920s

The920sdecade ran from January 1, 920, to December 31, 929.

Events

920

By place

Byzantine Empire

• 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.

Europe

• 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.
• 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

• 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

• 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.

Africa

• TheGolden Ageof theGhana Empirebegins inAfrica(approximate date).

Asia

• EmperorTaizuof theKhitan Empireorders the adoption of a written script by theKhitan,resulting in the creation of Khitan "Large Script."

By topic

Climate

• Muslim chroniclers inBaghdadrecord an unusually coldsummer.

921

By place

Byzantine Empire

• March–Battle of Pegae:Bulgarian forces underkavhan(first minister)Theodore Sigritsadefeat the Byzantine army at the outskirts ofConstantinople.After the battle, the Bulgarians burn the palaces inPegae( "the Spring" ), and devastate the area north of theGolden Horn.

Europe

• Summer – KingHenry I(the Fowler) defeats his rivalArnulf I(the Bad), duke ofBavaria,in two campaigns. Arnulf is besieged atRegensburgand forced to accept peace negotiations, recognising Henry as sole sovereign of theEast Frankish Kingdom(Germany).
• Landulf I,prince ofBenevento,supports an anti-GreekApulianrebellion, ravaging several Byzantine strongpoints as far asAscoli.The Apuliannobility,professing loyalty to theByzantine Empire,appoints Landulf asstrategoof theTheme of Longobardia.
• September 15–Ludmila,Bohemian duchess and widow ofBořivoj I,is murdered by her daughter-in-lawDrahomíraatTetín(modernCzech Republic). Ludmila will becanonisedand become thepatron saintofBohemiaand is venerated in theOrthodoxand theCatholic Churches.
• November 7–Treaty of Bonn:KingCharles III(the Simple) and Henry I sign apeace treatyor 'pact of friendship' (amicitia) at a ceremony aboard a ship in the middle of theRhine,recognising the border between their twoFrankishkingdoms.
• AHungarianmercenary force led by Dursac and Bogát defeats an army of insurgents, who plans to overthrow their ally, EmperorBerengar I,atBrescia.

Arabian Empire

• June 21– A diplomatic delegation is sent fromBaghdadto establishtrade routesbetween theAbbasid CaliphatetowardsBukhara(modernUzbekistan).Ahmad ibn Fadlan,an Arab diplomat andtraveller,makes contact withAlmış,theİltäbär(vassal-king under theKhazars) ofVolga Bulgaria,on behalf of Caliphal-Muqtadir.
• Battle of Sevan:Sajidforces under Yusuf Beshir invadeArmeniaand besiege KingAshot IInearLake Sevan.After gathering a small force he attacks Beshir's camps and drives the enemy out of the country. Ashot starts a counter-offensive to rebuild the ruined cities and fortresses.

Africa

• TheFatimid CaliphatecrushesIdrisidforces in battle, capturing the cities ofTlemcenandFez.
• The Fatimid Caliphate creates a new capital inIfriqiya,al-Mahdiyaon theTunisiancoast.

China

• TheLater LiangDynasty reports that all "barbarian" tribes have been pacified by theKhitan Empire.

922

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Summer –Battle of Constantinople:EmperorRomanos IsendsByzantinetroops to repel anotherBulgarianraid at the outskirts ofConstantinople.The Byzantines storm the Bulgarian camp, but are defeated when they are confronted by the main Bulgarian forces. Having won the battle, the Bulgarians lack the maritime power to conduct a successfulsiegeof Constantinople.

Europe

• Summer – The West Frankishnoblesrevolt and depose KingCharles III(the Simple) after a 24-year reign. He seeks refuge inLotharingiaand is replaced byRobert I,a brother of the late KingOdo,who is crowned king of theWest Frankish Kingdomin the cathedral atRheims.
• Adalbert I,margrave ofIvrea,leads a rebellion with the support of the Italian nobles against KingBerengar I.He crosses theAlpsintoBurgundyand invitesRudolph IIofUpper Burgundyto invadeItaly.Berengar flees again toVeronaand Rudolph is crownedKing of ItalyatPavia.

By topic

Religion

• March 26–Mansur al-Hallaj,a Persianmysticwriter, is sentenced to death forheresyafter a long trial atBaghdad.Having supported reform in theAbbasid Caliphate,he has been seen as a rabble-rouser, and isflogged,mutilated and executed (bybeheading).

