The Greek emperor returns to Constantinople in…

971 CE

The Greek emperor returns to Constantinople in triumph after Sviatoslav had come to terms and set out for Kiev.

Far from liberating Bulgaria as he had claimed, John brings along Boris II and his family, together with the contents of the Bulgarian imperial treasury in 971.

In a public ceremony in Constantinople, Boris II is ritually divested of his imperial insignia and is given the imperial court title of magistros as compensation.

The Bulgarian lands in Thrace and lower Moesia now become part of the Empire and are placed under imperial governors.

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Constantinople Istanbul Turkey View →

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Boris II of Bulgaria View → John I Tzimiskes View → Sviatoslav I of Kiev View →

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Hungarian people View → Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Bulgarians (South Slavs) View → Pechenegs, or Patzinaks View → Rus' people View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty View → Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of View → Bulgarian Empire (First) View →

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Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars View → Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria View → Bulgaria, Byzantine conquest of View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Anthropology View →

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