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John II Komnenos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time 1087–1143 Also known as John II Komnenos、John II Comnenus、Ἰωάννης Β' Κομνηνός

John II Komnenos (1087–1143) was Byzantine emperor (1118–1143), son of Alexios I.…

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  1. 1092–1100Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireIn 1092 Alexios I made the five-year-old John co-emperor, establishing his position as heir; he thereafter received military and administrative training at court, laying the foundation for his later independent rule.
  2. 1118–1143Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireAfter acceding in 1118, John II reformed the court, recovered lost territories in Asia Minor, and campaigned repeatedly in Syria and the Balkans, strengthening the empire's military and finances and continuing the Komnenian revival.

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