Michael IV the Paphlagonian Timeline

Reign of Byzantine emperor Michael IV the Paphalgonian.

Romanos III Argyros dies in his bath, possibly through murder.

The Emir of Sicily, Ahmad al-Akhal, makes a treaty with the Byzantines rendering Sicily a virtual protectorate.

The Emirs of Mayyafariqin and Harran attack the Byzantine city of Edessa.

Michael IV the Paphlagonian sends the Dalassenos family into exile on the suspicion that they will rebel.

Byzantine forces under George Maniakes invade Muslim Sicily.

The Georgian general Liparit invites the Byzantines into Georgia to help him overthrow King Bagrat IV.

The Bulgarian leader Deljan starts a major Bulgarian uprising against the Byzantine Empire.

The Bulgarian lord Alusian betrays the Bulgarian uprising against the Byzantine Empire, allowing the forces of Michael IV the Paphlagonian to suppress it.

The Byzantines lose Messina, their last base in Sicily.