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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
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gptkbp:birthDate
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958
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Church_of_St._John_the_Theologian,_Hebdomon
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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
gptkb:Basil_Lekapenos
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gptkbp:coinDepiction
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gptkb:gold_histamenon
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gptkbp:deathDate
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15 December 1025
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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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Emperor Basil II
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gptkbp:legacy
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strengthened imperial authority
consolidated Byzantine frontiers
reduced power of the aristocracy
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gptkbp:militaryCampaign
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conquest of Bulgaria
Bulgarian campaigns
wars against the Fatimids
wars in Georgia and Armenia
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:General
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gptkbp:mother
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gptkb:Theophano
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gptkbp:neverMarried
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true
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:the_Bulgar_Slayer
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kleidion
annexation of Bulgaria
suppression of Bardas Phokas' rebellion
suppression of Bardas Skleros' rebellion
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gptkbp:notableFor
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defeating the Bulgarian Empire
expanding the Byzantine Empire
longest-reigning Byzantine emperor
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Constantinople
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Constantinople
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gptkbp:portrayedBy
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gptkb:Byzantine_chronicles
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:John_I_Tzimiskes
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gptkbp:reignEnd
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15 December 1025
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gptkbp:reignStart
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10 January 976
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
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gptkbp:sibling
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gptkb:Constantine_VIII
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:Skylitzes_Chronicle
gptkb:Theophanes_Continuatus
gptkb:Michael_Psellos'_Chronographia
modern historical studies
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Constantine_VIII
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:Autokrator
gptkb:Basileus
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_the_Eunuch
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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