After a succession of little-known dukes, the next prominent incumbent was Constantine Dalassenos, son of Damian Dalasseno, who held the post between 1024 and 1025. In 1055, Katakalon Kekaumenos was appointed to the position, and later Nikephoritzes (1061-1063), the future minister of Emperor Michael VII Dukas (r. 1071–1078). In 1071, after the decisive Battle of Manzikert against the Seljuk Turks, John Tarchaneiotes was appointed as the new local governor. For the next seven years, Antioch would experience a series of popular uprisings, only subdued by Isaac Komnenos.
