Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder
Late 11th-century Byzantine Empire usurper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder (Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος), Latinized as Nicephorus Bryennius, was a Byzantine Greek general who tried to establish himself as Emperor in the late eleventh century. His contemporaries considered him the best tactician in the empire.[citation needed]
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Nikephoros Bryennios | |
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Usurper of the Byzantine Empire | |
Reign | 1077–1078 |
Predecessor | Michael VII |
Successor | Nikephoros III |
Father | Nikephoros Bryennios |
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