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1. Paulicianism

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   The Paulicians were aggressively persecuted by both the orthodox Byzantine Emperors and, at various times, by the Muslim rulers of neighboring territories, leading to complex geopolitical shifts in their allegiance.
   Emperor Constantine V Copronymus (r. 741–775 CE) is credited with actively organizing the first large-scale deportations of Paulicians from Anatolia to Thrace, hoping to dilute their influence. This deportation inadvertently created the core Paulician presence in the Balkans, which later provided the fertile gr…