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Bardas Skleros

d. 991 · 10th century · Also known as Bardas Sclerus

Bardas Skleros was a Byzantine general who rebelled against Emperor Basil II in 976 and took much of Anatolia. He was defeated in 979 by Bardas Phokas with the help of Georgian troops sent by David III Kuropalates of Tao, and fled to the Buyid court in Baghdad. He returned to rebel again in 987, but submitted to Basil in 989 and died soon after.

Bardas Skleros
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Buyid dynastyMilitary

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Kingdom of the Iberians

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bardas Skleros. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bardas-skleros
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