Basil II

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Basil II was a powerful Byzantine emperor (reigned 976–1025) renowned for his military conquests, especially against the Bulgarians, and for strengthening imperial authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
ascendedToThroneAs junior co-emperor in childhood ⓘ
birthDate c. 958 ⓘ
burialPlace Church of St. John the Theologian at the Hebdomon ⓘ
capital Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
coEmperorWith Constantine VIII ⓘ
John I Tzimiskes ⓘ
Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ
Romanos II ⓘ
conflict Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ
campaigns in the Caucasus ⓘ
wars against the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathDate 15 December 1025 ⓘ
dynasty Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
epithet Bulgar-slayer ⓘ
Bulgaroktonos ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
father Romanos II ⓘ
fullName Basil II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Basil II Bulgaroktonos

Basil II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Basil II Porphyrogenitus
governmentStyle autocratic rule ⓘ
knownFor administrative and fiscal reforms ⓘ
expansion of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
military campaigns against Bulgaria ⓘ
strengthening imperial authority ⓘ
legacy considered one of the most successful Byzantine emperors ⓘ
left the empire financially strong at his death ⓘ
militaryReform increased use of professional soldiers ⓘ
reorganization of themes in the Balkans ⓘ
mother Theophano ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Kleidion ⓘ
notableBattleDate 1014 ⓘ
policy reduction of power of the great aristocratic families ⓘ
strengthening of central imperial authority ⓘ
support of small landholders and peasantry ⓘ
predecessor John I Tzimiskes ⓘ
reignEnd 1025 ⓘ
reignStart 976 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
sibling Constantine VIII ⓘ
successor Constantine VIII ⓘ
territorialExpansion annexation of Bulgaria ⓘ
expansion in Armenia ⓘ
expansion in Georgia ⓘ
title Basileus ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans ⓘ

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Byzantine Empire → notableRuler → Basil II ⓘ
Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Basil II ⓘ
Christianization of Kievan Rus' → significantFigure → Basil II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine Emperor Basil II
Macedonian dynasty → hasMonarch → Basil II ⓘ
Basil II → fullName → Basil II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil II Porphyrogenitus
Basil II → fullName → Basil II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil II Bulgaroktonos
Basil → hasNotableBearer → Basil II ⓘ
Byzantine conquest of 1018 → partOf → Basil II ⓘ
this entity surface form: reign of Basil II
Bulgar-slayer → refersTo → Basil II ⓘ
Bulgar-slayer → appliedTo → Basil II ⓘ
Bulgaroktonos → refersTo → Basil II ⓘ
Anna Porphyrogenita → sibling → Basil II ⓘ
Romanos II → child → Basil II ⓘ
John I Tzimiskes → successor → Basil II ⓘ
Constantine VIII → sibling → Basil II ⓘ
Constantine VIII → predecessor → Basil II ⓘ
Theophano → child → Basil II ⓘ
Theophano → regencyFor → Basil II ⓘ
Battle of Kleidion → associatedWithEpithetOf → Basil II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer