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+title: Reading Notes of "De Administrando Imperio"
+published: 2024-07-21
+description: 'A peek into how an emperor manages his nation'
+image: './cover.png'
+tags: ["Management"]
+category: 'Management'
+draft: true 
+---
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+Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (905 - 959) was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty,
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+![Error loading macedonian-dynasty.png](./macedonian-dynasty.png)
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+> [Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Macedonian_dynasty)
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+On Relations with Pechenegs
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+![Error loading pechenegs.png](./pechenegs.png)
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+> [The Pechenegs and contemporary Asian polities circa 1000 CE.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechenegs)
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+### Keeping Peace with the Nation of the Pechenegs
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+- Send every year to them from our side a diplomatic agent with presents
+- Take from their side hostages and a diplomatic agent
+- A broken friendship with them may cause them invading [Cherson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherson_(theme))
+
+### Dealing with Pechenegs and Russians Together
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+- When the two are not at peace with each other, __raid Russia hard__ <img />
+- Russia have to maintain a relationship with Pechenegs because
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+  - It imports indispensable goods from Pechenegs
+  - Russian cannot safely conduct distant and massive invasion unless Pachenegs are happy with not sneak attacking their
+    homes at the back
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+- We don't have to worry about the Russians in terms of both war and trade if P & R are not happy with each other anyway
+
+:::important
+Managing relationships among parties is about prioritizing the power & strength among them
+:::