# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bardanes-tourkos
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:00:32.298Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bardanes-tourkos"
name: "Bardanes Tourkos"
slug: "bardanes-tourkos"
description: "Bardanes, nicknamed Tourkos, \"the Turk\", was a Byzantine general who launched an unsuccessful rebellion against Emperor Nikephoros I in 803. Although a major supporter of Byzantine empress Irene of Athens, soon after her overthrow he was appointed by Nikephoros as commander-in-chief of the Anatolian armies. From this position, he launched a revolt in July 803, probably in opposition to Nikephoros's economic and religious policies. His troops marched towards Constantinople, but failed to win popular support. At this point, some of his major supporters deserted him and, reluctant to engage the loyalist forces in battle, Bardanes gave up and chose to surrender himself. He retired as a monk to a monastery he had founded. There he was blinded, possibly on Nikephoros's orders. He was of Turkic origin."
tagline: "Byzantine general"
gender: "male"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "800"
deathDate: "801"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.24
  momentum:             2.453760789149199
  historical:           14.63636
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BA"
    title: "Бардан Турк"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardanes_Tourkos"
    title: "Bardanes Tourkos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "باردينس توركوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "باردينس توركوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardanes_Turkos"
    title: "Bardanes Turkos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A4%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82"
    title: "Βαρδάνης Τούρκος"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardanes_Tourkos"
    title: "Bardanes Tourkos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardanes_el_Turco"
    title: "Bardanes el Turco"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardan%C3%A8s_Tourkos"
    title: "Bardanès Tourkos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vardanis_Tourkos"
    title: "Vardanis Tourkos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardane_il_Turco"
    title: "Bardane il Turco"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardanes_Tourkos"
    title: "Bardanes Tourkos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardanes_Turek"
    title: "Bardanes Turek"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vardanes%2C_o_Turco"
    title: "Vardanes, o Turco"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BA"
    title: "Вардан Турк"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BD"
    title: "Вардан Турчин"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardanes_Turkos"
    title: "Bardanes Turkos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2626605"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump