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Tzachas (Greek: Τζαχᾶς Tzachas) also known as Chaka Bey (Turkish: Çaka Bey) or Emir Chaka of Smyrna was an 11th-century Seljuk Turkish military commander who ruled an independent state based in Smyrna (present day Izmir).Tzachas was taken as a prisoner during a war with the Byzantine Empire by Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates. The emperor took an interest in the youth and brought him to live in the palace.

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