Theophilos Kourkouas | |
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Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
Years of service | ca. 923–960s |
Rank | strategos of Chaldia, Mesopotamia (?) and Theodosiopolis, Domestic of the Schools (?) |
Relations | John Kourkouas, Romanos Kourkouas, John Tzimiskes |
Theophilos Kourkouas (Greek: Θεόφιλος Κουρκούας, fl. ca. 920–960s) was a distinguished Byzantine general in the 10th century. He was also the grandfather of the Byzantine emperor John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976).