Isaac I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059 CE. Although his reign was brief, he was known for being a capable and militarily astute general and emperor. As the first emperor to lead troops himself in battle in over 30 years, Isaac fended off the Pechenegs to the north while also instituting administrative reforms to prevent the Byzantine Empire from declining. His actions kept the status quo but it would quickly unravel under his successors.
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1057 - 1059Reign of Byzantine emperor Isaac I Komnenos.
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1057Isaac Komnenos and other leading military men in the Byzantine Empire rebel against Emperor Michael VI.
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8 Jun 1057Isaac Komnenos is declared Byzantine emperor by imperial soldiers in Anatolia in rebellion against Emperor Michael VI.
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8 Nov 1058Isaac I Komnenos has the Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Keroularios, exiled.
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1059Isaac I Komnenos defeats the Pechenegs in battle, but loses soldiers in a storm during his march home.
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1059Isaac I Komnenos steps down as Byzantine emperor due to illness and appoints Constantine X Doukas as his successor.
