Basil the Bulgar Slayer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Basil_the_Bulgar_Slayer
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Basil_II
gptkbp:birthDate 958
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Basil_II
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_St._John_the_Theologian,_Constantinople
gptkbp:co-ruler gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:coronationDate January 976
gptkbp:deathDate 15 December 1025
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Macedonian_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Romanos_II
gptkbp:house gptkb:Macedonian_dynasty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Basil the Bulgar Slayer
gptkbp:militaryCampaign Bulgarian campaigns
Eastern campaigns against Fatimids
gptkbp:militaryVictory gptkb:Battle_of_Kleidion
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Theophano
gptkbp:nickname Bulgar Slayer
gptkbp:notableFor defeating the Bulgarian Empire
expanding the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_I_Tzimiskes
gptkbp:reignEnd 15 December 1025
gptkbp:reignStart 10 January 976
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkbp:title gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Byzantine_Emperor_Basil_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7