923

By place

Europe

• June 15–Battle of Soissons:KingRobert Iis killed; the Frankish army, led byCharles the Simple,is defeated and routed nearSoissons.Charles is captured and imprisoned atPéronne.Thenobleselect Robert's son-in-lawRudolph,duke ofBurgundy,as king of theWest Frankish Kingdom(until936).
• July 29–Battle of Fiorenzuola:Lombard forces led by KingRudolph IIandAdalbert I,margrave ofIvrea,defeat the deposed EmperorBerengar IatFirenzuola(Tuscany). A pact is reached between Rudolph and Berengar, who abdicates the imperialthroneand cedes sovereignty over the rest ofItaly.

Asia

• May 13– TheLater Liang,one of theFive DynastiesinChina,falls toLater Tang(founded byLi Cunxu). Li proclaims himself emperor and moves his residence back to the oldTangcapital ofLuoyang.
• August 11– TheQarmatiansofBahrayncapture and pillagethe city ofBasra.

924

January—March

• January 5– The monastery ofSan Martín de Albeldais founded in theKingdom of Navarrein what is now the city ofAlbelda de Ireguain Spain, by orders ofKing Sancho Garcés IandToda Aznárez,monarchs of Navarre,to celebrate the previous year's recapture of the cities ofNájeraandViguera.
• January 20–China'sEmperor Zhuangzongreverses an initial decision to spare the life of GeneralLi Jitaoafter discovering that Li is continuing to plot the overthrow of the government, and has Li executed.
• February 12– (1 Dhu al-Qi'dah 311 A.H.)Ahmad ibn Kayghalaghis removed from office as theAbbasid Governor of Egyptby theCaliphal-Muqtadirafter less than six months in office and is replaced byTakin al-Khazari.who, following his death, sack and burn the city ofPavia.They Hungarian forces penetrate as far as thePyrenees.

• March 24– Hungarian Magyar forces led by General Szalárd, capturePavia,capital of theKingdom of Italywithin theHoly Roman Empire,at the request of the Holy Roman EmperorBerengar.Later, after crossing theAlpsvia theSt. Bernard Pass,the Magyars pillageProvence,SeptimaniaandNismesin southernFrance).
• March– A group of 1,800 warriors of theQarmatiansofBahraynattack and destroythe returningHajjcaravans at al-Habir.Some of the more prominent pilgrims, who were returning toBaghdadfromMecca,are taken toAl-Ahsa Oasisto be held for ransom. The event leads to the downfall and execution of theAbbasid Caliphate'svizier,Ibn al-Furat.

April—June

• April 7– After having made a new alliance with theHungarians,theHoly Roman EmperorBerengar I,King of Italy, is assassinated inVeronaby one of his guards.Rudolph II,King of Burgundyand a claimant to the throne, takes full control of the Kingdom of Italy, while the office of the Holy Roman Emperor will not be re-created until 38 years later.
• June 15–Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat,the Grand Vizier of the Abbasid Caliphal-Muqtadirsince returning to power in August923,is removed from office by the Caliph,and is replaced byAbdallah ibn Muhammad al-Khaqani.On July 24, he is executed along with his son, al-Muhassin, for his brutality during his rule and for failing to prevent the March attack by theQarmatianson Iraqi Muslim pilgrims.
• June–Fruela II,King ofAsturiasin what is now Portugal, becomes the new ruler of theKingdom of Leónand theKingdom of Galiciain Spain upon the death of his younger brother,King Ordoño II,who dies after a 14-year reign. The ascent of Fruela reunites Asturias, Galicia and Leon.Fruela, who is not popular with thenobles,orders the assassination of the sons of Olmundo.

July—September

• July 17–Edward the Elder,King of the Anglo-Saxons,is killed in battle atFarndon-Upon-Deewhile leading an army against a revolt by some of the Cambrians and Mercians. During his 25-year reign, he gained direct control overMercia,including some of theDanelaw,theDanish-occupied areas. Edward's oldest son,Æthelstan,is proclaimed the new King of England, while some supporters among the West Saxons supportÆlfweard,to be Edward's successor asKing of Wessex.
• August 2–Ælfweard of Wessex,briefly a claimant for the throne of England and favored by the nobility of Wessex,dies at the age of 23 only sixteen days after the death of his father.
• August– AtSeorabeo(now Gyeongju inSouth Korea),Gyeongaebecomes the new monarch of theKingdom of Sillaupon the death of his older brother,King Gyeongmyeong.
• September 7–Byzantine–Bulgarian War:Tsar Simeon I,ruler (knyaz) of theBulgarian Empire,leads the burning of theChurch of St. Mary of the SpringinConstantinople.
• September 9– After pllaging the suburbs ofConstantinople,TsarSimeon I of Bulgariameets with the Byzantine EmperorRomanos I Lekapenoson theGolden Hornto arrange a truce, according to which Byzantium will pay the Bulgarians an annualtributein exchangefor the return of some cities on theBlack Seacoast.

