John I Tzimiskes Timeline

John Tzimiskes is appointed domestikos of the East in the Byzantine Empire.

John Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II Phokas in the imperial Byzantine palace in Constantinople.

Reign of Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes.

The Treaty of Safar makes Aleppo a client state of the Byzantine Empire.

John I Tzimiskes and the Byzantine army defeat the Rus at Dorystolon, forcing Sviatoslav and the Rus army to retreat from Bulgaria.

John I Tzimiskes captures Nisibis and forces the Emir of Mosul to pay tribute to the Byzantine Empire.

John I Tzimiskes invades Syria, conquering several cities and forcing neighboring Muslim states such as Damascus to pay tribute to the Byzantines.

John I Tzimiskes dies, possibly from poisoning.