Paulicians

By giving a general name to the thesis, it is aimed to carry out a general study including the effects of the Paulicians on the political and social aspects. The studies on the Paulicians as much as the day-to-day work are largely handled in the context of Christian history rather than their political history. With this thesis, it is aimed to add a new work on the Paulicians by conducting research about their political history. By the Byzantines 'one religion' policy in accordance with the marginalised, excluded and exposed to pressures Paulicians, the other a heretic sects, unlike in the political domain is not the only religion of the Byzantine Empire. Another feature of this community that don't have a certain ethnic element. Use the advantage of the geography where they are and sometimes their cooperation with the Arabs against the Byzantines against the Arabs, the Byzantine Empire, sometimes by increasing their power in the direction of IX. century own of a state of Divrigi. Four-part thesis the title of the first chapter of our Geography. In this section, Paulicians appeared, and we introduced information about the ethnic structure of the regions where they are released and Paulicians. The second section under the title of Religion, and we gave information about other communities in the same region is called heretic. Then we have explained the origin of the name of the religious beliefs and Paulicians. In the third chapter, under the heading of Political History, VII. and IX. Byzantine political situation between centuries, Byzantium - Muslim Arab Relation between these centuries, Political histories of Paulicians and finally to the political history of the congregations that emerged after Paulicians. In the fourth and final episode, Byzantium was under the title of a struggle with Heretic Congregations, Church - State Relation, Reasons for emergence of heretic communities and the Byzantine - Pavlikan Struggle.