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2 unusual facts about Bardas Phokas the Younger


Bardas Phokas

Bardas Phokas the Younger (died 13 April 989), Byzantine general and rebel, son of Leo Phokas the Younger, the brother of Nikephoros II Phokas

Bardas Phokas the Younger

At this point Basil II obtained timely aid, in the form of Varangian mercenaries, from his brother-in-law Vladimir, the Russian prince of Kiev, and marched to Abydos.


Mufarrij ibn Daghfal ibn al-Jarrah

Emperor Basil II accepted their request, and already a few months later, in autumn 983 the Tayy accompanied the Byzantine doux of Antioch, Bardas Phokas, when he went to relieve Aleppo from an attack by Bakjur, who had rebelled against Sa'd al-Dawla.


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