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List of monarchs who lost their thrones before the 13th century

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This is a list of monarchs who lost their thrones before the 13th century.


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  • Charles the Fat, King of Alamannia and Rhaetia 876–887, deposed, died 888.
  • Roger II of Sicily, 1127–1130, deposed when his duchy became a part of his new Kingdom of Sicily.
  • Firminus, Count of Auvergne c. 555 or 558, deposed, restored, 560–571.

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  • Marduk-zakir-shumi II, King of Babylon 703 BC, overthrown.
  • Marduk-apla-iddina II, King of Babylon 722–710 BC, and 703–702 BC. Deposed and later retreated to Elam.
  • Sennacherib, King of Babylon 705–703 BC and 689–681 BC.
  • Bel-ibni, King of Babylon 703–700 BC, deposed 700 BC.
  • Nergal-ushezib, King of Babylon 694–693 BC, deposed and defeated by Assyria in 693 BC.
  • Nabonidus, King of Babylon, deposed in 539BC due to the conquest of Babylon by the Persians.
  • Sevar, 738-753, deposed
  • Kormisosh, 753-756, deposed and murdered
  • Vinekh, 756-762, deposed and murdered
  • Telets, 762-765, deposed and murdered
  • Sabin, 765–766, deposed, fled to Constantinopole.
  • Umor, 766, deposed, fled to Constantinople.
  • Toktu, 766-767, deposed and murdered near the Danube.
  • Pagan, 767-768, deposed and murdered near Varna.
  • Telerig, 768–777, forced to flee into exile.
  • Boris I, 852–889, abdicated 889 died 907.
  • Vladimir-Rasate, 889–893, deposed, blinded and imprisoned by his father.
  • Peter I of Bulgaria, 927-969, abdicated 969, died January 970.
  • Boris II, 969-971, abdicated 971
  • Roman, 976-991 (997), captured by the Byzantines in 991, died in captivity in 997.
  • Sobjeslav, ruler of the White Croats c. 990s, died 1004.

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D

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  • Dobroslav II, King of Duklja 1101–1102, deposed and blinded.
  • Dobroslav III, King of Duklja 1102, deposed, blinded and castrated.
  • George I of Duklja, King of Duklja 1113–1118 and 1125–1131, deposed 1118, restored in 1125.

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Kingdom of England

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G

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  • Tancred FitzRobert, Prince of Galilee 1099–1101 deposed or abdicated, restored 1109–1112, died 1112.
  • Joscelin I, Prince of Galilee, ? –1109, deposed or abdicated, restored 1112–1118.

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I

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  • Nerse of Iberia, ruling prince of Iberia from c. 760 to 772 and again from 775 to 779/80.

J

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  • Fakhr al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Jibal 976–980 and 984–997, died 997.
  • Jehoahaz of Judah, 609 BC, deposed by Necho II, died in exile.
  • Zedekiah, 597 BCE – 587 BCE, deposed, captured, blinded and taken into captivity.

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  • Nirjitavarman, King of Kashmir 907 and 923–924, deposed or abdicated 907, restored 923, died 924
  • Partha, King of Kashmir 907–923 and 936, deposed or abdicated 923, restored 936, died 936.
  • Chakravarman, King of Kashmir 935–936 and 936–938. Deposed 936, but restored shortly afterwards.
  • Sussala, King of Kashmir 1113–1120 and 1120–1127. Deposed 1120, but restored shortly afterwards. Died 1127.
  • Ljudevit Posavski, ruler of Khoruska within the Carolingian Empire, deposed 820, died 823.

L

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  • Cotys IX, King of lesser Armenia, reigned 38 to until at least 47, forced to abdicate.
  • Perctarit, King of the Lombards 661–662 and 671–688.
  • Garibald, King of the Lombards 671, deposed in favour of his uncle Perctarit.
  • Cunipert, King of the Lombards 688–689 and 689–700.
  • Ratchis, King of the Lombards 744–749.
  • Croesus, King of Lydia, 560 BC – 547 BC, deposed by the Persians, 547 BC.

M

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  • Astyages, 585 BCE–550 BCE, overthrown in 550.

N

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  • Zhao Jiande, King of Nanyue 112–111 BC, deposed by China in 111 BC.

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Paris

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  • Arsames, allegedly briefly king of Persia, deposed by Cyrus II.
  • Bessus (Artaxerxes V), ruling over small parts of Persia 330–329 BC, ordered the killing of Darius III. He was deposed and handed over to Alexander by his own people.
  • Polemon II, king of Pontus and Cicilia 38–62, forced to abdicate in Pontus by Nero.

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  • Qin Shi Huang, King of Qin 246 BCE – 221 BCE, title merged into the imperial title of China 221 BCE, died 210 as Emperor of China.

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Rashtrakuta Kingdom

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  • Govinda IV, King of Rashtrakuta 930–935, deposed 935.
  • Vitellius, Emperor of Rome 69, abdicated a couple of days prior to execution.
  • Valerian, Emperor of Rome 253–260, deposed and captured in 260.
  • Diocletian, Emperor of Rome 284–305, abdicated 305, died 311.
  • Maximian, Emperor of Rome 285–286, 286–305, 306–308, 310.

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Saffarid amirate

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  • Tahir I, Saffarid amir 901–908, deposed and imprisoned in Baghdad.
  • Al-Layth, Saffarid amir 909–910, deposed, died 928.
  • Mohammed I of Persia, Saffarid amir 910–911, deposed.
  • Antiochus Hierax, separatist ruler of parts of the Seleucid empire 246–before 226 BC, waging war to govern all of Anatolia; he was defeated and expelled to Egypt, where he was killed by robbers.

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W

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  • Someshvara II, King of Western Chalukya 1068–1076, deposed 1076.
  • Xian Wen Di, King of Wei 465–471, deposed or abdicated 471, died 475.
  • Modi of Wu, King of Wu 264–280, deposed or abdicated 280, died 281.
  • Jingdi of Wu, King of Wu 555–556, deposed or abdicated 556, died 558.
  • Lin Hai Wang, King of Wu 566–568, deposed or abdicated 568, died 570.
  • King Fuchai of Wu, King of Wu 495 BC – 473 BC, deposed 473 and committed suicide.
  • Yu Chung-Kuang, King of Wu 961–976, deposed 976, died 978.

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Z

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  • King Youmiu (幽繆王), King of Zhao 236 BC–228 BC, captured and deposed by Qin.
  • King Dai (代王), King of Zhao 228 BC–222 BC captured and deposed by Qin.

See also

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