John II Komnenos
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John II Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor known for his effective military campaigns, administrative reforms, and efforts to restore the strength and territory of the Byzantine Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John II Komnenos canonical | 14 |
| Ioannes II Komnenos | 1 |
| John II Comnenus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2100897 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: John II Komnenos Context triple: [Emperor of the Romans, significantHolder, John II Komnenos]
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Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor (r. 1081–1118) known for stabilizing the empire after a period of crisis, initiating the Komnenian restoration, and appealing to the West in ways that helped spark the First Crusade.
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Alexios III Komnenos
Alexios III Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor of Trebizond from the 14th century, known for consolidating his realm along the Black Sea coast and patronizing Orthodox monastic institutions.
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Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos was a late 12th- to early 13th-century ruler of the Byzantine Empire whose weak leadership and mismanagement contributed to the empire’s decline and the events leading up to the Fourth Crusade.
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Baldwin II of Constantinople
Baldwin II of Constantinople was the last Latin emperor of Constantinople, whose troubled reign was marked by financial hardship, territorial losses, and the eventual fall of the Latin Empire in 1261.
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Manuel Kantakouzenos
Manuel Kantakouzenos was a 14th-century Byzantine prince and military leader who became the first ruler of the Despotate of the Morea in the Peloponnese.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John II Komnenos Target entity description: John II Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor known for his effective military campaigns, administrative reforms, and efforts to restore the strength and territory of the Byzantine Empire.
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A.
Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor (r. 1081–1118) known for stabilizing the empire after a period of crisis, initiating the Komnenian restoration, and appealing to the West in ways that helped spark the First Crusade.
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B.
Alexios III Komnenos
Alexios III Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor of Trebizond from the 14th century, known for consolidating his realm along the Black Sea coast and patronizing Orthodox monastic institutions.
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C.
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos
Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos was a late 12th- to early 13th-century ruler of the Byzantine Empire whose weak leadership and mismanagement contributed to the empire’s decline and the events leading up to the Fourth Crusade.
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D.
Baldwin II of Constantinople
Baldwin II of Constantinople was the last Latin emperor of Constantinople, whose troubled reign was marked by financial hardship, territorial losses, and the eventual fall of the Latin Empire in 1261.
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E.
Manuel Kantakouzenos
Manuel Kantakouzenos was a 14th-century Byzantine prince and military leader who became the first ruler of the Despotate of the Morea in the Peloponnese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine emperor
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human ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1087 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
|
| causeOfDeath | hunting accident ⓘ |
| child |
Manuel I Komnenos
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexios Komnenos
Andronikos I Komnenos ⓘ
surface form:
Andronikos Komnenos
Isaac Komnenos ⓘ Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ |
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1143 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cilicia ⓘ |
| dynasty | Komnenos dynasty ⓘ |
| epithet |
the Beautiful
ⓘ
the Good ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| father | Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| fullName |
John II Komnenos
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ioannes II Komnenos
John II Komnenos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
John II Comnenus
John II Komnenos self-link ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
Byzantine institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine autocracy
|
| house |
Komnenos dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Komnenos
|
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
campaigns in Cilicia
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campaigns in northern Syria ⓘ wars against the Danishmendids ⓘ |
| mother | Irene Doukaina ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administrative reforms in the Byzantine Empire
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efforts to restore Byzantine territorial control in Anatolia ⓘ maintaining relatively good relations with the Crusader states ⓘ military campaigns against the Seljuk Turks ⓘ relative internal stability of the Byzantine Empire during his reign ⓘ strengthening imperial authority over the Balkans ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of imperial administration
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reform of taxation and fiscal administration ⓘ support for the Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Emperor of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1143 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1118 ⓘ |
| relative | Anna Komnene ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| sibling | Anna Komnene ⓘ |
| spouse |
Irene of Hungary
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Piroska of Hungary ⓘ |
| successor | Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ |
| title | Basileus ton Rhomaion ⓘ |
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Subject: John II Komnenos Description of subject: John II Komnenos was a 12th-century Byzantine emperor known for his effective military campaigns, administrative reforms, and efforts to restore the strength and territory of the Byzantine Empire.
Referenced by (16)
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