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Alexios I Komnenos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time 1048–1118 Also known as Alexios I Komnenos、Alexius I Comnenus、Ἀλέξιος Αʹ Κομνηνός

Alexios I Komnenos (1048–1118), founder of the Byzantine Komnenos dynasty, came to power through a coup in 1081 and reversed the empire's long milita…

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  1. 1048–1080Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireBorn into the Komnenos military aristocratic family, he served as a general in the final years of the Doukas dynasty, building a reputation on the Anatolian and Balkan battlefields that laid the groundwork for his later seizure of power.
  2. 1081–1096Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireCrowned after the successful coup of April 1081, he reorganized the theme system, restored fiscal order, and signed a trade agreement with Venice in exchange for naval support, gradually stabilizing the empire's eastern frontiers.
  3. 1097–1110Nicaea · Byzantine EmpireDuring the First Crusade he maneuvered with the Western crusaders, using their strength to recover Nicaea and other places while guarding against Norman and Pecheneg threats, sustaining the empire through a combination of diplomacy and warfare.
  4. 1111–1118Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireIn his later years he made his eldest son John II co-emperor, continuing to manage Anatolian frontier and fiscal issues; he died in August 1118, and Komnenos power passed on smoothly.

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