Q1097498

John I Tzimiskes

Byzantine emperor

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John I Tzimiskes (; 925 – 10 January 976) was the senior Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976. An intuitive and successful general who married into the influential Skleros family, he strengthened and expanded the Byzantine Empire to include Thrace and Syria by warring with the Rus under Sviatoslav I and the Fatimids respectively.

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Occupation: Q1097498
Position held: Q18577504
Citizenship: Q12544
Born: 925
Died: January 10, 976

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John I Tzimiskes (; 925 – 10 January 976) was the senior Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976. An intuitive and successful general who married into the influential Skleros family, he strengthened and expanded the Byzantine Empire to include Thrace and Syria by warring with the Rus under Sviatoslav I and the Fatimids respectively.

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Occupation: Q1097498
Position held: Q18577504
Citizenship: Q12544
Born: 925
Died: January 10, 976