Constantine IV
652 CE–685 CE · Constantinople
Constantine IV was Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685, whose reign marked a turning point in the empire's struggle for survival against the Arab caliphate. He successfully withstood the first sustained Arab siege of Constantinople between roughly 674 and 678, a defense in which the incendiary weapon known as Greek fire played a decisive part, compelling the Umayyads to agree to a truce. In 680–681 he convened the Sixth Ecumenical Council at Constantinople, which condemned Monothelitism and restored doctrinal accord with Rome. He also confronted the arrival of the Bulgars south of the Danube, effectively recognizing the new Bulgar state.
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- K'inich Kan Bahlam II· 635 CE–702 CE
- Wu Zetian· 624 CE–705 CE
- Yazid I· 646 CE–683 CE
- Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ak' (Fiery Claw)· 649 CE–697 CE
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan· 644 CE–705 CE
- Bajlaj Chan K'awiil (Ruler 1)· 625 CE–692 CE
- Emperor Tenmu· 631 CE–686 CE
- K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II· 644 CE–
- Emperor Gaozong of Tang· 628 CE–683 CE
- Marwan I· 623 CE–685 CE
- Munmu of Silla· 626 CE–681 CE
- Constans II· 630 CE–668 CE
- al-Walid I· 674 CE–715 CE
- Leo III the Isaurian· 685 CE–741 CE
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