John II Comnenus
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Byzantine Empire
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: Military significance: Ruler of Byzantium from 1118 to 1143, John II reversed the empire’s military decline, recovering several important territories.
John II Comnenus inaugurated his reign by attacking the Turks in the Meander River region of southeast Anatolia, capturing Laodicea in 1119. In 1121, the nomadic Pecheneg (Patzinak) tribes of the Danube renewed their plundering incursions into the Balkans, throwing European Byzantium into turmoil. Emboldened by these incursions, several Serbian chieftains, backed by the king of Hungary, revolted...
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