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Romanos IV Diogenes

1030 - 1072

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Romanos IV Diogenes (Greek: Ῥωμανός Διογένης, romanized: Rōmanos Diogenēs; c. 1030 – c. 1072) was Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. Determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to stop Turkish incursions into the empire, he is nevertheless best known for his defeat and capture in 1071 at the Battle of Manzikert, which played a major role in undermining Byzantine authority in Anatolia and allowed for its gradual Turkification. Son of the general Constantine Diogenes and a prominent member of the Cappadocian Greek military aristocracy, Romanos rose to fame as a successful Akritai commander, serving in Syria and on the Danubian frontier. In 1068, he was crowned Byzantine emperor following his marriage to the dowager empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Romanos IV Diogenes is the 828th most popular politician (down from 700th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 96th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Turkish Politician.

Romanos IV Diogenes was the Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. He is most famous for his military campaigns against the Seljuk Turks, which resulted in the recapture of much territory in Asia Minor.

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Among politicians, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 828 out of 19,576. Before him are Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Tamar of Georgia, Stefan Dušan, Bongbong Marcos, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and Zewditu. After him are Björn Ironside, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Yuan Shikai, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Smenkhkare, and Gough Whitlam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1030, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 1. After him are Bruno of Cologne, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Vsevolod I of Kiev, Emund the Old, Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders, Stenkil, Anna Dalassene, Gertrude of Saxony, Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, Lulach, and Sigebert of Gembloux. Among people deceased in 1072, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 2. Before him is Alp Arslan. After him are Peter Damian, Sancho II of Castile and León, Ouyang Xiu, Antipope Honorius II, Ali Hujwiri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Al-Qushayri, Adalbert of Hamburg, Asadi Tusi, and Ordulf, Duke of Saxony.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 119 out of 1,347. Before him are Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Ulfilas (311), Al-Battani (858), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Irenaeus (130), and Stefan Dušan (1308). After him are Piri Reis (1470), Photios I of Constantinople (900), Theodora (815), Pausanias (110), Zeno (425), and Rachel (-3500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 67. Before him are Michael V Kalaphates (1015), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), Murad V (1840), Gordian I (159), Osman III (1699), and Stefan Dušan (1308). After him are Zeno (425), Enver Pasha (1881), Mustafa IV (1779), Julius Nepos (430), İsmet İnönü (1884), and Michael III (840).

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