John I Tzimiskes
925 CE–976 CE · Constantinople
John I Tzimiskes was Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976, a talented general who took the throne after taking part in the murder of his predecessor Nikephoros II Phokas. He campaigned with great success against the Rus under Sviatoslav, driving them from the Balkans, and led major expeditions into Syria and the Holy Land region that expanded Byzantine influence in the East. At home he governed with the support of the powerful chamberlain Basil Lekapenos. He died in 976, and later accounts suggested he may have been poisoned.
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- Emperor Taizu of Song (Zhao Kuangyin)· 927 CE–976 CE
- al-Hakam II· 915 CE–976 CE
- Svyatoslav I of Kiev· 943 CE–972 CE
- Otto I the Great· 912 CE–973 CE
- Nikephoros II Phokas· 912 CE–969 CE
- Sabuktigin· –997 CE
- Yaropolk I of Kiev· 958 CE–980 CE
- Almanzor (al-Mansur ibn Abi Aamir)· 938 CE–1002 CE
- Olga of Kiev· 890 CE–969 CE
- al-Aziz Billah· 955 CE–996 CE
- al-Radi· 909 CE–940 CE
- Rajaraja Chola I· 947 CE–1014 CE
- al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah· 893 CE–946 CE
- al-Muqtadir· 895 CE–932 CE
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