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Nika riots
Site of the Hippodrome of Constantinople in Istanbul
DateJanuary 532 C.E.
Location
Constantinople
Caused bySee causes
GoalsFree demes' leaders, overthrow Justinian
MethodsWidespread rioting, property damage, murder, arson
Resulted inMilitary action by imperial government leading to the escalation and militarization of the riots
Parties
Nika riots Byzantine Empire
Blue and Green demes
Lead figures
  • Nika riots Justinian I
  • Nika riots Theodora
  • Nika riots Belisarius
  • Nika riots Mundus
  • Nika riots Narses
  • Hypatius Executed
  • 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.

  1. ^ This is the number given by Procopius, Wars (Internet Medieval Sourcebook Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine.)

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