October—December

• November 9– Byzantine co-Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos concludes a treaty with the Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria and provides the Bulgarian monarch with "gold and silver shields and lances."
• November– (Shaban 312 AH) Hamd bin Khazar, leader of theZenataBerber nomads in the high plateau of centralAlgeria,sets an ambush that kills Massala ibn Habus, theFatimidGovernor ofTahert.
• December 25–Stephen LekapenosandConstantine Lekapenosare promoted to the position of co-Emperors of Byzantium, joiningConstantine VII,Romanos IandChristopher,creating apentarchywith five monarchs.

By place

Europe

• Fall –Bulgarian–Serbian War:Tsar Simeon I sends apunitive expeditionforce againstSerbia,led byTheodore SigritsaandMarmais,but they are ambushed and defeated.Zaharija,prince of the Serbs, sends their heads and armour later to Constantinople (approximate date).
• Winter – The Hungarians invadeSaxonyand force KingHenry I(the Fowler) to retreat into theCastle of Werla.He makes a pact and agrees to pay themtributefor 9 years. They return to thePo Valleyand sack the cities ofBergamo,BresciaandMantua(NorthernItaly).

Asia

• EmperorTaizuof theLiao Dynastyleads a campaign to the West. He reaches the former capital of theUyghur Kingdomon theOrkhon River.TheZububegin to pay tribute to theKhitan Empire.
• EmperorZhuang ZongofLater Tangbestows the chancellor title onGao Ji xing(Prince of Nanping) and creates theNanpingState (CentralChina). TheQiState falls to Later Tang.

925

By place

Byzantine Empire

• May 15–Nicholas I Mystikos,twice theEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinopleand having reigned a second time since912,dies at the age of 73.
• June 29—Stephen IIbecomes the new Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, succeeding Nicholas I.
• Fall –John Mystikos,chief minister (paradynasteuon), is deposed and sent intoexilein a monastery. He is replaced by the chamberlain (protovestiarios)Theophanes,who becomes the closest adviser of EmperorRomanos I.At this time theByzantine Empirehas been embroiled in aprotracted and disastrous warwith TsarSimeon I of Bulgaria.

Europe

• Summer – KingFruela IIdies after a reign of only 14 months. He is succeeded by his sonAlfonso Fróilazwho ascends thethrone.With the support of KingJimeno IIofPamplona(laterNavarra),Sancho Ordóñez,Alfonso,andRamiro(the sons of the late KingOrdoño II) revolt and drive their cousin Alfonso to the easternmarchesofAsturias,then divide the kingdom amongst themselves. Alfonso IV ( "the Monk" ) receives the crown ofLeón,and Sancho I is acclaimed king ofGalicia.
• Alberic I,duke ofSpoleto,attempts to seizeRomeon his own account. PopeJohn Xorganizes an uprising and expels him. Alberic flees toOrte,where he sends out messengers calling on theMagyarsfor assistance. But a mob in Orte, informed by papal agents, rises up and murders Alberic (approximate date).
• KingRudolph II of Burgundy(who also rulesItaly) and his father-in-law,Burchard IIofSwabia,lead a Burgundian expeditionary force over theGreat St. Bernard Passto confrontHugh of Provence.They head to the city ofIvreawhere Rudolph's forces begin acivil waragainst Lombardpartisans.
• Tomislav,duke of the Croatian duchies ofPannoniaandDalmatia,is crowned as king ofCroatia.He forges an alliance with the Byzantines during the struggle with theBulgarian Empire(approximate date).

Africa

• AFatimidexpeditionary force led by Jafar ibn Obeid lands inAbruzzo(Southern Italy). They overrunApuliaall the way to the city ofOtranto.After defeating the Byzantinegarrisons,the Arabs laysiegeto the castle ofOria(which shortly after is destroyed). The defenders are massacred and the remainder (mostly women and children) are taken asslavesback toNorth Africa.

