969

This page relates to the year 969 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Western Europe

Adalbéron becomes bishop of Rheims (fine in 989).

Worsen Byzantine

January 29th: Beginning of the reign of Boris II, king of the Bulgarian (fine in 972)

Nicéphore II reconquers the Cilicie and Cyprus, pushing until in Syria (taken Antioche). He is assassinated by the lover of his wife Théophano, Jean Tzimiskès. This last banishes it and marries Théodora, girl of Constantin VII.

December 11th: Beginning of the reign of Jean I {{er}} Tzimiskes, Byzantine Emperor associated (end in 976).

Russia

Seat of Kiev by the Petchenègues.
With died of Olga Prekrasa, Sviatoslav I {{er}} entrusts the administration of Kiev to his/her oldest son Iaropolk Ier, Novgorod with Vladimir and the government of the Drevlianes to Oleg.
Russian Raids with the Tabaristan and in Adharbaydjan.
Sviatoslav takes Preslav and Philippopolis (Plovdiv) with the Bulgares and conquers Eastern Bulgaria. It runs up against the Byzantine .

Africa

the Egypt is conquered by the Fatimides which settle and make Cairo their capital.

Fatimide Al-Mu' izz, after having imposed its authority on the Tunisia, the Algeria, part of the Morocco and the Sicily lance the general Jawar with the conquest of the Egypt to the favor of an economic crisis. Jawar, with the head of more than 100 000 riders, carries an immense treasure which it must distribute to the Egyptians. It enters to Egypt without blows to férir and is victorious with the foot of the pyramids.

The Middle East

Council of Ani, in Arménie.

Art & culture

the Germanic poetess Roswitha writes a history of Otton Large the.

Births in 969

Death in 969

December 11th: Nicéphore II Phocas (Byzantine family), Byzantine Emperor.
Olga of Kiev.

Map-bms: 969

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