Michael Lachanodrakon
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Michael Lachanodrakon was a Byzantine general and fanatical supporter of the policy of iconoclasm under Emperor Constantine V.
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![Gold coin of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (reigned"}]]}">r. 717-741), depicted with his son and successor, Constantine V. Leo first promoted iconoclasm, which became official policy under Constantine.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Solidus-Leo_III_and_Constantine_V-sb1504.jpg/500px-Solidus-Leo_III_and_Constantine_V-sb1504.jpg)
Gold coin of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (reigned"}]]}">r. 717-741), depicted with his son and successor, Constantine V. Leo first promoted iconoclasm, which became official policy under Constantine.![Gold coin of Emperor Leo IV the Khazar (reigned"}]]}">r. 775-780), also depicting his son and co-emperor Constantine VI, as well as the Isaurian dynasty's founders Leo III and Constantine V.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Leo_iv_constantine_vi_coin.jpg/330px-Leo_iv_constantine_vi_coin.jpg)
Gold coin of Emperor Leo IV the Khazar (reigned"}]]}">r. 775-780), also depicting his son and co-emperor Constantine VI, as well as the Isaurian dynasty's founders Leo III and Constantine V.About this person
Michael Lachanodrakon was a Byzantine general and fanatical supporter of the policy of iconoclasm under Emperor Constantine V. As a result of his iconoclast zeal, in 766 he rose to high office as governor of the Thracesian Theme, and instigated a series of repressive measures against iconophile practices, particularly targeting the monasteries. A talented general, he also led a series of campaigns against the Arabs of the Abbasid Caliphate before being dismissed from office in about 782. Restored to imperial favour in 790, he fell at the Battle of Marcellae against the Bulgars in 792.
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