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867| 836–890 | India [administration] | After the disasters of Ramabhadra's reign, his son, King Bhoja I, restores the Gurjara kingdom as the leading power of northern India. | | 867 | Arab Caliphate, Persia [wars] | Ya'cub ibn-al-Laith al-Saffar (‘the coppersmith’), a craftsman turned bandit leader, seizes control of Seistan (in eastern Persia) and establishes the Saffarid dynasty in independence from the Abbasid caliphate. Under Ya'cub the Persian language enjoys a revival after two centuries of strong Arabic influence. | | 24 September 867 | Byzantine Empire [political events] | The Byzantine emperor, Michael III, is murdered by his ruthless protégé, Basil the Macedonian, who succeeds him as Basil I, founding the Macedonian dynasty (867–1059) which brings the Byzantine Empire to the peak of its power. | | 3 November 867 | Byzantine Empire [Christianity] | The Byzantine emperor Basil I deposes Photius and restores Ignatius as patriarch of Constantinople, ending the schism between Greek and Roman churches. |
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