Bardas Phokas the Younger

For the father of Nikephoros II, see Bardas Phokas the Elder.
Bardas Phokas
NicknamePhocas
Bornc. 940
Cappadocia, Byzantine Empire
(modern-day Turkey)
DiedApril 13, 989
Abydos, Opsikion, Byzantine Empire
(modern-day Çanakkale, Turkey)
AllegianceByzantine Empire
RankGeneral
ConflictsBattle of Pankaleia

Bardas Phokas (or Phocas) (Greek: Βάρδας Φωκᾶς) (c. 940–13 April 989) was a Byzantine general who took a conspicuous part in three revolts for and against the ruling Macedonian dynasty.

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