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Nikephoros I

760 - 811

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Nikephoros I (Greek: Νικηφόρος; 750 – 26 July 811), also known as Nicephorus I, was Byzantine emperor from 802 to 811. He was General Logothete (finance minister) under Empress Irene, but later overthrew her to seize the throne for himself. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikephoros I has received more than 570,086 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Nikephoros I is the 832nd most popular politician (down from 773rd in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 110th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Turkish Politician.

Nikephoros I is most famous for his victory over the Bulgarians in 811 and for being the first emperor to convert to Christianity.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nikephoros I ranks 832 out of 19,576. Before him are Vajiralongkorn, Christian VIII of Denmark, Berke, Ilham Aliyev, Constantine II, and Klas Pontus Arnoldson. After him are Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Childeric III, Chlothar I, Raymond Poincaré, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, and Alfonso XII of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 760, Nikephoros I ranks 1. After him are Sibawayh, Ibrahim al-Nazzam, and Æthelred I of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 811, Nikephoros I ranks 1. After him are Charles the Younger, Pepin the Hunchback, and Sakanoue no Tamuramaro.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Nikephoros I ranks 105 out of 1,347. Before him are Irenaeus (130), Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), İsmet İnönü (1884), Cassius Dio (155), Andromache (null), and Antinous (111). After him are Anna Komnene (1083), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Zeno (425), Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), and Gregory of Nyssa (335).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Nikephoros I ranks 56. Before him are Leo III the Isaurian (675), Mustafa IV (1779), Enver Pasha (1881), Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), İsmet İnönü (1884), and Andromache (null). After him are Zeno (425), Gordian I (159), Basil II (958), Constantine V (718), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), and Michael III (840).

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