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870 - Events. Prague Castle founded February 28 - End of the Fourth Council of Constantinople. The Danes invade England and conquer East Anglia. Among the buildings destroyed by the Danish invaders are the abbey of Ely and the monastery of Peterborough. December 31 - The Danes are defeated by a Saxon army at Englefield, Berkshire. It is the first of a series of battles between Wessex and the Danes. Malta is conquered by Arabs from Sicily. Establishment o ...

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900 - Events. Persian scientist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. Holding against any sort of orthodoxy, particularly Aristotle's physics, he maintained "the conception of an 'absolute' time, regarded by him as a never-ending flow". Gyeonhwon formally establishes the kingdom of Hubaekje in southwestern Korea. Merchants from southwest Asia and India settle on the east-African coast, trading gold, beads and metal for ivory and slaves. Harold ...

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Albania: 5,000 Argentina: 30,0004 Austria: 50,0003 Canada: 15,1951 (2001) - 150,0004 Czech Republic: 10,0003 France: 20,0003 Germany: 120,0003 Greece: 37,2302 (2001) - 170,0003 Hungary: 3,0001 (2001) Italy: 100,0003 Kazakhs ...

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• Bulgarians - Bulgars and Slavs
• Bulgarians - Medieval history
• Bulgarians - Ottoman domination
• Bulgarians - Bulgarian revival period
• Bulgarians - 20th century Bulgarians
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The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and between 1.5 and 2.0 million members in a number of European countries, the Americas and Australia. The recognition of the autocephalous Bulgarian Patriarchate by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 927 AD makes the Bulgarian Orthodox Church the oldest autocephalous Orthodox Church in the world after the four Eastern Patriarchates: those of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem. Including:

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• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - History of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
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• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Establishment of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Autocephaly of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - The Ohrid Archbishopric
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - The Turnovo Patriarchate
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Ottoman rule
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - The Bulgarian Exarchate
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Second restoration of the Bulgarian Patriarchate

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This is a list of the Emperors of the late Roman Empire, called Byzantine. The title of all Emperors listed preceding Heraclius was officially Augustus, although various other titles such as Dominus were used as well. For official purposes, their names were preceded by Imperator Caesar Flavius and followed by Augustus. Following Heraclius, the title became the Greek Basileus (Gr. Βασιλευς), which had formerly meant "king" but now was used in place of Augustus. Other (and to Roman minds, lesser) kings were titled by the neologi ...

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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Heraclian dynasty
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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Isaurian dynasty
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Phocid dynasty
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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Comnenid dynasty restored
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Angelid dynasty
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Laskarid dynasty in exile in the Empire of Nicaea
• List of Byzantine Emperors - Palaeologid Dynasty restored to Constantinople
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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Palaeologid Dynasty in exile

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Boris I Michail or Boris I Michael (Bulgarian Борис I Михаил)(died May 2, 907) was the khan from 852 to 889 and first Christian ruler of Bulgaria. Michael became part of his name after his baptism in 864. He was son of Khan Presijan of Bulgaria. Boris kept the borders of his country essentially unchanged with diplomacy and alliances with the Frankish king Charles the Bald, Prince Rostislav of Moravia, the Byzantine Emperor Michael III, and eventually King Louis the German even though suffering defeats. ...

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence • Theology Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Politi ...

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• Caliph - The Rashidun Righteously Guided
• Caliph - The Umayyads of Damascus
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The Carolingians (also known as the "Carlovingians") were a dynasty of rulers that eventually controlled the Frankish realm and its successors from the 8th to the 10th century, officially taking over the kingdoms from the Merovingian dynasty in 751. The name Carolingian itself comes from Charles Martel, who defeated the Moors at Poitiers in 732. The dynasty's most prominent member is Charlemagne (in Latin: Carolus Magnus). The dynasty is usually considered to have been founded by Arnulf of Metz, Bishop of Metz in the lat ...

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August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. August 13 - Events. 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury corollation, the Maya calendar starts. 523 - John succeeds Hormisdas as Pope. 1099 - Paschal II elected Pope. 1315 - Louis X of France marries Clemence d'Anjou. 1326 - Aradia de Toscano, according to legend/folklore, is initiated into a Dianic witchcraft cult, subsequently founds th ...

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This is a list of the counts of Burgundy (i.e., of the region known as "Franche-Comté", not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy) from 867 to 1678. Odo (count of Mâcon, Dijon, Autun, and Burgundy, 867-870) Rodfried (870-895) Hugh the Black (921-952) Otto William (986-1026) Renaud I (1026-1057) William I the Great (1057-1087, also count of Mâcon, 1078-1085 Renaud II (1087-1097, also count of Mâcon, 1085) Stephen I (titular count, 1097-1102) Re ...

