John Kourkouas, also found as Kurkuas or Curcuas was one of the most important generals of the Byzantine Empire. His successes against the Muslim states in the East definitively reversed the course of the centuries-long Byzantine–Arab Wars and began Byzantium's 10th-century "Age of Conquest". Kourkouas belonged to a family of Armenian descent, which produced several notable generals for Byzantium.

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  • John Kourkouas, also found as Kurkuas or Curcuas was one of the most important generals of the Byzantine Empire. His successes against the Muslim states in the East definitively reversed the course of the centuries-long Byzantine–Arab Wars and began Byzantium's 10th-century "Age of Conquest". Kourkouas belonged to a family of Armenian descent, which produced several notable generals for Byzantium. As commander of one of the imperial bodyguard regiments, he was one of the chief supporters of Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), facilitating his rise to the throne. In 923, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Byzantine armies along the eastern frontier, facing the Abbasid Caliphate and the semi-autonomous Muslim border emirates. He kept this post for more than twenty years, and under his leadership, the Byzantine armies achieved decisive successes that altered the strategic balance in the region. For the first time since the tide of the Muslim conquests ebbed off, the Byzantines advanced in depth into Muslim territory and expanded the imperial border. The emirates of Melitene and Kalikala were conquered, extending Byzantine control up to the upper Euphrates and over western Armenia, while the remaining Iberian and Armenian princes became Byzantine vassals. Kourkouas also played a role in the defeat of a major Rus' raid in 941, and recovered the Mandylion of Edessa, a holy relic depicting the face of Jesus Christ. He was dismissed in 944 as a result of the machinations of Romanos Lekapenos' sons, but restored to favour by Constantine VII, serving as imperial ambassador in 946.
  • Jean Kourkouas était le petit-fils d'un autre Jean, premier membre connu de la famille Kourkouas, il fut instruit par un parent, Christophe, métropolite de Gangra. Drongaire de la Veille sous Constantin VII, partisan de Romain I Lécapène, il l’aida à s’emparer du trône en 921 au détriment des Phocas. Fait domestique des Scholes, il mit fin à un complot contre l’empereur en Chaldie. Après de nombreux combats en Asie mineure, il s’empara de Mélitène en 934. Il abattit également nombre de Russes lors de l’invasion d’Igor de Kiev de 941. Après avoir commandé l’armée 22 ans, il fut démis par l’empereur Romain pour avoir suscité des jalousies quand sa fille Euphrôsynè manqua d’épouser le petit-fils du souverain. Père également de Romain Kourkouas. Le protospathaire Manuel écrivit sa vie en huit livres.
  • Giovanni Curcuas (nato prima del 900, morto dopo il 946) fu un generale bizantino armeno all'epoca di Romano I Lecapeno. Il nome della sua famiglia, in armeno era Gurgen. Fu particolarmente attivo sul fronte orientale dell'Asia Minore e della Siria.
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  • John Kourkouas
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  • "... the aforementioned ''magistros'' and ''domestikos'' of the ''Scholai'' John became unrivalled in matters of war, and set up many and great trophies, and expanded the Roman boundaries and sacked many Hagarene cities"
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  • ca. 915–944
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  • Chronicle of Theophanes Continuatus, ''Reign of Romanos Lekapenos'', 40.
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  • John Kourkouas, also found as Kurkuas or Curcuas was one of the most important generals of the Byzantine Empire. His successes against the Muslim states in the East definitively reversed the course of the centuries-long Byzantine–Arab Wars and began Byzantium's 10th-century "Age of Conquest". Kourkouas belonged to a family of Armenian descent, which produced several notable generals for Byzantium.
  • Jean Kourkouas était le petit-fils d'un autre Jean, premier membre connu de la famille Kourkouas, il fut instruit par un parent, Christophe, métropolite de Gangra. Drongaire de la Veille sous Constantin VII, partisan de Romain I Lécapène, il l’aida à s’emparer du trône en 921 au détriment des Phocas. Fait domestique des Scholes, il mit fin à un complot contre l’empereur en Chaldie. Après de nombreux combats en Asie mineure, il s’empara de Mélitène en 934.
  • Giovanni Curcuas (nato prima del 900, morto dopo il 946) fu un generale bizantino armeno all'epoca di Romano I Lecapeno. Il nome della sua famiglia, in armeno era Gurgen. Fu particolarmente attivo sul fronte orientale dell'Asia Minore e della Siria.
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