Asia

• Winter –Former Shu,one of theTen KingdomsinChina,is invaded byLater Tangforces of EmperorZhuang Zong,who incorporates the kingdom into his domains.
• A visitingUyghurdelegation spurs the development ofKhitan small script,based onAlpha beticprinciples (approximate date).

By topic

Religion

• Ha-Mimproclaims himself aprophetand a messenger ofIslam,among theGhomaraBerbersnear the city ofTétouan(modernMorocco).

926

By place

Europe

• Spring – The Italiannoblesturn against KingRudolph II of Burgundyand request thatHugh of Provence,the effective ruler ofLower Burgundy,be elected as king ofItaly.Rudolph's father-in-law DukeBurchard IIofSwabiaisambushedand killed nearNovara,by the henchmen of Archbishop Lambert ofMilan.Rudolph, disillusioned by the news, returns to Burgundy to protect himself. Hugh has himself crownedKing of Italy.and appoints Giselbert I as count palatine of Bergamo (Northern Italy).
• Battle of the Bosnian Highlands:Bulgarian forces under DukeAlogoboturare ambushed and defeated by a Croatian army of KingTomislav,in the mountainous area of EasternBosnia.TsarSimeon Imeets his first defeat againstCroatia,but overruns the WesternBalkansseveral times.
• TheHungariansbesiegeAugsburginBavaria,then conquer the monastery ofSt. Gallen(modernSwitzerland). After an unsuccessful battle with the locals, they burn the suburbs ofKonstanz,then they cross westwards and defeat aFrankisharmy led by Duke Liutfred ofAlsace.

Britain

• KingÆthelstanofWessexandMerciaannexesNorthumbria,and forcesWalesandStrathclydeto accept his sovereignty along with thePictsand theScots(approximate date).

Asia

• May 15– EmperorZhuang Zongis killed during an officer's rebellion led by Guo Congqian at the oldTangcapital ofLuoyang.He is succeeded by his adoptive brotherLi Siyuan(Ming Zong) as ruler ofLater Tang.Li sends Yao Kun, as an emissary, to create a friendly relationship with theKhitan Empire.
• September 6– EmperorTaizudies after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his second sonTai Zong(Yaogu) as ruler of the ChineseLiao Dynasty.Taizu's eldest sonYelü Bei(designatedheir apparent) becomes ruler of theDongdan Kingdom(formerBalhae), apuppet stateof the Khitan Empire.

By topic

Religion

• PopeJohn Xallies himself with Hugh of Provence provoking the ire ofMarozia,daughter of the Roman consulTheophylact I,who is married to Hugh's rivalGuy of Tuscany.

927

By place

Europe

• May 27–Simeon I,emperor (tsar) of theBulgarian Empire,dies ofheart failurein his palace atPreslavafter a 34-year reign. He is survived by four sons and succeeded by his second sonPeter I,who signs apeace treatywith theByzantine Empire.The peace is confirmed by Peter's marryingMaria Lekapene(the daughter ofChristopher Lekapenos,son and co-emperor ofRomanos I). The treaty restores the borders to those established by several treaties (thus recognizing Bulgaria's possession ofMacedonia).
• July 12– KingÆthelstanof Wessex claims his kingdom and receives the submission of High-ReeveEaldred I of Bamburghand probably also ofOwain ap Dyfnwal,King of Strathclyde,atEamont Bridge.He unifies the various small kingdoms of the Anglo-SaxonHeptarchy,creating theKingdom of England,and also secures a pledge from KingConstantine II of Scotland,that he will not ally with theVikingkings.This summer also KingsHywel DdaofDeheubarthandOwainofGlywysingandGwentsubmit to the overlordship of Æthelstan atHereford.The borders betweenEnglandandWalesare set at theRiver Wye.
• Summer – TheHungariansfight inRome,helping Margrave Peter against PopeJohn X.They then go to southernItaly,and conquer the cities ofTarantoandOria.
• August 15– Led by theSlavicSabir, theFatimidsfromSicily,capture and destroy Taranto. They enslave much of the population.

