Nikephoros II Phokas
912 CE–969 CE · Constantinople
Nikephoros II Phokas was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969, a celebrated general who came to the throne after a distinguished military career. Before his reign he reconquered Crete from the Arabs in 961, and as emperor he extended Byzantine power into Cilicia, Cyprus, and northern Syria, capturing Antioch shortly before his death. Austere and devoted to the army, he strained relations with the church and the populace through heavy taxation and a debased coinage. In 969 he was assassinated in the palace in a conspiracy involving his wife and his nephew and successor, John Tzimiskes.
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- Otto I the Great· 912 CE–973 CE
- al-Hakam II· 915 CE–976 CE
- John I Tzimiskes· 925 CE–976 CE
- Olga of Kiev· 890 CE–969 CE
- Emperor Taizu of Song (Zhao Kuangyin)· 927 CE–976 CE
- Abd al-Rahman III· 890 CE–961 CE
- al-Radi· 909 CE–940 CE
- Svyatoslav I of Kiev· 943 CE–972 CE
- al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah· 893 CE–946 CE
- Sabuktigin· –997 CE
- al-Muqtadir· 895 CE–932 CE
- Yaropolk I of Kiev· 958 CE–980 CE
- Igor of Kiev· 877 CE–945 CE
- Taejo of Goryeo (Wang Geon)· 877 CE–943 CE
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