gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:alliedWith
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gptkb:Vladimir_the_Great
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gptkbp:birthDate
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c. 958
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Church_of_St._John_the_Theologian,_Constantinople
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gptkbp:children
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none
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gptkbp:co-ruler
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gptkb:Constantine_VIII
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gptkbp:coinDepiction
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depicted on Byzantine coins
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gptkbp:coronationDate
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gptkb:Hagia_Sophia,_Constantinople
22 April 960
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gptkbp:deathDate
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15 December 1025
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gptkbp:defeatedBy
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gptkb:Bardas_Phokas
gptkb:Bardas_Skleros
gptkb:Samuel_of_Bulgaria
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gptkbp:dynasty
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gptkb:Macedonian_dynasty
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:Romanos_II
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Basil_II_Porphyrogenitus
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gptkbp:house
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gptkb:Macedonian_dynasty
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Basil II
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gptkbp:legacy
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considered one of the greatest Byzantine emperors
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gptkbp:militaryCampaign
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gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Syria
Fatimid Caliphate
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:military_officer
|
gptkbp:mother
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gptkb:Theophano
|
gptkbp:neverMarried
|
true
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gptkbp:nickname
|
gptkb:the_Bulgar_Slayer
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gptkbp:notableFor
|
administrative reforms
strengthening imperial authority
military campaigns in the Balkans
conquest of Bulgaria
expansion of the Byzantine Empire
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gptkbp:patronage
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gptkb:church
arts
monasteries
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Constantinople
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
|
gptkb:Constantinople
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gptkbp:predecessor
|
gptkb:John_I_Tzimiskes
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gptkbp:reignEnd
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15 December 1025
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gptkbp:reignStart
|
10 January 976
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gptkbp:religion
|
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
|
gptkbp:sibling
|
gptkb:Constantine_VIII
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gptkbp:subjectOf
|
gptkb:Basil_II_Psalter
gptkb:Skylitzes_Chronicle
gptkb:Theophanes_Continuatus
numerous historical studies
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gptkbp:successor
|
gptkb:Constantine_VIII
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gptkbp:title
|
gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
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gptkbp:usedVarangianGuard
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true
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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