Asia

• Later Baekje,one of theLater Three KingdomsofKorea,sacks theSillacapital atGyeongju.KingGyeongaecommits suicide andGyeongsunis placed on thethroneby the Later Baekje kingKyŏn Hwŏn.
• October/November – TheQarmatian invasion of Iraqbegins.
• 7 December– TheSajidemir ofAdharbayjan,Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Sajis defeated and captured by theQarmatiansnearKufa.

By topic

Religion

• TheBulgarian Orthodox Churchis recognised as autocephalous, by thePatriarchate of Constantinople.
• September 14–Cele Dabhaill mac Scannal,Irish preacher andabbot,dies on hispilgrimageatRome.

928

By place

Europe

• KingRudolph Iloses the support ofHerbert II,count ofVermandois,who controls the prison atPéronnein which former KingCharles III(the Simple) is imprisoned. Herbert brings him beforeWilliam I(Longsword), count ofRouen,for homage and then toRheimsas leverage to blackmail Rudolph to make him cede sovereignty overLaon(NorthernFrance).
• June 5–Louis III(the Blind), former king ofProvence(Lower Burgundy), dies atArlesafter a 27-year reign (of which 23 are sightless). He is succeeded by his brother-in-lawHugh Iwho isKing of Italy.With the approval of his kinsman Rudolph I, Hugh strips Louis's son and heir,Charles Constantine,of his inheritance and proclaims himself as ruler of Provence.
• Winter – KingHenry I(the Fowler) subdues thePolabian Slavswho live on the eastern borders. He then marches against the SlavicHevellitribes and seizes their capital,Brandenburg.Henry invades theGlomaczelands in the middleElbevalley, where hebesiegesand destroys the main castle called Gana (the laterAlbrechtsburg) atMeissen(Saxony).

Britain

• KingHywel Dda(the Good) ofDeheubarthmakes apilgrimagetoRome,he becomes the firstWelshruler to undertake such a trip. Hywel begins the codification ofmedieval Welsh lawand mints his owncoinage.

Italy

• Summer – AFatimidfleet underSabir al-FataraidsByzantinesouthern Italy.It captures a locality namedal-Ghiran('the caves') inApuliaand sacks the cities ofTarantoandOtranto.The inhabitants are carried off to North Africa as slaves.

Asia

• Ishanavarman IIdies after a 5-year reign and is succeeded by his uncleJayavarman IVas king of theKhmer Empire(modernCambodia). He moves the capital north fromAngkortoKoh Ker.

By topic

Religion

• Summer – PopeJohn Xis deposed and imprisoned inCastel Sant'Angeloat Rome by order of the Roman senatrixMaroziaafter a 14-year reign. He is succeeded byLeo VIas the 123rdpopeof theCatholic Church.
• Leo VI abolishes theNinBishopric and transfers bishopGregory(Croatian:Grgur Ninski) toSkradin.This ends the long running dispute between theSplitand Nin Bishoprics in theCroatian kingdom.
• July 18–TryphonsucceedsStephen IIaspatriarch of Constantinople(until931).

929

By place

Europe

• January 16– EmirAbd al-Rahman IIIofCórdoba, Spain,proclaims himself caliph and creates theCaliphate of Córdoba.He breaks his allegiance to, and ties with, theFatimidandAbbasidcaliphs.
• February 3–Guy, Margrave of Tuscany,second husband (third lover) of the Roman noblewomanMarozia,dies. He is succeeded by his brotherLambertasmargraveof Tuscany.
• Early 929 –Siege of Gana:German kingHenry the Fowlerbesieges Gana with anEast Frankisharmy and conquers the stronghold. He establishes the fort ofMeissennearby.
• Early 929 – Henry the Fowler invadesBohemiafrom the north and marches onPrague.DukeArnulf IofBavariainvades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.
• Summer – TheSlavic-Arableader Sabir defeats a smallByzantinefleet and seizesTermoli(inMolise,on theAdriaticcoast). He returns toAfricaladen with booty andslaves.
• September 4–Battle of Lenzen:Slavic forces (theRedariiand theObotrites) are defeated by aSaxonarmy near the fortified stronghold ofLenzen(modernGermany).
• October 7–Charles the Simple,former king ofWest Francia,dies in prison atPéronne,leavingRudolphwith no opposition except that ofHerbert II, Count of Vermandois.

Asia

• Mpu Sindok,ruler of theMataram Kingdom,moves his court fromCentraltoEast Java(modernIndonesia), probably after the eruption ofMount Merapiand/or invasion fromSrivijaya.

