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Siege of Constantinople

Roman Empire · House / House of Ducas. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Nikephoros Botaneiates31 March 1074

Istanbul · House / House of Ducas

Nikephoros Botaneiates gained the support of the Seljuk Turks reaches Constantinople, Michael VII resigns the throne with hardly a struggle

Names involved

Nikephoros Botaneiates

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