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Michael VIII Palaiologos

1224 - 1282

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Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261. Michael VIII was the founder of the Palaiologan dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. He recovered Constantinople from the Latin Empire in 1261 and transformed the Empire of Nicaea into a restored Byzantine Empire. His reign saw considerable recovery of Byzantine power, including the enlargement of the Byzantine army and navy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael VIII Palaiologos is the 656th most popular politician (up from 775th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 105th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Turkish Politician.

Michael VIII Palaiologos was the Byzantine Emperor from 1259 to 1282. He is most famous for recapturing Constantinople from the Latin Empire.

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Among politicians, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 656 out of 19,576. Before him are Olaf Scholz, Abdülaziz, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, James Monroe, Hatice Sultan, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. After him are Theodosius II, Anastasios II, Emperor Wu of Han, Heydar Aliyev, Valerius Severus, and Hugo Chávez.

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Among people born in 1224, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 1. After him are Kinga of Poland, Jean de Joinville, William II, Count of Flanders, Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant, and Marie of Brienne. Among people deceased in 1282, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 1. After him are Abaqa Khan, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Nichiren, Agnes of Bohemia, Mengu-Timur, Ibn Khallikan, Traidenis, George Akropolites, Margaret Sambiria, and Mechthild of Magdeburg.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 87 out of 1,347. Before him are Alexios I Komnenos (1048), Stateira II (-346), Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), and Pedanius Dioscorides (40). After him are Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Constantine VII (905), Nestorius (381), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), and Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 51. Before him are Mahmud I (1696), Alexios I Komnenos (1048), Stateira II (-346), Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), and Hatice Sultan (1496). After him are Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Leontios (660), Theodosius III (700), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), and Mustafa III (1717).

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