By topic

Religion

• PopeLeo VIdies atRomeafter a 7-month reign. He is succeeded (probably handpicked–byMaroziafrom theTusculanifamily) byStephen VIIas the 124thpopeof theCatholic Church.

Significant people

• Al-Ash'ari
• Al-MuqtadirAbbasid caliph
• Constantine VIIByzantine emperor

Births

920

• 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)

921

• February 21–Abe no Seimei,Japaneseastrologer(d.1005)
• October 9–Li Chun'an,Chinesemerchant(d.999)
• October 27–Chai Rong,emperor ofLater Zhou(d.959)
• Edmund I(the Magnificent), king ofEngland(d.946)
• Ja'far ibn al-Furat,Ikhshidid and Fatimidvizier(d.1001)
• Louis IV,king of theWest Frankish Kingdom(or920)
• Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu,Japanesenobleman(d.991)

922

• Hedwig of Nordgau,countess ofLuxemburg(approximate date)
• Ibn Abi Zayd,Muslimimamand scholar (d.996)
• Ki no Tokibumi,Japanesenoblemanandwakapoet (d. 996)
• Sigfried,founder of Luxemburg (approximate date)
• Wang Pu,Chinese chancellor and writer (d.982)

923

• September 7–Suzaku,emperor ofJapan(d.952)
• Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī,Muslimintellectual(d.1023)
• Al-Shaykh al-Saduq,Muslim scholar (approximate date)
• Eadred(orEdred), king ofEngland(d.955)
• Fujiwara no Nakafumi,Japanesewakapoet (d.992)
• Jeongjong,king ofGoryeo(Korea) (d.949)
• Liu Honggao,Chinese chancellor (d.943)

924

• Fujiwara no Koretada,Japanese statesman andwakapoet (d.972)
• Fujiwara no Yoritada,Japanesenoblemanandregent(d.989)
• Gao Baoxu,king ofNanping(Ten Kingdoms) (d.962)
• Li Jingda,prince ofSouthern Tang(d.971)
• Nyaung-u Sawrahan,king of thePagan dynasty(d.1001)
• Đinh Bộ Lĩnh,Emperor of Viet Nam (d.979)

925

• May –Bruno I,archbishop and duke ofLotharingia(d.965)
• Basil Lekapenos,Byzantine chief minister (d.985) (approximate date)
• Conrad I,king ofBurgundy(approximate date)
• Fujiwara no Kanemichi,Japanese statesman (d.977)
• Gerberga,Frankishnoblewoman(approximate date)
• Gwangjong(personal name: Wang So), king ofGoryeo(d.975)
• John I Tzimiskes,Byzantine emperor (approximate date)
• Judith,duchessregentofBavaria(d. 985)
• Li Fang,Chinese scholar and official (d.996)
• Pan Mei,general of theSong dynasty(d.991) (approximate date)
• Qian Hongzun,heir apparentofWuyue(d.940)
• Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen(approximate date)
• Widukind of Corvey,Saxonchronicler(approximate date)

926

• July 14–Murakami,emperor ofJapan(d.967)
• Gao Huaide,Chinese general (approximate date)
• Liu Jun,emperor ofNorthern Han(d.968)
• Ordoño III,king ofLeón(approximate date)
• Ordoño IV,king of León (approximate date)
• Phạm Thị Trân,Vietnamese opera singer and Mandarin (d.976)

927

• March 21–Taizu,emperor of theSong Dynasty(d.976)
• Amlaíb Cuarán,Viking king ofScandinavian York(d.981)
• Ch'oe Sung-no,Korean politician andpoet(d.989)
• Fantinus,Italianhermitandabbot(approximate date)
• Fujiwara no Anshi,empress consort ofJapan(d.964)

928

• August 14–Qian Hongzuo,king ofWuyue(d.947)
• Dub mac Maíl Coluīm,king ofScotland(d.967)
• Pietro I Orseolo,doge ofVenice(d.987)
• Qian Hongzong,king of Wuyue (d.971)
• Shi Shouxin,Chinese general (d.984)

929

• September 29–Qian Chu,king ofWuyue(d.988)
• al-Ta'i',Abbasid caliph ofBaghdad(d.1003)
• Fujiwara no Kaneie,Japanese statesman (d.990)
• Guo Zhongshu,Chinese painter (approximate date)
• Saigū no Nyōgo(Princess Kishi), Japanesewakapoet (d.985)
• William,archbishop of Mainz (d.968)

