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Nika riots
Site of the Hippodrome of Constantinople in Istanbul
Military action by imperial government leading to the escalation and militarization of the riots
Parties
Byzantine Empire
Blue and Green demes
Lead figures
Justinian I
Theodora
Belisarius
Mundus
Narses
Hypatius
Some senators
Casualties
Death(s)
30,000 rioters killed[1]
The Nika riots (Greek: Στάσις τοῦ Νίκα, romanized: Stásis toû Níka), Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 C.E. They are often regarded as the most violent riots in the city's history, with nearly half of Constantinople being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.
^This is the number given by Procopius, Wars (Internet Medieval Sourcebook Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine.)
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