# John I Tzimiskes — WHE Definition Discussion (1-17148)

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**Created:** [July 10, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/john-i-tzimiskes-whe-definition-discussion-1-17148/18535 "2018-07-10T08:55:17Z")\
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John I Tzimiskes was Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976 CE. Although he took the throne by murdering his predecessor Nikephoros II Phokas, John was a popular emperor. A skilled general and a competent politician, he is known for expanding Byzantium's borders to the Danube River in the west and further into Syria in the east.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/John\_I\_Tzimiskes/](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_I_Tzimiskes/)._

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