Talk:Michael VIII Palaiologos

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, now in the public domain.

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page.	Biography Portal
B	This article has been rated as B-Class on the project's quality scale. [FAQ]
	This article is supported by the Royalty and nobility work group.

	Greece Portal This article is within the scope of the WikiProject Greece, an attempt to expand, improve and standardize the content and structure of articles related to Greece.
If you would like to participate, you can improve Michael VIII Palaiologos, or sign up and contribute in a wider array of articles like those on our to do list. If you have any questions, please consult the FAQ.
B	This article has been rated as B-Class on the quality scale. (comments)
High	This article has been rated as a High priority article
Additional information: This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-Class status: Referencing and citation: not checked Coverage and accuracy: not checked Structure: not checked Grammar: not checked Supporting materials: not checked

	Middle Ages Portal Michael VIII Palaiologos is part of WikiProject Middle Ages, a project for the community of Wikipedians who are interested in the Middle Ages. For more information, see the project page and the newest articles.
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the quality scale.
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the importance scale.
Article Grading: The article has not been rated for quality and/or importance yet. Please rate the article and then leave comments here to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article.
WikiProject Middle Ages To do:

[edit] Requested move

The discussion for this move request is undergoing, as well as other similar requests, in Talk:List of Byzantine Emperors. Please go there to discuss the move request.--Panairjdde 22:08, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

The debate on the move is now completed; the result was no consensus. Mangojuice^talk 20:25, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Debasement not true

In reconstituting the Byzantine Empire Michael VIII restored the old administration without endeavouring to correct its failures, and by debasing the coinage he hastened the decay of Byzantine commerce

Michael VIII did not debase the coinage system, Andronikus II did so according to this:

Mango, Cyril. The Oxford History of Byzantium. 1st ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2002 pg 260

I added some sentences about conflict between Mongols and Byzantines in 1265. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enerelt (talk • contribs) 04:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)