Sisebut

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Sisebut was an early 7th-century king of the Visigoths known for his military campaigns against the Byzantines in Hispania and his promotion of Christianity, including forced conversions of Jews.

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Label Occurrences
Sisebut canonical 6

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Visigothic king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Isidore of Seville ⓘ
birthCentury 6th century ⓘ
campaignedAgainst Byzantine Empire ⓘ
campaignedIn Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Iberian Peninsula
capitalOfRealm Toledo ⓘ
conflictWith Byzantine provincial authorities in southern Hispania ⓘ
country Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 621 ⓘ
deathPlace Toledo ⓘ
dynasty Visigothic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
era early 7th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Visigoths ⓘ
linked to: Goths
expandedAuthorityOver Visigothic Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Visigothic Kingdom
governedFrom Toledo ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
implemented anti-Jewish royal edicts ⓘ
issuedLawRegarding forced baptism of Jews ⓘ
knownFrom Isidore of Seville's historical writings ⓘ
Visigothic legal and ecclesiastical sources ⓘ
languageOfWorks Latin ⓘ
notableFor Latin literary works ⓘ
anti-Jewish legislation ⓘ
forced conversions of Jews ⓘ
interest in astronomy ⓘ
military campaigns against the Byzantines in Hispania ⓘ
patronage of learning and letters ⓘ
promotion of Christianity in the Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
patronOf Isidore of Seville ⓘ
policy compulsory conversion of Jews to Christianity ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Visigoths ⓘ
predecessor Gundemar ⓘ
regionRuled Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
reignEnd 621 ⓘ
reignStart 612 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousPolicy promotion of Nicene Christianity ⓘ
strengthenedControlOver Baetica ⓘ
linked to: Andalusia

Lusitania ⓘ
successor Reccared II ⓘ
Suintila ⓘ
supported Catholic Church ⓘ
title Rex Visigothorum ⓘ
wroteAbout astronomical phenomena ⓘ
eclipses ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gundemar → successor → Sisebut ⓘ
Suintila → predecessor → Sisebut ⓘ
Reccared II → father → Sisebut ⓘ
Reccared II → predecessor → Sisebut ⓘ