Heraclian dynasty

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The Heraclian dynasty was a ruling family of the Byzantine Empire (610–711) best known for Emperor Heraclius, who reorganized the empire’s administration and military while confronting major Persian and early Islamic expansions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine imperial dynasty
capital Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
conflictWith Rashidun Caliphate
Sasanian Empire
Umayyad Caliphate
country Byzantine Empire
currency solidus
dynasticHouse House of Heraclius
endTime 711
followedBy Isaurian dynasty
follows Justinian dynasty
governmentForm absolute monarchy
hasMonarch Emperor Constans II
surface form: Constans II

Constantine III
Emperor Constantine IV
surface form: Constantine IV

Heraclius
Heraklonas
Justinian II
Philippicus Bardanes
historicalEra Byzantine Empire in transition from Latin to Greek character
introduced military-administrative reorganization of the empire
themata system
language Greek
namedAfter Heraclius
notableEvent Roman–Persian Wars
surface form: Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)
surface form: First Arab siege of Constantinople

Muslim conquest of Egypt
Muslim conquest of the Levant
Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
surface form: Second Arab siege of Constantinople
notablePolicy Hellenization of imperial administration
religious compromises such as Monothelitism
notableRuler Emperor Constans II
surface form: Constans II

Emperor Constantine IV
surface form: Constantine IV

Heraclius
partOf Early Middle Ages
Late Antiquity
predecessorState Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
region Eastern Mediterranean
religion Chalcedonian Christianity
replaces Justinian dynasty
startTime 610
successorState Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty
territorialGain reconquest of territories from the Sasanian Empire
territorialLoss Egypt
Exarchate of Africa
surface form: Exarchate of Carthage

Palestine
Syria

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Byzantine Empire dynasty Heraclian dynasty
Emperor Constantine IV dynasty Heraclian dynasty
subject surface form: Constantine IV
Justinian dynasty successor Heraclian dynasty
Heraclius dynasty Heraclian dynasty
Emperor Constans II dynasty Heraclian dynasty
subject surface form: Constans II
Isaurian dynasty precededBy Heraclian dynasty
Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty follows Heraclian dynasty
this entity surface form: Byzantine Empire under Heraclian dynasty
Tiberius (son of Constans II) dynasty Heraclian dynasty
Constantine III dynasty Heraclian dynasty
Constantine III house Heraclian dynasty
Martina associatedWith Heraclian dynasty
Martina dynasty Heraclian dynasty
David Tiberius dynasty Heraclian dynasty
Fabius dynasty Heraclian dynasty
House of Justinian succeededBy Heraclian dynasty
Heraklonas dynasty Heraclian dynasty
Heraklonas house Heraclian dynasty
Justinian II dynasty Heraclian dynasty
Constantine the Bearded dynasty Heraclian dynasty
subject surface form: Constantine IV