Leo VI the Wise
866 CE–912 CE · Constantinople
Leo VI, known as the Wise, was Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912, the son and successor of Basil I. He was a learned ruler and prolific author, best remembered for completing the vast recodification of Byzantine law in Greek known as the Basilika, along with numerous edicts, sermons, and a treatise on warfare. His reign faced war with the Bulgars under Symeon and continued conflict with the Arabs, including the loss of Thessalonica to a raid in 904. His repeated marriages in pursuit of a male heir provoked a serious dispute with the church over the legality of a fourth union.
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- Abdullah ibn Muhammad· 844 CE–912 CE
- al-Mu'tadid· 854 CE–902 CE
- Oleg of Novgorod (Oleg the Prophet)· –912 CE
- Alfred the Great· 849 CE–899 CE
- Taejo of Goryeo (Wang Geon)· 877 CE–943 CE
- al-Mu'tamid· 842 CE–892 CE
- Igor of Kiev· 877 CE–945 CE
- al-Mundhir· 842 CE–888 CE
- al-Muqtadir· 895 CE–932 CE
- al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah· 893 CE–946 CE
- Muhammad I· 823 CE–886 CE
- Olga of Kiev· 890 CE–969 CE
- Rurik· –879 CE
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