Heraclius (Byzantine emperor)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate c. 575
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cappadocia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:children gptkb:David
gptkb:Constantine_III
gptkb:Heraklonas
Many others
gptkbp:coronationDate 5 October 610
gptkbp:deathDate 11 February 641
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Heraclian_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Heraclius_the_Elder
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Heraclius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heraclius (Byzantine emperor)
gptkbp:introduced Greek as the official language of the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:militaryAchievement Defeated Sasanian Empire
gptkbp:militaryDefeat Lost Levant and Egypt to Rashidun Caliphate
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Epiphania
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Byzantine–Sasanian_War_of_602–628
gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(626)
gptkb:Rise_of_Islam
gptkb:Battle_of_Nineveh_(627)
Battle of Yarmouk (636)
Diplomatic correspondence with Muhammad
First contacts with early Muslim community
Loss of Armenia (638)
Loss of Carthage (posthumous, 698)
Loss of Egypt (640–641)
Loss of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine to Arab forces
Loss of Jerusalem to Arabs (637)
Loss of Jerusalem to Persians (614)
Loss of Mesopotamia (637)
Loss of Syria (636)
Recapture of Jerusalem (629)
Return of the True Cross to Jerusalem
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Autokrator
gptkb:Basileus
Augustus
gptkbp:notableReform Military and administrative reforms
Theme system (proto-form)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Phocas
gptkbp:reignEnd 11 February 641
gptkbp:reignStart 5 October 610
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Chalcedonian_Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eudokia
gptkb:Martina
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Constantine_III
gptkb:Heraklonas
gptkbp:title gptkb:Basileus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heraclius_the_Elder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6