907
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | |
| Decades: | |
| Years: |
| 907 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 907 CMVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1660 |
| Armenian calendar | 356 ԹՎ ՅԾԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5657 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 828–829 |
| Bengali calendar | 314 |
| Berber calendar | 1857 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1451 |
| Burmese calendar | 269 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6415–6416 |
| Chinese calendar | Bính dầnNiên (FireTiger) 3604 or 3397 — to — Đinh mão niên (FireRabbit) 3605 or 3398 |
| Coptic calendar | 623–624 |
| Discordian calendar | 2073 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 899–900 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4667–4668 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| -Vikram Samvat | 963–964 |
| -Shaka Samvat | 828–829 |
| -Kali Yuga | 4007–4008 |
| Holocene calendar | 10907 |
| Iranian calendar | 285–286 |
| Islamic calendar | 294–295 |
| Japanese calendar | Engi7 ( diên hỉ ７ niên ) |
| Javanese calendar | 806–807 |
| Julian calendar | 907 CMVII |
| Korean calendar | 3240 |
| Minguo calendar | 1005 beforeROC Dân tiền 1005 niên |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −561 |
| Seleucid era | 1218/1219AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1449–1450 |
| Tibetan calendar | Dương hỏa hổ niên (male Fire-Tiger) 1033 or 652 or −120 — to — Âm hỏa thỏ niên (female Fire-Rabbit) 1034 or 653 or −119 |
Year907(CMVII) was acommon year starting on Thursday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- Rus'–Byzantine War:VarangianprinceOleg of Novgorodleads theKievan Rus'in a campaign againstConstantinople,concluded by theRus'–Byzantine Treaty(in which the city ofChernihivinUkraineis first mentioned). He layssiegeto theByzantinecapital with some 2,000 ships (dugout boats), and securestradingrights from the world's leading center of commerce.
Europe
[edit]- July 4–6–Battle of Pressburg:At "Brezalauspurc" (probably modern-dayBratislavainSlovakia), the advancing East Frankish army (60,000 men) is annihilated by theHungariansled by Grand PrinceÁrpád.DukeLuitpoldand ArchbishopDietmar Iare killed, together with 19 dukes, 2 bishops and 3 abbots. TheEast Frankish Kingdomloses control of theMarch of Pannonia.
- Summer – The Hungarians invadeBavaria,causing great destruction, occupying many towns and, on their way home, defeating a Bavarian army atLengenfeld.The Hungarian-Bavarian border is fixed on theEnns River.[1]
Britain
[edit]- LadyÆthelflædofMerciarefortifiesChesteragainstVikingattacks. KingEdward the ElderfoundsRomsey Abbey(Hampshire).
Arabian Empire
[edit]- EmirIsma'il ibn Ahmaddies after a 15-year reign in which he has extended his borders toTabaristanandKhorasan.He establishes independence throughout the eastern part of his empire from his capital atBukhara.Isma'il is succeeded by his sonAhmad Samanias ruler of theSamanid Empire.
China
[edit]- TheFive Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periodbegins inChina.
- February 27–Abaoji,ruler (khagan) of the confederation ofKhitans,proclaims himself emperor and establishes theLiao dynasty,killing most of the other Khitan chieftains. He occupies territories along China's northern border including parts ofHebeiandShanxiprovinces.
- May 12
- The short-livedQiKingdom is founded by the warlordLi Maozhen(Prince of Qi).[2]His power is centered inShaanxiprovince, inNorthwest China.TheTang dynastycomes to an end after 289 years asEmperor Aiis forced to abdicate by chancellorZhu Quanzhong.
- The short-livedWuKingdom is founded byYang Wo(Prince of Hongnong) inJiangdu(South Central China). He refuses to acknowledge the rule of Zhu Quanzhong.[3]
- June 1– Zhu Quanzhong (Zhu Wen) usurps thethroneand proclaims himself the first emperor ofLater Liang.China is controlled by successive short-lived kingdoms (until960).
- June 8– TheChuKingdom is founded by the warlordMa Yin(Prince of Chu) inChangsha.Present-dayHunanandGuangxiprovinces (Southern China) are under his control.[4]
- November 3– TheFormer ShuKingdom is founded by the warlordWang Jian(Prince of Shu) inChengdu.His power is centered inSichuanprovince, inSouthwest China.
- December 1– TheWuyueKingdom is founded by the warlordQian LiuinHangzhou.His proclaims himself king, his power is centered inJiangsuprovince (Eastern China).
By topic
[edit]Religion
[edit]- February 1–Nicholas I Mystikosis deposed asPatriarch of Constanstinople,(having fallen out with the Byzantine EmperorLeo VI), and is replaced byEuthymius I Syncellus.
Births
[edit]- November 26–Rudesind,Galicianbishop(d.977)
- Bertha of Swabia,Frankish queen (approximate date)
- Robert of Vermandois,Frankishnobleman(approximate date)
- Wenceslaus I,duke ofBohemia(approximate date) (k.935)
Deaths
[edit]- May 2–Boris I,ruler (knyaz) of theBulgarian Empire
- July 4
- Alan I,duke ('king') ofBrittany
- Árpád,Grand Prince of the Hungarians(approximate date)
- Herbert I,Frankish nobleman
- Isma'il ibn Ahmad,emir of theSamanid Empire
- Radelchis II,Lombard prince
- Rudesind I,bishop ofDumium(Spain)
References
[edit]- ^Aventius, Johannes.Annalium Boiorum Libri Septem, 1554 pp. 481-482(in Latin). Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^Academia SinicaChinese-Western Calendar Converter.
- ^Mote, F.W. (1999).Imperial China 900–1800.Harvard University Press. p. 14.
- ^New History of the Five Dynasties,vol. 66"Tân ngũ đại sử khảo thế gia phụ lục".Archived fromthe originalon October 11, 2007.RetrievedApril 20,2007..