Q:Facts: - dynasty: nikephorian - issue: staurakios prokopia - title: emperor of the byzantine empire - caption: nikephoros . i , from the '' manasses chronicle '' - reign: 31 october 802 -- 26 july 811 - successor: staurakios - death date: 26 july 811 - predecessor: irene - name: nikephoros i - image size: 230px - image: nicephorus i logothetes.jpg - death place: pliska Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nikephoros i .
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nikephoros i or nicephorus i , also '' logothetes '' or '' genikos '' -lrb- , '' nikephoros i '' , '' bringer of victory '' ; died july 26 , 811 -rrb- , was byzantine emperor from 802 to 811 ad , when he was killed in the battle of pliska .a patrician from seleucia sidera , nikephoros was appointed finance minister -lrb- '' logothetes tou genikou '' -rrb- by the empress irene .with the help of the patricians and eunuchs he contrived to dethrone and exile irene , and to be chosen as emperor in her stead on october 31 , 802 .he crowned his son staurakios co-emperor in 803 .his rule was endangered by bardanes tourkos , one of his ablest generals , who revolted and received support from other commanders , notably the later emperors leo v the armenian and michael ii the amorian in 803 .but nikephoros gained over the latter two , and by inducing the rebel army to disperse achieved the submission of bardanes , who was blinded and relegated to a monastery .a conspiracy headed by the patrician arsaber had a similar issue .nikephoros embarked on a general reorganization of the empire , creating new themes in the balkans -lrb- where he initiated the re-hellenization by resettling greeks from anatolia -rrb- and strengthening the frontiers .needing large sums to increase his military forces , he set himself with great energy to increase the empire 's revenue .by his rigorous tax imposts he alienated the favour of his subjects , and especially of the clergy , whom he otherwise sought to control firmly .although he appointed an iconodule , nikephoros as patriarch , emperor nikephoros was portrayed as a villain by ecclesiastical historians like theophanes the confessor .in 803 nikephoros concluded a treaty , called the '' pax nicephori '' , with charlemagne , but refused to recognize the latter 's imperial dignity .relations deteriorated and led to a war over venice in 806 -- 810 .in the process nikephoros had quelled a venetian rebellion in 807 , but suffered extensive losses to the franks .the conflict was...