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Byzantine emperor Michael VII Ducas, who became sole ruler in 1071, enters a monastery in the face of serious civil unrest. Anatolian general Nicephorus III Botaneiates takes control of the crown, but he faces continued rebellion and attacks from the Turks. He abdicates in 1081 and also becomes a monk.
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