John Doukas was a member of the Doukas family, a relative of Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos and a senior military figure of his reign. As governor of Dyrrhachium, he secured the imperial possessions in the western Balkans against the Serbs. Appointed megas doux, he scoured the Aegean of the fleets of the Turkish emir Tzachas, suppressed rebellions in Crete and Cyprus, and then recovered much of the western coast of Anatolia for Byzantium.

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Occupation: military personnel
Position held: megas doux
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Born: 1064
Died: 1136

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Occupation: military personnel
Position held: megas doux
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Born: 1064
Died: 1136