Editing Andronikos II Palaiologos (section)

=== John Tarchaneiotes ===
Following Philanthropenos, John Tarchaneiotes, a first cousin of Andronikos and an Arsenite, was sent to Anatolia. John was a general, but he was meant not to achieve quick victories but reform the military and economy of the region. It is said that many soldiers had lost their ''Pronoia'' holdings, while others had increased theirs through bribery of their superiors and stopped serving as soldiers. John sought to end this corruption and would reassess property holdings around the [[Büyük Menderes River|Meander Valley]]—a process known as ''exisosis.'' John's reforms in Anatolia were marked by success, revitalizing the army and even constructing a small fleet. However he faced opposition from the large landowners of Anatolia who his policies were principally aimed against as well as the Church who condemned him for being a supporter of the deposed Patriarch Arsenios. The enmity faced by Tarchaneiotes boiled over when a small number of ''Pronoia'' soldiers laid accusations of rebellion against John before the anti-Arsenite bishop of [[Alaşehir|Philadelphia]]. With these treason charges pending in around 1300, Tarchaneiotes fled to [[Thessaloniki]] and joined Andronikos II there. Tarchaneiotes's reforms would be swiftly abandoned under the combined pressure of high clerical and landowner opposition.