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John II Komnenos

1087 - 1143

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John II Komnenos or Comnenus (Greek: Ἱωάννης ὁ Κομνηνός, romanized: Iōannēs ho Komnēnos; 13 September 1087 – 8 April 1143) was Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as "John the Beautiful" or "John the Good" (Greek: Καλοϊωάννης, romanized: Kaloïōannēs), he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina and the second emperor to rule during the Komnenian restoration of the Byzantine Empire. As he was born to a reigning emperor, he had the status of a porphyrogennetos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John II Komnenos has received more than 724,810 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). John II Komnenos is the 1,132nd most popular politician (up from 1,195th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 173rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular Turkish Politician.

John II Komnenos was a Byzantine Emperor who was most famous for his successful campaigns against the Seljuk Turks.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John II Komnenos ranks 1,132 out of 19,576. Before him are Yeongjo of Joseon, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Sejo of Joseon, Mary, Queen of Hungary, Henry Clay, and Nabonidus. After him are Constantine IX Monomachos, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Alexander I of Macedon, William Henry Harrison, Roh Moo-hyun, and Valerius Severus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1087, John II Komnenos ranks 2. Before him is Imad ad-Din Zengi. After him are Yelü Dashi, and Richenza of Northeim. Among people deceased in 1143, John II Komnenos ranks 2. Before him is Pope Innocent II. After him are Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Yelü Dashi, Ali ibn Yusuf, Agnes of Waiblingen, Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy, Gertrude of Süpplingenburg, Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Namur, and Konrad II, Count of Württemberg.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, John II Komnenos ranks 147 out of 1,347. Before him are Al-Battani (858), Thecla (100), Nikephoros II Phokas (912), Yunus Emre (1240), Apollonius of Tyana (15), and Nabonidus (-555). After him are Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), Marcion of Sinope (85), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Basil I (811), Narses (478), and Polycarp (69).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, John II Komnenos ranks 75. Before him are Abdullah Gül (1950), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Maurice (539), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), Nikephoros II Phokas (912), and Nabonidus (-555). After him are Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Basil I (811), Mausolus (-410), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), and Constantine VI (771).

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