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Isaac I Komnenos

Emperor of the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire

b. 1007 CE – d. 1060 CE World The Great Crossroads

Isaac I Komnenos (or Comnenus) (c. 1007[1] – 1061) is Byzantine Emperor from 1057 to 1059, the first reigning member of the Komnenos dynasty.

During his brief reign, he attempts to restore the depleted finances of the empire and the former strict organization of the government.