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Battle of Nicaea |
year: 1077 |
| Victory of the rebel army of Nikephoros Botaneiates who became after this emperor | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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enemy: (Civil War)
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location: Nicaea (modern Iznik), on the eastern shore of Lake Iznik
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battle type: Pitched Battle |
war: Military Revolts |
modern country:
Turkey |
| ▼ The Byzantines(emperor: Michael VII Doukas) | ▼ The Enemies | |
| Commander: | Unknown | Nikephoros Botaneiates |
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| Background story: |
| Nikephoros Botaneiates had served as general from the reign of Constantine IX. Drawn to politics, he had been an active participant in the uprising that brought Isaac I to the throne in 1057, including a prominent role in the Battle of Petroe. Excluded from Romanos’ campaign at Manzikert, he retired to his estates in Anatolia. Later, under Michael VII Doukas, he became strategos of the Anatolic Thema and became a protagonist in the turmoil that followed the defeat in Manzikert. In October 1077 Nikephoros Botaneiates revolted against Emperor Michael VII and his finance minister Nikephoritzes who were hated by the people. |
The Battle: |
 Nikephoros Botaneiates in an Agia Sofia mosaic In the face of another rebellious general, Nikephoros Bryennios, his election was ratified by the aristocracy and clergy, while Michael VII abdicated and became a monk. |
Noteworthy: |
| The right hand of Botaneiates in the dethronement operation of Michael Doukas was the capable general Alexios Komnenos, who 3 years later overthrew Botaneiates and ascended the throne himself. |
Aftermath: |
| On 24 March 1078, Nikephoros III Botaneiates entered Constantinople in triumph and was crowned emperor. |
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