John Kourkouas (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κουρκούας, romanized: Ioannes Kourkouas, fl. c. 900–946), also transliterated as Kurkuas or Curcuas, was one of the most...

grandson of Theophilos Kourkouas, Byzantine Emperor in 969–976 John Kourkouas (11th c.), Catepan of Italy in 1008–1010 Gregory Kourkouas, doux of Philippopolis...

John Kourkouas (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κουρκούας, romanized: Ioannes Kourkouas) may refer to: John Kourkouas (9th century), 9th-century Byzantine general John...

the Fatimids respectively. John was born in present-day Çemişgezek in Tunceli Province. His father was a scion of the Kourkouas family, a clan of still debated...

John Kourkouas or Curcuas (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κουρκούας) was the Byzantine catepan of Italy from 1008 to 1010. John belonging to the Kourkouas family of Armenian...

John Kourkouas (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κουρκούας, romanized: Ioannes Kourkouas) was a senior Byzantine military commander who led a conspiracy against Emperor...

John Kourkouas (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κουρκούας, romanized: Ioannes Kourkouas) was a senior Byzantine military commander in 970–971. John was a scion of the Kourkouas...

returning army under Kourkouas. In 944 Romanos concluded a treaty with Prince Igor of Kiev. This crisis having passed, Kourkouas was free to return to...

Romanos Kourkouas (Greek: Ῥωμανός Κουρκούας) was a Byzantine aristocrat and senior military leader in the mid-10th century. Romanos was a scion of the...

distinguished general John Kourkouas (d. 946), one of the most important generals of the Byzantine Empire Theophilos Kourkouas (d. 960s), was a distinguished...

of their captives and staked out others on the ground. In September, John Kourkouas and Bardas Phokas, two leading generals, speedily returned to the capital...

United Kingdom: Routledge (Taylor & Francis). ISBN 0-415-14687-9. Haldon, John F. (1997) [1990]. Byzantium in the Seventh Century: The Transformation of...

the grandfather of the Byzantine emperor John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976). Theophilos was a scion of the Kourkouas family, a clan of Armenian origin that had...

p. 2027 Takirtakoglou, Konstantinos (2021), Rogers, Clifford J.; France, John; DeVries, Kelly (eds.), "The Battle of Firāḍ: The Day on Which Khālid b....

on 1 June 2006. Asma Afsaruddin, Oliver (2009). "ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān". In John L. Esposito (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford:...

solved itself with the death of Simeon in 927, so Byzantine general John Kourkouas was able to campaign aggressively against the Saracens from 923 to about...

VII: Mif–Naz. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 756. ISBN 978-90-04-09419-2. Haldon, John (2010). Money, Power and Politics in Early Islamic Syria. Ashgate Publishing...

capture of Mecca in 929. The forces of the Byzantine Empire, under John Kourkouas, began a sustained offensive into the borderlands of the Thughur and...

presence in the Mediterranean Sea, and especially the Adriatic. Under John Kourkouas, the Byzantines conquered the emirate of Melitene, along with Theodosiopolis...

king of Connacht Ermengol I (or Armengol), count of Urgell (b. 974) John Kourkouas, Byzantine catepan (approximate date) Maelsuthan Ua Cerbhail, Irish...

compendium is at variance with this, John Scylitzes recounting how in 944, when the city was besieged by John Kourkouas, it was exchanged for a group of Muslim...

Strange 1889, pp. 77–79. Kaegi 1995, p. 122. Nicolle 1994, p. 63. Jandora, John W. (1985). "The Battle of the Yarmūk: A Reconstruction". Journal of Asian...

with his local militia levies until the larger Byzantine army under John Kourkouas came and drove the Rus' out. In 945 he was appointed supreme commander...

Books. ISBN 978-0-213-76478-4. Skylitzes, John (2010). A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057. Translated by John Wortley. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge...

back the invaders. The vanquisher of the Rus' was the famous general John Kourkouas, who continued the offensive with other noteworthy victories in Mesopotamia...

Romanos sends a Byzantine expeditionary force (80,000 men) led by general John Kourkouas (his commander-in-chief) to invade northern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)...

venturing as far south as Nicomedia (modern-day İzmit). In September, John Kourkouas and Bardas Phokas ("the Elder"), two leading generals, destroy the Rus'...

defence of Arcadia Aegypti was entrusted to a certain John, who Hermann Zotenberg identifies with the John, Duke of Barca or Barcaina mentioned by Nicephorus...

With some exceptions, most notably the unparalleled 22-year tenure of John Kourkouas, or in times of domestic instability, Domestics were changed on the...

985–988 Romanos 988–998 John Ammiropoulos 999–1006 Gregory Tarchaneiotes 1006–1008 Alexios Xiphias 1008–1010 John Kourkouas 1010–1016 Basil Mesardonites...