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Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) or Ælfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is famous for his defence of the kingdom against the Danes (Vikings), becoming as a result the only English monarch to be awarded the epithet "the Great" by his people. Alfred was the first King of Wessex to style himself "King of England". Details of his life are known as a result of a work by the Welsh scholar, Asser. A learned man, Alfred encouraged education and improved the kingdom's law system (Doom b ...

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Abū Nasr Muhammad ibn al-Farakh al-Fārābi (in Persian: محمد فارابی) or Abū Nasr al-Fārābi (in some sorces, known as Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Tarkhan ibn Uzalagh al-Farabi), also known in the West as Alpharabius, Al-Farabi, Farabi, and Abunaser (870–950 CE) was a Muslem philosopher and scientist and one of the greatest scientists and philosophers of his time. Al-Farabi - Biography. There is no consensus or sufficient evidence to decide the matter o ...

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Islam History of Islam Oneness of God Profession of Faith Prayer • Fasting Pilgrimage • Charity Muhammad Ali • Abu Bakr Companions of Muhammad Household of Muhammad Prophets of Islam Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia Jurisprudence Biographies of Muhammad Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi Art • Architecture Cities • Calendar Science • Philosophy Religious leaders Women in Islam Political Islam • Jihad Liberal Islam Vocabu ...

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominations< ...

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• Ecumenical council - Mormonism: accept none
• Ecumenical council - Nontrinitarian churches: accept none
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• Ecumenical council - Oriental Orthodoxy: accept #1 #2 and #3
• Ecumenical council - Protestantism: accept #1-#7 with reservations
• Ecumenical council - Eastern Orthodoxy: accept #1-#7; some also accept #8eo #9eo
• Ecumenical council - Roman Catholicism: accept #1-#7 #8cor #9cor #10-#21

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A catechism is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching. Catechisms are doctrinal manuals often in the form of questions followed by answers to be memorized, a format that has sometimes been used in non-religious or secular contexts as well. [1] Catechesis is an elementary form of religious instruction, typically oral, and traditionally under the guidance of a parent, pastor or priest, religious teacher, or other individuals in church roles (including a deacon, religious bro ...

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• Catechism - Luther
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This article is about the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'tamid of Baghdad. For the Andalusi Arabic poet who was also the Abbadid king of Seville see Abbad III al-Mu'tamid Al-Mu'tamid (المعتمد al-Muʿtamid, d. October 892) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 870 to 892. He was the eldest surviving son of al-Mutawakkil and was brought out from confinement at Samarra after the deposition of al-Muhtadi. But his brother, al-Muwaffak, was the real ruler. After a rebellion brought dang ...

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Al-Muhtadi (Arabic: المهتدى ) (d. June, 870) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 869 to 870. After the death of al-Mu'tazz, the Turks chose his cousin, al-Muhtadi, son of al-Wathiq by a Grecian slave-girl, as the new Caliph. Al-Muhtadi turned out be firm and virtuous compared to the last few Caliphs. If he had come earlier, he might have restored life to the Caliphate; however, by now the Turks held more power. Under him, the Court soon saw a transformation. Singing girls and musicians were expelled; justice was done daily in open court; wine and games were prohibited. He set Umar ibn Abd al-Azi ...

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Arabic numerals is the term usually applied to the "Western" variant of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, commonly used in conjunction with the Latin alphabet since Early Modern times (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9). They are called "Arabic" to contrast with the Roman and Greek systems native to Europe. Arabic numerals - Description. Main articles: Algorism, Including:

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• Arabic numerals - Adoption in Europe
• Arabic numerals - Encodings

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 - Ranked  - Density The Aosta Valley (in French: Vallée d'Aoste, Italian: Valle d'Aosta) is a mountainous region in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south. The region has a special autonomous status and forms one of the Provinces of Italy. The regional capital is Aosta-Aoste. < ...

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See main article: Iranian art Culture of Iran - Persian language and literature. See main article: Persian literature. See main article: Persian language. The Persian language has been in continuous use for over 2500 years. Yet it is a subset of the superset of Iranian languages. Persian literature inspired Goethe, Ralph Waldo Emerson and many others, and it has been often dubbed as a most worthy language to serve as a conduct for poetry. ...

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• Culture of Iran - Persian contributions to humanity
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