John I of Trebizond
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| John I Axouch | |
|---|---|
| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |
 Coin attributed to John I Axouch | |
| Emperor of Trebizond | |
| Reign | 1235–1238 |
| Predecessor | Andronikos I |
| Successor | Manuel I |
| Died | 1238 |
| House | Komnenos |
| Father | Alexios I |
| Mother | possibly Theodora Axouchina |
John I Komnenos Axouch[1] (Greek: Ιωάννης Κομνηνός Ἀξούχος, romanized: Iōannēs Komnēnos Axouchos) was the Emperor of Trebizond from 1235 to 1238. One editor reads the text of the chronicle of Michael Panaretos as stating that John ruled six years; although William Miller follows Fallmerayer in assuming this was a mistake for three years,[2] another possible solution is that John was co-ruler with his predecessor Andronikos I Gidos for three years then ruled alone for three more.
He was a member of a Turkic Christian family[1][3][4]The eldest son of Alexios I of Trebizond and a woman the primary sources do not identify; some writers have named her Theodora Axuchina[citation needed]. Miller suggests that he was perhaps a minor at the time of his father's death in 1222, for his father was succeeded by the throne passed to Alexis' son-in-law, Andronikos I Gidos.[5] During the Siege of Sinope, one of the sources states that Alexios has "grown sons in Trebizond who are capable of governing", so it is clear John was born before 1214.[4]