Nikephoros Melissenos
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title:
Nikephoros Melissenos
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Nikephoros Melissenos, Latinized as Nicephorus Melissenus, was a Byzantine general and aristocrat. Of distinguished lineage, he served as a governor and general in the Balkans and Asia Minor in the 1060s. In the turbulent period after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, when several generals tried to seize the throne for themselves, Melissenos remained loyal to Michael VII Doukas and was exiled by his successor Nikephoros III Botaneiates. In 1080–1081, with Turkish aid, he seized control of what re
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Usurper of the Byzantine Empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikephoros_Melissenos
date created:
2007-08-03T00:23:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T05:11:23Z
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