Nikephoros Ouranos
Ruler of the East Nikephoros Ouranos | |
|---|---|
| Viceroy of the East | |
| In office c.999 – c. 1011 | |
| Monarch | Basil II |
| Domestic of the Schools of the West | |
| In office 996 – c. 999 | |
| Monarch | Basil II |
| Epi tou kanikleiou | |
| Patrikios c. 982 – c. 987 | |
| Monarch | Basil II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 950 |
| Died | c. 1011 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
| Years of service | 996–c.1011 |
| Battles/wars | |
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Nikephoros Ouranos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Οὐρανός; fl. c. 980 – c. 1010), Latinized as Nicephorus Uranus, was a high-ranking Byzantine official and general during the reign of Emperor Basil II (r. 976–1025). One of the emperor's closest associates, he was active in Europe in the wars against the Bulgarians, scoring a major victory at Spercheios, and against the Arabs in Syria, where he held command during the first decade of the 11th century as Basil's virtual viceroy. A well-educated man, he wrote a military manual (Taktika) and composed several surviving poems and hagiographies.