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Leo III the Isaurian

675 - 741

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Leo III the Isaurian (Greek: Λέων ὁ Ἴσαυρος, romanized: Leōn ho Isauros; Latin: Leo Isaurus; c. 685 – 18 June 741), also known as the Syrian, was Byzantine Emperor from 717 until his death in 741 and founder of the Isaurian dynasty. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo III the Isaurian has received more than 774,875 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Leo III the Isaurian is the 654th most popular politician (down from 596th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 55th 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

Among politicians, Leo III the Isaurian ranks 654 out of 15,577Before him are Daniel Ortega, Benjamin Netanyahu, Edward the Elder, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Maria Carolina of Austria, and Charles IV of Spain. After him are Georgi Dimitrov, Andromache, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Robert Mugabe, Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, and Abd al-Rahman I.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Leo III the Isaurian ranks 97 out of 1,301Before him are Pausanias (110), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Nestorius (381), Apollonius of Perga (-262), Anna Komnene (1083), and Irenaeus (130). After him are Andromache (null), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), and Enver Pasha (1881).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Leo III the Isaurian ranks 55Before him are Theodosius II (401), Abdülaziz (1830), Mustafa IV (1779), Valerian (200), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), and Honorius (384). After him are Andromache (null), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Enver Pasha (1881), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), Nikephoros I (760), and Julius Nepos (430).