Emperor Nikephoros III, 1078 – 1081
01/07/1078 AD decreed
Nikephoros declared himself emperor on 7 January 1078, mobilizing an army of native troops and Turkish mercenaries.
Michael sent Nikephoros a letter in which he reminded Nikephoros that he owed much to the emperor who had brought him out of exile. The military acumen and family renown of Nikephoros helped him to solidify his support base, and the tyranny of Michael ensured that even some of the elites of Constantinople sided with Nikephoros--something Attaleiates notes as being very rare, as, generally, people defect from the usurper's side to the emperor's side.
The defection of some of the capital elites was even more astonishing because the march from the Anatolic Theme to Constantinople was not safe due to Turkish raids, which had reached deep into Anatolia by 1078, meaning that Nikephoros's rebellion might be destroyed before it even reached Constantinople.
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Nikephoros III Botaneiates Byzantine emperor ...
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Byzantine Empire Traditionally begins wit... -
Michael VII Doukas (Parapinakēs) Byzantine emperor ...
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