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John IV Laskaris

1250 - 1305

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John IV Doukas Laskaris (or Ducas Lascaris) (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δούκας Λάσκαρις, Iōannēs Doukas Laskaris; December 25, 1250 – c. 1305) was the fourth emperor of the Nicaean Empire from August 16, 1258 to December 25, 1261, one of the Greek successor states formed after the Sack of Constantinople by the Roman Catholics during the Fourth Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John IV Laskaris has received more than 252,311 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). John IV Laskaris is the 2,365th most popular politician (down from 2,069th in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 251st in 2019) and the 128th most popular Turkish Politician.

Laskaris is most famous for being the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1258 to 1261. His reign was marked by his attempts to retake Constantinople from the Latins.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John IV Laskaris ranks 2,365 out of 19,576. Before him are Léon Bourgeois, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Vajiravudh, Emperor Shenzong of Song, and Omri. After him are Tiberius III, Erich Koch, Donald Rumsfeld, Antanas Smetona, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and Berengar II of Italy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1250, John IV Laskaris ranks 6. Before him are Alaeddin Pasha, Manco Cápac, Arghun, Halime Hatun, and Kitbuqa. After him are Fra Dolcino, Marguerite Porete, Robert II, Count of Artois, Al-Muazzam Turanshah, John Tristan, Count of Valois, and Oghul Qaimish. Among people deceased in 1305, John IV Laskaris ranks 5. Before him are William Wallace, Joan I of Navarre, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, and Roger de Flor. After him are Guy, Count of Flanders, Roger of Lauria, Nicholas of Tolentino, Moses de León, Jean de Meun, Emperor Kameyama, and Maximus Planudes.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, John IV Laskaris ranks 248 out of 1,347. Before him are Fatma Sultan (1605), Vitiges (475), Theodore the Studite (759), Cevdet Sunay (1899), André Chénier (1762), and Novatian (220). After him are Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), Basiliscus (500), Ctesias (-440), Constantine Laskaris (1170), Michael V Kalaphates (1015), and Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, John IV Laskaris ranks 128. Before him are Kenan Evren (1917), Julius Martov (1873), Şehzade Abdullah (1776), Fatma Sultan (1605), Vitiges (475), and Cevdet Sunay (1899). After him are Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), Basiliscus (500), Constantine Laskaris (1170), Michael V Kalaphates (1015), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), and Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159).

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