Nika riots

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Nika riots
Site of the Hippodrome of Constantinople in Istanbul
Date	January 532 CE
Location	Constantinople
Caused by	See causes
Goals	Free demes' leaders, overthrow Justinian
Methods	Widespread rioting, property damage, murder, arson
Resulted in	Military action by imperial government leading to the escalation and militarization of the riots
Parties
Byzantine Empire Blue and Green demes
Lead figures
Justinian I Theodora Belisarius Mundus Narses Hypatius  Pompeius  Some senators
Casualties
Death(s)	30,000 rioters killed[1]

The Nika riots (Greek: Στάσις τοῦ Νίκα, romanized: Stásis toû Níka), Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 CE. They are often regarded as the most violent riots in the city's history, with nearly half of Constantinople being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.