Nikephoros Komnenos | |
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 Emperor Constantine VIII (left) orders the blinding of Nikephoros Komnenos (right), miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes | |
| Native name | Νικηφόρος Κομνηνός |
| Born | c. 970 (?) |
| Died | after 1026/7 |
| Rank | strategos/katepano of Vaspurakan |
Nikephoros Komnenos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Κομνηνός, Nikēphoros Komnēnos; c. 970 – after 1026/7) was a Byzantine military leader under the emperors Basil II (r. 976–1025) and Constantine VIII (r. 1025–1028). He served as governor of the Armenian region of Vaspurakan, and is one of the first known members of the Komnenos family, which came to rule the Byzantine Empire in 1081–1185.