Justinian II

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Justinian II was a Byzantine emperor of the late 7th and early 8th centuries known for his ambitious but often harsh rule, distinctive mutilation and restoration to the throne, and eventual violent overthrow.

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Label Occurrences
Justinian II canonical 7
Justinian II Rhinometus 1
Justinian II Rhinotmetos 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
human
monarch
ally Tervel of Bulgaria
alternativeName Justinian II
surface form: Justinian II Rhinometus

Justinian II
surface form: Justinian II Rhinotmetus
birthDate circa 668
capitalDuringReign Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
causeOfDeath execution
child Tiberius (son of Justinian II)
conflictWith Umayyad Caliphate
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
deathDate November 4, 711
deathPlace Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
dynasty Heraclian dynasty
epithet Rhinotmetos
epithetMeaning the slit-nosed
era early 8th century
late 7th century
father Emperor Constantine IV
surface form: Constantine IV
fullName Justinian II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Justinian II Rhinotmetos
implementedPolicy resettlement of populations within the empire
issued gold solidus coins bearing Christ’s image
knownFor ambitious building and artistic programs
harsh taxation policies
persecution of opponents
religious and administrative centralization
mannerOfDeath beheading
mother Saint Anastasia
surface form: Anastasia
notableEvent deposed in 695
exiled to Cherson in Crimea
nose mutilated after deposition
overthrown and killed in 711
restored to the throne in 705
notableFor one of the first Byzantine emperors to depict Christ on coinage
overthrownBy Philippicus Bardanes
placeOfExile Chersonese
surface form: Cherson
positionHeld Emperor of the Romans
predecessor Emperor Constantine IV
surface form: Constantine IV
reignEnd 695
reignStart 685
religion Chalcedonian Christianity
secondReignEnd 711
secondReignStart 705
securedThroneWithHelpOf First Bulgarian Empire
signedTreatyWith Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
surface form: Caliph Abd al-Malik
soughtRefugeWith Khazar Khaganate
surface form: Khazars
spouse Eudokia
Theodora of Khazaria
successor Leontius
Philippicus Bardanes

Referenced by (10)

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Emperor Constantine IV successor Justinian II
subject surface form: Constantine IV
Emperor Constantine IV offspring Justinian II
subject surface form: Constantine IV
Heraclian dynasty hasMonarch Justinian II
House of Heraclius hasMember Justinian II
House of Justinian notableMember Justinian II
Justinian II fullName Justinian II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Justinian II Rhinotmetos
Justinian II alternativeName Justinian II
this entity surface form: Justinian II Rhinometus
Justinian II alternativeName Justinian II
this entity surface form: Justinian II Rhinotmetus
Constantine the Bearded child Justinian II
subject surface form: Constantine IV
Constantine the Bearded successor Justinian II
subject surface form: Constantine IV