Basil I
811 CE–886 CE · Constantinople
Basil I was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886 and the founder of the Macedonian dynasty, under which the empire would reach a medieval peak. Born to a humble family of the Macedonian theme, he rose through the imperial court, was made co-emperor by Michael III, and then took sole power by arranging Michael's murder. Despite the violence of his accession, he proved an effective ruler who reformed the law—beginning the great legal project later completed as the Basilika—and strengthened the empire's position in Italy and the East. The dynasty he established endured for nearly two centuries.
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- Rurik· –879 CE
- Muhammad I· 823 CE–886 CE
- al-Mutawakkil· 822 CE–861 CE
- al-Mundhir· 842 CE–888 CE
- al-Mu'tamid· 842 CE–892 CE
- al-Wathiq· 812 CE–847 CE
- Alfred the Great· 849 CE–899 CE
- Abd al-Rahman II· 792 CE–852 CE
- Oleg of Novgorod (Oleg the Prophet)· –912 CE
- al-Mu'tasim· 796 CE–842 CE
- Jayavarman II· 770 CE–835 CE
- Taejo of Goryeo (Wang Geon)· 877 CE–943 CE
- Igor of Kiev· 877 CE–945 CE
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