Deaths

920

• 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)

921

• February 13–Vratislaus I,duke ofBohemia
• September 15–Ludmila,Bohemian duchess
• Alexios Mosele,Byzantine admiral
• Elvira Menéndez,queen ofGaliciaandLeón
• Harusindan,ruler of theGilites(Iran)
• Lili ibn al-Nu'man,ruler of the Gilites
• Liu Xun,general ofLater Liang(b.858)
• Ragnall ua Ímair,Viking king ofNorthumbria
• Richard,duke ofBurgundy(b. 858)
• Wang Rong,Chinesewarlord(b.877)

922

• February 20–Theodora,Byzantine empress
• March 26–Mansur al-Hallaj,Persianmysticwriter
• May 23–Li Sizhao,Chinese general and governor
• Æthelweard,son ofAlfred the Greatof England (or920)
• Al-Nayrizi,Persianmathematicianand astronomer (b.865)
• Fortún Garcés( "the Monk" ), king ofPamplona
• Galindo II Aznárez,count ofAragon(Spain)
• Li Cunjin,general of theTang dynasty(b.857)
• Li Cunzhang,general of the Tang dynasty
• Lucídio Vimaranes,count ofPortugal
• Ma Chuo,general and official ofWuyue(or923)
• Wang Chuzhi,Chinesewarlord(b.862)
• Zhang Chengye,Chineseeunuchofficial (b.846)
• Zhang Chujin,Chinese governor (jiedushi)

923

• June 15–Robert I,king of theWest Frankish Kingdom(b.860)
• August 2–Plegmund,archbishop ofCanterbury(or914)
• August 27–Ageltrude,queen ofItalyandHoly Roman Empress
• October 8–Pilgrim I,archbishop ofSalzburg
• November 20
  • Jing Xiang,Chinesestrategist
  • Li Zhen,official ofLater Liang
• Abu Bakr al-Khallal,Muslim scholar and jurist (b.848)
• Adarnase IV,prince ofIberia/Kartli(Georgia)
• Badr al-Hammami(the Elder), Abbasid general
• Gurgen I,prince ofTao-Klarjeti(Georgia)
• Harshavarman I,king ofAngkor(Cambodia)
• Ibn Khuzaymah,Muslimhadithand scholar (b.837)
• Ma Chuo,general and official ofWuyue(or922)
• Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari,Persian scholar (b.839)
• Reccared,Galicianclergyman(b.885)
• Ricwin(orRicuin), Frankishnobleman
• Walter(orVaulter), archbishop ofSens
• Wang Yanzhang,general of Later Liang (b.863)
• Zhao Yan,military prefect and official of Later Liang
• Zhu Youzhen,emperor of Later Liang (b.888)

924

• January 20–Li Jitao,general ofLater Tang
• April 7–Berengar I,king ofItalyandHoly Roman Emperor
• April 11–Herman I,archbishop ofCologne
• May 17–Li Maozhen,Chinesewarlordand king (b.856)
• June 16–Li Cunshen,general of Later Tang (b.862)
• July 17–Edward the Elder,king ofWessex
• July 18–Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat,Abbasidvizier(b.855)
• August 2–Ælfweard,son of Edward the Elder
• Damian of Tarsus,Muslim governor
• Gyeongmyeong,king ofSilla(Korea)
• Marmais,Bulgarian nobleman
• Ordoño II,king ofGaliciaandLeón
• Raymond II,Frankish nobleman
• Theodore Sigritsa,Bulgarian minister
• Yuan Xiangxian,Chinese general
• Zaharija,prince ofSerbia(approximate date)

925

• March –Bertha,duchess regent ofLuccaandTuscany(b.863)
• May 15–Nicholas I Mystikos,Byzantinepatriarch(b.852)
• May 23–Zhao Guangyin,chancellor ofLater Tang
• July –Fruela II,king ofAsturiasandLeón
• August 3–Cao,Chineseempress dowager
• December 10–Sancho I,king ofPamplona
• December 28–Wang Zongbi,general ofFormer Shu
• December 30–Wang Shenzhi,founder ofMin(b.862)
• Alberic I,duke ofSpoleto(approximate date)
• Cathal mac Conchobair,king ofConnacht
• Abu Bakr al-Razi,Persianphilosopher(approximate date)
• Sueiro Belfaguer,Portuguese nobleman (b.875)

