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Leo III the Isaurian

675 - 741

Leo III the Isaurian

Leo III the Isaurian (Greek: Λέων ὁ Ἴσαυρος, romanized: Leōn ho Isauros; c. 685 – 18 June 741), also known as the Syrian, was the first Byzantine emperor of the Isaurian dynasty from 717 until his death in 741. He put an end to the Twenty Years' Anarchy, a period of great instability in the Byzantine Empire between 695 and 717, marked by the rapid succession of several emperors to the throne, along with ending the continual defeats and territorial losses the Byzantines had suffered during the 7th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo III the Isaurian has received more than 856,856 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Leo III the Isaurian is the 713th most popular politician (down from 653rd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 97th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Turkish Politician.

Leo III the Isaurian is most famous for being the first Byzantine emperor to ban the veneration of images in 726.

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Among politicians, Leo III the Isaurian ranks 713 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah I of Jordan, Feodor I of Russia, Peleus, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Smenkhkare, and Wang Mang. After him are John Zápolya, Stefan Dušan, Yitzhak Shamir, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, and Sigismund II Augustus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 675, Leo III the Isaurian ranks 1. After him are Tervel of Bulgaria, and Cosmas of Maiuma. Among people deceased in 741, Leo III the Isaurian ranks 2. Before him is Charles Martel. After him are Pope Gregory III, and Theudoald.