920
Appearance
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920 by topic |
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Leaders |
Categories |
Gregorian calendar | 920 CMXX |
Ab urbe condita | 1673 |
Armenian calendar | 369 ԹՎ ՅԿԹ |
Assyrian calendar | 5670 |
Balinese saka calendar | 841–842 |
Bengali calendar | 327 |
Berber calendar | 1870 |
Buddhist calendar | 1464 |
Burmese calendar | 282 |
Byzantine calendar | 6428–6429 |
Chinese calendar | Kỷ MãoNăm (EarthRabbit) 3617 or 3410 — to — Canh Thìn năm (MetalDragon) 3618 or 3411 |
Coptic calendar | 636–637 |
Discordian calendar | 2086 |
Ethiopian calendar | 912–913 |
Hebrew calendar | 4680–4681 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 976–977 |
-Shaka Samvat | 841–842 |
-Kali Yuga | 4020–4021 |
Holocene calendar | 10920 |
Iranian calendar | 298–299 |
Islamic calendar | 307–308 |
Japanese calendar | Engi20 ( duyên hỉ 20 năm ) |
Javanese calendar | 819–820 |
Julian calendar | 920 CMXX |
Korean calendar | 3253 |
Minguo calendar | 992 beforeROC Dân trước 992 năm |
Nanakshahi calendar | −548 |
Seleucid era | 1231/1232AG |
Thai solar calendar | 1462–1463 |
Tibetan calendar | Âm thổ thỏ năm (female Earth-Rabbit) 1046 or 665 or −107 — to — Dương kim long năm (male Iron-Dragon) 1047 or 666 or −106 |
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Year920(CMXX) was aleap year starting on Saturday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- December 17–Romanos Ihas himself crowned co-emperor of theByzantine Empire.He shares thethronewith the 15-year-oldConstantine VII(his son-in-law), and constructs an alternative palace atConstantinoplewith an adjoining monastery near theGreat Palace.Though Constantine retains his formal position as first on theprotocollist, Romanos becomes sole ruler.[1]
Europe
[edit]- The nobles ofLotharingiaunderGilbert,duke ofLorraine,revolt against KingCharles III( "the Simple" ). They recognize KingHenry I( "the Fowler" ) as their sovereign. Charles invades Lotharingia as far asPfeddersheim(nearWorms), but retreats when he learns that Henry is mobilizing an army to attack theWest Frankish Kingdom.[2]
- Henry I conquersUtrecht(modern-dayNetherlands), which has been in possession of theVikingsfor 70 years.Balderic,bishop ofUtrecht,moves his seat back fromDeventerto Utrecht (approximate date).
Britain
[edit]- High-ReeveEaldred I,ruler of the former kingdom ofBernicia(Northumbria), and his brother Uhtred, submit to the overlordship of KingEdward the Elder(approximate date).
- TheWelshrulerHywel Dda( "the Good" ) mergesDyfedandSeisyllwg,establishing a new kingdom known asDeheubarth.
Iberian Peninsula
[edit]- July 26— At theBattle of Valdejunquera,the Muslim forces of the EmirAbd-ar-Rahman IIIofCórdoba,defeat the Christian armies of KingOrdoño II of Leónand KingSancho I of Pamplona.The decisive battle at the Val de Junquera takes place following the Emir's pre-emptive strike and his invasion of the upperDourovalley and the capture ofOsma.The Arab army proceeds on to the upperEbro,restoring and replenishingUmayyadgarrisons in the region.[3]
Africa
[edit]- TheGolden Ageof theGhana Empirebegins inAfrica(approximate date).
Asia
[edit]- EmperorTaizuof theKhitan Empireorders the adoption of a written script by theKhitan,resulting in the creation of Khitan "Large Script."
By topic
[edit]Climate
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Births
[edit]- Adso of Montier-en-Der,Frankish Benedictineabbot(d.992)
- Athanasius the Athonite,Byzantinemonk(approximate date)
- Dunash ben Labrat,SpanishJewishcommentator (d.990)
- Fujiwara no Morotada,Japanese statesman (d.969)
- Gao Baorong,king ofNanping(Ten Kingdoms) (d.960)
- Goltregoda,Frankish countess andregent(d.963)
- Guntram the Rich,founder of theHouse of Habsburg(d.973)
- Haakon I,king ofNorway(approximate date)
- Hugh of Vermandois,Frankisharchbishop(d.962)
- Li Jingsui,prince ofSouthern Tang(d.958)
- Liu Bin,emperor ofSouthern Han(d.943)
- Liu Sheng,emperor of Southern Han (d. 958)
- Liutprand of Cremona,Lombardbishop(d.972)
- Louis IV,king of theWest Frankish Kingdom(or921)
- Megingoz,count ofGuelders(approximate date)
- Menahem ben Saruq,Spanish Jewishphilologist(d.970)
- Minamoto no Masanobu,Japanesenobleman(d.993)
- Miró III,count ofCerdanyaandBesalú(d.984)
- Oliba Cabreta,Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
- Ratna Pala,king ofKamarupa(India) (d. 960)
- Reginar III,Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
- Rogvolod,prince ofPolotsk(approximate date)
Deaths
[edit]- Abd-Allah Mikali,Abbasid governor
- Abu Sa'id al-Janadi,Arab scholar
- Æthelweard,son ofAlfred the Great(or922)
- Ahmad ibn Sahl,Samanid governor
- Brahma Pala,king of Kamarupa
- Georgios I,ruler ofMakuria(Egypt)
- Harumichi no Tsuraki,Japanesepoet
- Mael Macduach,king ofHy Fiachrach(Ireland)
- Raymond I,count ofPallarsandRibagorza(Spain)
- Stephen of Liège,Frankish bishop
- Yang Longyan,king ofWu(b.897)
References
[edit]- ^Timothy Reuter (1999).The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III,p. 563.ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
- ^Timothy Reuter (1999).The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III,p. 314.ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
- ^Timothy Reuter (1999).The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III,p. 675.ISBN978-0-521-36447-8.
- ^Domínguez-Castro, Fernando; Vaquero, José Manuel; Marín, Manuela; Gallego, María Cruz; García-Herrera, Ricardo. "How useful could Arabic documentary sources be for reconstructing past climate?"Weather67(3): 76-82doi:10.1002/wea.835March 2012.