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Romanos IV Diogenes

1030 - 1072

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Romanos IV Diogenes (Greek: Ῥωμανός Διογένης, romanized: Rōmanos Diogenēs; c. 1030 – c. 1072) was Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. Determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to stop Turkish incursions into the empire, he is nevertheless best known for his defeat and capture in 1071 at the Battle of Manzikert, which played a major role in undermining Byzantine authority in Anatolia and allowed for its gradual Turkification. Son of the general Constantine Diogenes and a prominent member of the Cappadocian Greek military aristocracy, Romanos rose to fame as a successful Akritai commander, serving in Syria and on the Danubian frontier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romanos IV Diogenes has received more than 698,655 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Romanos IV Diogenes is the 700th most popular politician (up from 817th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 113th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Turkish Politician.

Romanos IV Diogenes was the Byzantine emperor from 1068 to 1071. He is most famous for his military campaigns against the Seljuk Turks, which resulted in the recapture of much territory in Asia Minor.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 700 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Gideon, Boris Godunov, Moon Jae-in, Shehbaz Sharif, and Michael of Russia. After him are Augustus III of Poland, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, Constantine I of Greece, Ante Pavelić, Khosrow II, and Aldo Moro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1030, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 1. After him are Bruno of Cologne, Vsevolod I of Kiev, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Stenkil, Emund the Old, Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders, Anna Dalassene, Gertrude of Saxony, Lulach, Sigebert of Gembloux, and Gerard, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1072, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 2. Before him is Alp Arslan. After him are Sancho II of Castile and León, Peter Damian, Ouyang Xiu, Antipope Honorius II, Al-Qushayri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Adalbert of Hamburg, Ordulf, Duke of Saxony, Asadi Tusi, and Ali Hujwiri.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 91 out of 1,347. Before him are Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Saint Pantaleon (275), Anacreon (-570), Pausanias (110), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), and Şehzade Cihangir (1531). After him are Leo III the Isaurian (675), Nestorius (381), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Mustafa IV (1779), and Pedanius Dioscorides (40).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Romanos IV Diogenes ranks 49. Before him are Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Abdülaziz (1830), Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Manuel I Komnenos (1118), and Şehzade Cihangir (1531). After 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).

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