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Andronikos II Palaiologos

1259 - 1332

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Andronikos II Palaiologos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Andrónikos Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiologos; 25 March 1259 – 13 February 1332), Latinized as Andronicus II Palaeologus, reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1282 to 1328. His reign marked the beginning of the recently restored empire's final decline. The Turks conquered most of Byzantium's remaining Anatolian territories, and Andronikos spent the last years of his reign fighting his own grandson in the First Palaiologan Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andronikos II Palaiologos has received more than 494,931 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Andronikos II Palaiologos is the 1,001st most popular politician (down from 903rd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 124th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Turkish Politician.

Andronikos II Palaiologos is most famous for being the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1282 to 1328.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Andronikos II Palaiologos ranks 1,001 out of 19,576. Before him are Shang Yang, Louis II of Italy, Pepin of Herstal, Queen Seondeok of Silla, Leonid Kravchuk, and Constans II. After him are Manuel II Palaiologos, Pietro Badoglio, Alexander Kolchak, Isaac II Angelos, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, and Mohammad Mosaddegh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1259, Andronikos II Palaiologos ranks 1. After him are Francesca da Rimini, Ubertino of Casale, Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, Kaykhusraw III, Rudrama Devi, Demetrius II of Georgia, Henry III, Count of Bar, and Cerverí de Girona. Among people deceased in 1332, Andronikos II Palaiologos ranks 1. After him are Christopher II of Denmark, Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Philip I, Prince of Taranto, Rinchinbal Khan, Theodore Metochites, Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Andronikos III of Trebizond, and Andronikos Asen.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Andronikos II Palaiologos ranks 127 out of 1,347. Before him are John I Tzimiskes (925), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), Mesrop Mashtots (361), Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), and Constans II (630). After him are Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Isaac II Angelos (1155), Abdullah Gül (1950), Stilicho (359), Simeon Stylites (389), and John VIII Palaiologos (1392).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Andronikos II Palaiologos ranks 66. Before him are Constantine V (718), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), Michael III (840), John I Tzimiskes (925), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), and Constans II (630). After him are Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Isaac II Angelos (1155), Abdullah Gül (1950), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Maurice (539), and Alaeddin Pasha (1250).

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