- 969
969 was a year in the
10th century .__NOTOC__
Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
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December 11 — John I becomes Emperor of theEastern Roman Empire .Europe
* Boris II succeeds Peter I as Tsar of
Bulgaria .Africa
* The
Fatimid s conquer Egypt and move their capital fromKairouan (in modernTunisia ) toFustat , subsequently founding a new capital city just north of Fustat, and naming itCairo .Asia
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Emperor En'yū succeedsEmperor Reizei on the throne ofJapan .
* Jing Zong succeeds Mu Zong in the Khitan Empire.
*Nicephorus II capturesAntioch from theArab s.
*Uththama Chola becomes the Chola Emperor after the mysterious death ofAditya Karikalan (also known as Aditya Chola II). He rules for 16 years. Arulmolivarman becomes the heir apparent, and later the greatRajaraja Chola I .Births
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Olaf I of Norway Deaths
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January 29 —Peter I of Bulgaria
*July 11 —Olga of Kiev
*Harald II of Norway
*Nicephorus II (murdered byJohn I Tzimisces ,Theophano (10th century) 'slover )
*Emperor Muzong of Liao (murdered)
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