seed jacob modern august june throne constantine member dynasty born province near youngest son youngest queen british expert stated greatest ruler seen power successors throne emperors compared repeats tradition jealousy older brother forced brought secret educated monastery admitting tradition providing religious background career dismisses story details professor notes wrote brought royal prison eve accession throne reign death emperor older brother ordered confined despite supporters kept perennial candidate emperor helped rapid succession older brothers throne years left oldest qualified candidate points effect forced personality deprived contact ordinary people ordinary life thrust position leadership experience affairs state faced kingdom plots rebellions church outside enemies constantly threatening invasion continues circumstances hardly possible new king tolerance diplomatic skill fruit long experience human relationships confronted desperate chaotic situation met instead grim determination end life affection loyalty family lonely figure isolated suspicion spite great defender faith memorable history emperor crowned resided years unusual rulers postpone coronation later reigns emperor married princess converted islam marriage daughter king kingdoms south failed bear children grew powerful political person conspiracy involving came light reacted appointing daughters offices according chronicle reign emperor appointed daughters governors provinces appointments successful defeated din sultan battle consolidated hold kingdoms south weak muslim kingdoms similar campaigns north successful witnessing bright light sky historians identified visible founded capital remainder reign later years abbot criticized murder men emperor abbot beaten imprisoned died months convinced plot led brutal actions increasingly convinced wife children plotting beaten mother future emperor died led complete break son father eventually relations repaired publicly designated successor church time assumed throne church divided issue biblical roughly century group loyal bishops believed day rest observed sunday group followers believed founder original seventh day saturday sunday observed successful recently arrived egyptian bishops accepting compromise aimed restoring harmony followers known time efforts won compromise egyptian bishops agreed compromise emperor continued defender patriarch alexandria heard destruction egyptian monastery called period mourning sent letter strong protest sultan reminded muslim subjects treated fairly warned power divert human suffering cause responded gifts anger refused rebuild destroyed according emperor author renown having contributed literature important theological works book light exposition ecclesiastical reforms defence religious beliefs book book trinity foreign affairs sent diplomatic mission europe led previously successful mission india specifically asking skilled labor visited pope ultimate goal court responded favorably declared legendary rumored king
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