926

• January 8–Athelm,archbishop ofCanterbury
• March 9–Zhu Youqian,Chinesewarlord
• April 29–Burchard II,duke ofSwabia
• May 15–Zhuang Zong,emperor ofLater Tang(b.885)
• May 26–Yuan Xingqin,Chinese general
• May 28
  • Kong Qian,official of Later Tang
  • Li Jiji,prince of Later Tang
• September 6–Abaoji(Taizu), emperor of theKhitan Empire
• December 12,William II,duke ofAquitaine
• Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Khaqani,Abbasidvizier(or927)
• Alogobotur,Bulgariannobleman(approximate date)
• Ero Fernández,Galicianmagnate(approximate date)
• Guo Chongtao,general of Later Tang
• Jin Feishan,empress ofFormer Shu
• Kang Yanxiao,Chinese general
• Liu,empress and wife of Zhuang Zong
• Pelagius of Córdoba,Christianmartyr
• Wang Zongyan,emperor of Former Shu (b.899)
• Wiborada,Swabiananchoressand martyr
• Xu,empress dowager of Former Shu
• Zhang Quanyi,Chinese warlord (b.852)

927

• January 13–Berno of Cluny,Frankish monk and abbot
• January 14–Wang Yanhan,king ofMin(Ten Kingdoms)
• May 27–Simeon I,emperor (tsar) of theBulgarian Empire
• August 24
  • Doulu Ge,chancellor ofLater Tang
  • Wei Yue,chancellor of Later Tang
• September 14–Cele Dabhaill mac Scannal,Irish abbot
• November 7–Zhu Shouyin,general of Later Tang
• November 20–Xu Wen,general andregentofWu(b.862)
• Abdallah ibn Muhammad,Abbasidvizier(or926)
• Shahid Balkhi,Persian philosopher and poet
• Gyeongae,king (55th ruler) ofSilla(Korea)
• Ha-Mim,Moroccanprophetand messenger ofIslam
• Ibn al-Dahhak,Kurdish chieftain (approximate date)
• Miró II,count ofCerdanyaandBesalú(Spain)
• Ren Huan,general and chancellor of Later Tang
• Sin Sung-gyom,Korean general (Three Kingdoms)
• Sigtrygg Cáech,Viking king of Scandinavian York
• Zhang Ge,politician and chancellor ofFormer Shu

928

• January 20–Zhao Guangfeng,Chinese official and chancellor
• June 5–Louis the Blind,Frankish king andHoly Roman Emperor
• July 18–Stephen II,patriarch ofConstantinople
• November 8–Duan Ning,Chinese general
• Al-Layth ibn Ali ibn al-Layth,Saffaridemir
• Diogo Fernandes,count ofPortugal
• Huo Yanwei,Chinese general (b.872)
• Ishanavarman II,king of theKhmer Empire
• John X,pope of theCatholic Church
• Siyahchashm,Justanid ruler (mahdi)
• Tomislav,duke and king ofCroatia
• Wang,empress dowager ofWu
• Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj,Sajid emir
• Zhang Juhan,Chinese official (b.858)

929

• January 28–Gao Ji xing,founder of ChineseJingnan(b.858)
• February 3–Guy( "the Philosopher" ), margrave ofTuscany(Italy)
• February 12–Leo VI,pope of theCatholic Church
• March 26–Wang Du,Chinesewarlordand governor (jiedushi)
• April 9–Cui Xie,Chinese official and chancellor
• June 7–Ælthryth,English princess and countess ofFlanders(b.877)
• Before August 16 –Sancho Ordóñez,king ofGalicia(Spain)
• October 7–Charles the Simple,Frankish king (b.879)
• Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Madhara'i,Abbasid fiscal director
• Abu'l-Musafir al-Fath,SajidemirofAzerbaijan(Iran)
• Al-Batani,Muslimastronomerandmathematician
• Ashot II,king ofArmenia(approximate date)
• Gao Yu,Chinese chief strategist
• Indra III,ruler ofRashtrakuta(India)
• Lothar I,Frankishnobleman(b.902)
• Lothar II,Frankish nobleman (b.874)
• Padla II,prince ofKakheti(Georgia)
• Thumal the Qahraman,Abbasid female judge
• Zhao Jingyi,Chinese general and governor