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Year 969 (CMLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Africa

  • June: Fustat surrenders to the Fatimids, ending the Ikhshidid dynasty and signalling the takeover of Egypt by the Fatimids.

    • Asia

  • Emperor En'yū succeeds Emperor Reizei on the throne of Japan.
  • Jing Zong succeeds Mu Zong in the Khitan Empire.
  • October 28 – Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes seizes part of Antioch's fortifications. The capture of the city from the Arabs is completed three days later, when reinforcements under the stratopedarches Peter arrive.
  • Uththama Chola becomes the Chola Emperor, after the mysterious death of Aditya Karikalan (also known as Aditya Chola II). He rules for 16 years. Arulmolivarman becomes the heir apparent, and later the great Rajaraja Chola I.

    • Byzantine Empire

  • December 11 – John I Tzimiskes becomes Byzantine Emperor, after assassinating Nikephoros II Phokas.

    • Europe

  • Peter I abdicates and retires to a monastery, and is succeeded by Boris II as Tsar of Bulgaria.
  • Sviatoslav I of Kiev conquers Bulgaria.

    • Births

  • Olaf I of Norway
  • Empress Liu (Zhenzong)
  • Judith of Hungary, princess

    • Deaths

  • July 11 – Olga of Kiev
  • Harald II of Norway
  • December 11 – Nikephoros II Phokas (murdered by John I Tzimiskes)
  • Emperor Muzong of Liao (murdered)

    • References

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