700), Leo III the Isaurian (675), John IV Laskaris (1250), and Michael V Kalaphates (1015). After him are Murad V (1840), Gordian I (159), Osman III (1699), Stefan Dušan (1308), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), and Zeno (425).

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