Every Emperor of Trebizond From Worst to Best

Ranking every Trapezuntine emperor from Alexios I to David from worst to best.

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[AugustusHistory]

You have to be a savage to know enough about the Empire of Trebizond to make this video

[Mikko]

I hear the empire's official motto was: Who needs enemies when you have family members like we do.

[christopherevans]

Im sure it was never far from the emperor's in Constantinople mind, that the ruling family in Trebizond had a better claim to the throne then they had.

[xaropy]

i've never seen anyone talk about this subject, very interesting

[byzansimp]

There is no doubt about the highest ranked Emperors, they were indeed the best. So the child rulers just slightly better than the mediocre, all the three Empresses are among the worst, but Basileios Megas Komnenos, who murdered his nephew Manuel II, purged his government, hired haughty foreign mercenaries that disturbed order in Trebizond, whose almost polygamous behavior brought the condemnation of Constantinople and his later demise and the ensuing civil war, is among the good Emperors?

[FillupMan]

I think that i support the idea of your yt channel having 100, 000 subscribers by the end of 2024, Eastern Roman History!

Keep up the good work!

[overworlder]

I sub’d just for your channel name. Ranking Trebizond’s rulers is icing on the cake.

[wellthatagedwell]

I had no idea this empire was a thing. I need to start reading more Byzantine history again…

[inigowelser]

The trebizondians are so interesting! Could you wrote the sources you use for the video? I would love learning more about this subject!

[Lurkzz]

So both Ioannis II Komnenos of the Roman Empire and Ioannis II Grand Komnenos had the exact same nicknames? Funny

[Eugene-tmfm]

Of course two of their worst emperors were named Andronikos, absolutely cursed name

[TrajGreekFire]

I already know that Alexios II, III, Manuel I and Andronikos I will be on top

[extrahistorylowbudget]

spain byzantine plz ;'( 552 ad to 624 ad

[Transilvanian]

Their family history makes the Lannisters and Targaryens seem like stable humanitarians.

[DrewProof]

So is the Komnenos family Greek or Turkish?

[septimiusseverus]

The Average Palaiologian Fan vs the Average Grand Komnenos Enjoyer

[Muramasa]

Megas Komenos were great rulers to last after the fall of Constantinople

[mizukiri]

Thats a lot of civil wars and usurpations for such a small state...

[ItsJustCartier]

The Empire of Trebizond was the true continuation of Romans

[eazygamer]

Your mom's the emperor of trebizond!