Doukas (historian)
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For other people with the same name, see Dukas (disambiguation).
Doukas or Dukas (c. 1400 – after 1462)[1] was a Byzantine Greek historian who flourished under Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine Emperor.[2] He is one of the most important sources for the last decades and eventual fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans.
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Doukas | |
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Born | c. 1400 somewhere in western Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) |
Died | after 1462 |
Nationality | Byzantine, Ottoman |
Occupation | historian |
Known for | being one of the most important sources for the last decades and eventual fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans |
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