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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[John I Tzimiskes|John I]] delegates the war in the [[Balkans]] to his brother-in-law, the [[Domestic of the Schools]] [[Bardas Skleros]], and to the eunuch general [[Peter (stratopedarches)|Peter Phokas]], who begin to gather a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army in [[Thrace (theme)|Thrace]]. At the news of this, a powerful Kievan expeditionary force (30,000 men), along with many [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarians]] and a [[Pechenegs|Pecheneg]] contingent, is sent south over the [[Balkan Mountains]]. After sacking the Bulgarian stronghold of [[Philippopolis (Thracia)|Philippolis]] (modern-day [[Plovdiv]]), they bypass the heavily defended city of [[Edirne|Adrianople]], and turn towards [[Constantinople]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare 527–1071'', p. 86. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}.</ref>
* [[Battle of Arcadiopolis (970)|Battle of Arcadiopolis]]: John I dispatches an elite force (10–12,000 men) to delay the [[Kievan Rus']]. The Byzantines under Bardas Skleros successfully [[ambush]] the Kievan-Bulgarian invaders at [[Lüleburgaz|Arcadiopolis]] (modern [[Turkey]]). The battle turns into a complete rout, killing thousands. Grand Prince [[Sviatoslav I of Kiev|Sviatoslav I]] is driven out of Thrace and withdraws his forces to the fortress city of [[Silistra]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare 527–1071'', pp.86–87. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; [[Bardas Phokas the Younger|Bardas Phokas]] ('''the Younger''') and his family rebel against their own cousin, John I. Bardas is proclaimed 'emperor' by his troops at [[Kayseri|Caesarea]], but the rebellion is extinguished by Bardas Skleros. Phokas and his relatives are captured and [[exile]]d to the island of [[Chios]] ([[Aegean Sea]]).

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; Byzantine-Imperial truce: Emperor [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] ('''the Great''') meets with John I at [[Bari]] and accepts a permanent peace agreement. [[Pandulf Ironhead|Pandulf I]] ('''Ironhead''') is released from captivity in [[Constantinople]] (see [[969]]).
* The oldest preserved document (by Otto I) mentions [[Leibnitz]] in [[Styria]] (modern [[Austria]]).
* [[Eric the Victorious]] becomes the first (documented) king of [[Sweden]] in [[Uppland]].
* [[Skagul Toste]] leads a [[Vikings|Viking]] expedition to [[Kingdom of England|England]] and demands [[Danegeld]].

==== Africa ====
* [[Al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Tughj|Al-Hasan ibn Ubayd Allah]], Ikhshidid governor of [[Jund Filastin|Palestine]], is defeated and taken prisoner by General [[Ja'far ibn Fallah]] in [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]]. Ending the [[Ikhshidid dynasty|Ikhshidid Dynasty]] as a ruling power. 
* Construction is completed on [[Al-Azhar Mosque]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] (the world's oldest [[Islam]]ic university).

==== Asia ====
* A major [[volcano]] erupts in [[Lake Mashū]], [[Japan]] (approximate date).
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