Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nikephoros akaberekwa muna 1002 kuna Michael Botaneiates nomudzimai wake, nhengo dzemhuri yeBotaneiates, mhuri yakakurumbira yechiuto kubva kuAnatolic Theme. Maererano naAttaleiates, sekuru vaNikephoross Nikephoros uye baba Michael vese vakashanda sevatungamiriri pasi paBasil II () panguva yemisangano yake kurwisa maGeorgia nevakoma vake.
kukunda kweBulgaria; Attaleiates ndiyo chete tsime rinopa mashoko aya. Attaleiates anotaurawo kuti mhuri yeBotaniati yakanga yakabatana naMambo weByzantine Nicephorus II Phocas nemhuri yaPhocas. Izvi zvakashandiswa naNikephoros kuti awedzere kutonga kwake kwekupedzisira, uye izvi zvinosimbiswa naPsellos, uyo anodana Nikephoros III "Phocas" mukudzokorora kwake tsamba yaMambo weByzantine Michael VII Doukas kwaari. Pane rimwe zuva risingazivikanwi, Nikephoros akaroora mukadzi ainzi Vevdene, asi gare gare akaroora Maria weAlania, aimbova mudzimai waMichael VII. Anoratidzika kuva aiva nomwana mumwechete naVevdene, sezvo Anna Komnene achitaura muzukuru wake mu "Alexiad". Zvimwe zvishoma zvinozivikanwa nezvehupenyu hwaNikephoross pamberi pa1053, kunze kwekuti akashanda semutungamiriri pasi paMambo Constantine IX Monomachos panguva yekumukira kwePecheneg ya1048<unk>1053.