Polity Paulician Principality

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The Paulicians were a Christian heresy who —persecuted by the Byzantine state— had founded a separate domain in Tephrike, central Anatolia.

Establishment

  • January 872: The Paulicians were a Christian heresy who - persecuted by the Byzantine state - founded a separate domain at Tephrike.

Chronology

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1. Byzantine-Paulician War

Was a war between the Byzantine Empire and the Paulicians, a Christian sect which had established a separate principality at Tephrike on Byzantium's eastern border.

  • January 872: The Paulicians were a Christian heresy who - persecuted by the Byzantine state - founded a separate domain at Tephrike.
  • January 879: Battle of Bathys Ryax: The battle was a decisive Byzantine victory, the Paulician was routed and its leader, Chrysocheir, died. This event destroyed the power of the Paulician state and removed a major threat to Byzantium.

Disestablishment

  • January 879: Battle of Bathys Ryax: The battle was a decisive Byzantine victory, the Paulician was routed and its leader, Chrysocheir, died. This event destroyed the power of the Paulician state and removed a major threat to Byzantium.