Byzantine-Paulician War

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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.

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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.

1. Battle of Bathys Ryax

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

January 878: The Paulicians were a Christian sect which—persecuted by the Byzantine state—had established a separate principality at Tephrike on Byzantium's eastern border and collaborated with the Muslim emirates.