Tzachas/Chaka, Turkish amir E / L XI
Τζαχᾶς (Tzachas 61)
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Narrative
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Death
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He was greeted cheerfully by
Kilic Arslan 51
, entertained to dinner, but made to drink too much; when he was drunk, his host drew his sword and thrust it into his side, leaving him dead on the spot
σπασάμενος ξίφος κατὰ τῶν λαγόνων ὦσεν αὐτοῦ. Anna Komnene 265.35-40
Description
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Not one of the notables, but cunning and of great wickedness
οὐ τῶν ἐπιφανῶν, δεινὸς δὲ καὶ τὴν πονηρίαν πολύς. Zonaras 18.22.14
Dignity/Office
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Protonobelissimos
πρωτονωβελισσίμων. Anna Komnene 225.73-74
Education
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Ethnic label
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Turkish (Turk)
Τοῦρκος. Glykas 620.6
Τούρκος. Zonaras 18.22.14
Second Name
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Kinship
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father of
Anonyma 4003
(θυγάτριον). Anna Komnene 326.50
father-in-law of
Kilic Arslan 51
γαμπρός. Anna Komnene 264.9
uncle of
Galabatzes 15001
(ἀδελφιδῷ). Anna Komnene 259.43
Language Skill
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Location
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Abydos
made an attack by land on Abydos Ἄβυδον. Anna Komnene 264.20
Adramyttion
reduced Adramyttion to rubble Ἀτραμύτιον. Anna Komnene 425.45-47
Chersonesos (Thrace)
planned to link with the Pechenegs at the Chersonesos Χερρόνησον. Anna Komnene 241.74
Chios
anchored at, captured and built a fleet on Chios Χίῳ. Zonaras 18.22.14
captured the island of Chios Χίον. Glykas 620.6
Klazomenai
stormed Klazomenai Κλυζομεναῖς. Anna Komnene 222.75
Krithai (on the Thracian Chersonesos)
promised mercenaries rich rewards when he took Krithai Κρίθας. Anna Komnene 241.78
Mitylene
seized Mitylene Λέσβον. Zonaras 18.22.14
Phokaia
with his new fleet, stormed Phokaia Φώκαιαν. Anna Komnene 222.75
Rhodes
captured the island of Rhodes Ῥόδον. Glykas 620.7
subjected to himself Rhodes ῾Ρόδον. Zonaras 18.22.14
Samos (Aegean)
captured the island of Samos (Aegean) Σάμον. Glykas 620.7
subjected to himself Samos (Aegean) Σάμον. Zonaras 18.22.14
Smyrna
behaved as if he had personal possession of Smyrna Σμύρνην. Anna Komnene 335.24
built a fleet near Smyrna αὐτοῦ. Anna Komnene 222.72
was trying to make an imperial city of Smyrna Σμύρνην. Anna Komnene 258.22
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Eunuchs
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