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Leo IV the Khazar

750 - 780

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Leo IV the Khazar (Greek: Λέων ὁ Χάζαρος, Leōn ho Khazaros; 25 January 750 – 8 September 780) was Byzantine emperor from 775 to 780 AD. He was born to Emperor Constantine V and Empress Tzitzak in 750. He was elevated to co-emperor in the next year, in 751, and married to Irene of Athens in 769. When Constantine V died in September 775, while campaigning against the Bulgars, Leo IV became senior emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo IV the Khazar has received more than 447,355 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Leo IV the Khazar is the 1,374th most popular politician (up from 1,545th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 212th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Turkish Politician.

The Khazar empire was a powerful empire that existed in Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. The Khazar empire is most famous for the Khazar Correspondence, which is a series of letters written by the Khazar king to the Byzantine emperor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 1,374 out of 19,576Before him are Harold Macmillan, Rodolfo Graziani, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Joachim Gauck, William II of England, and Dionysius I of Syracuse. After him are Sam Nujoma, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Emperor Ninkō, Vlad II Dracul, Amenemhat III, and Emperor Kōkaku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 750, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 2Before him is Pope Leo III. After him are Muhammad al-Shaybani, Benedict of Aniane, Bermudo I of Asturias, William of Gellone, Theodulf of Orléans, Pietro Tradonico, Domenico Monegario, Cynewulf of Wessex, Antony I of Constantinople, and Teodato Ipato. Among people deceased in 780, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 1After him is Nicetas I of Constantinople.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 169 out of 1,347Before him are Şah Sultan (1509), Numerian (254), Constantine IV (652), Uzun Hasan (1423), Alexios V Doukas (1140), and Leo VI the Wise (866). After him are Henri Fayol (1841), Justinian II (668), Pope John VI (655), Bias of Priene (-600), Laban (-1900), and Justin II (520).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Leo IV the Khazar ranks 92Before him are Şah Sultan (1509), Numerian (254), Constantine IV (652), Uzun Hasan (1423), Alexios V Doukas (1140), and Leo VI the Wise (866). After him are Justinian II (668), Justin II (520), Constantine X Doukas (1006), Turgut Özal (1927), Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), and Alexios IV Angelos (1182).