Editing Isaac II Angelos (section)

==Usurpers==
Several pretenders rose up and attempted to wrest the throne from Isaac during his reign. These included:
* [[Alexios Branas]]
* [[Theodore Mangaphas]]
* [[Pseudo-Alexios II]]
* Basil Chotzas&nbsp;– initiated a rebellion at Tarsia, near [[Nicomedia]]. Initially he had some success, but before long he was seized, blinded, and cast into prison.{{sfn|Choniates|1984|p=233}}
* Isaac Comnenus (nephew of [[Andronicus I Comnenus]])&nbsp;– escaped from prison and fled to [[Hagia Sophia]], where he proceeded to incite a mob. Eventually captured, he was suspended in the air and tortured in order to obtain the names of his accomplices. His internal organs suffered severe damage and he died the next day.{{sfn|Choniates|1984|p=314}}
* Constantine Tatikios&nbsp;– secretly established a group of 500 individuals who hid in [[Constantinople]]. Though they managed to escape detection for some considerable time, he was informed against, captured, and blinded.{{sfn|Choniates|1984|p=314}}