986
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Gregorian calendar | 986 CMLXXXVI |
Ab urbe condita | 1739 |
Armenian calendar | 435 ԹՎ ՆԼԵ |
Assyrian calendar | 5736 |
Balinese saka calendar | 907–908 |
Bengali calendar | 393 |
Berber calendar | 1936 |
Buddhist calendar | 1530 |
Burmese calendar | 348 |
Byzantine calendar | 6494–6495 |
Chinese calendar | Ất dậuNăm (WoodRooster) 3683 or 3476 — to — Bính tuất năm (FireDog) 3684 or 3477 |
Coptic calendar | 702–703 |
Discordian calendar | 2152 |
Ethiopian calendar | 978–979 |
Hebrew calendar | 4746–4747 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 1042–1043 |
-Shaka Samvat | 907–908 |
-Kali Yuga | 4086–4087 |
Holocene calendar | 10986 |
Iranian calendar | 364–365 |
Islamic calendar | 375–376 |
Japanese calendar | Kanna2 ( khoan cùng 2 năm ) |
Javanese calendar | 887–888 |
Julian calendar | 986 CMLXXXVI |
Korean calendar | 3319 |
Minguo calendar | 926 beforeROC Dân trước 926 năm |
Nanakshahi calendar | −482 |
Seleucid era | 1297/1298AG |
Thai solar calendar | 1528–1529 |
Tibetan calendar | Âm gà gỗ năm (female Wood-Rooster) 1112 or 731 or −41 — to — Dương hỏa cẩu năm (male Fire-Dog) 1113 or 732 or −40 |
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Year986(CMLXXXVI) was acommon year starting on Friday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- August 17–Battle of the Gates of Trajan:EmperorBasil IIleads aByzantineexpeditionary force (30,000 men) against the Bulgarians to capture the fortress city ofSredets.After asiegeof 20 days, Basil is forced to retreat from theSofia Valleytowards the town ofIhtiman(through a passage known as theGate of Trajan). The Bulgarians under TsarSamuelambush and defeat the Byzantine forces. Only the eliteVarangian Guardescapes with heavy casualties and leads Basil to safety through secondary routes.[1]
Europe
[edit]- March 2– KingLothair III(orLothair IV) dies after a 32-year reign atLaon.He is succeeded by his 19-year-old sonLouis Vas ruler of theWest Frankish Kingdom.
- Summer:Al-Mansur,thede factoruler ofAl-Andalus,continues his effort in the north of theIberian Peninsulaand plunders the city ofCoimbra(modernPortugal).
- EmpressTheophanu,accompanied by the 6-year-old KingOtto IIIandHenry II of Bavaria,leads a campaign againstBohemiaand theSlavson theElbefrontier.
- Mieszko I,duke (de facto) ruler ofPoland,pledges his allegiance to Otto III and theHoly Roman Empire.He promises assistance in Otto's war against the Slavs.
- Battle of Hjörungavágr:TheEarls of LadeunderHaakon Sigurdsson(the Powerful) defeat a Danish invasion force led by theJomsvikingsin westernNorway.
- Winter – KingHarald II(Bluetooth) dies after a 28-year reign (driven intoexile). He is succeeded by his sonSweyn Forkbeardas ruler ofDenmarkand Norway.
Arabian Empire
[edit]- Winter –Sabuktigin,emir of theGhaznavid Dynasty,invadesIndia.He expands the emirate between theKabul Valleyand theIndus Riverafter defeating KingJayapala.
Asia
[edit]- EmperorKazanabdicates the throne after a political struggle from theFujiwarafamily. He is succeeded by his 6-year-old cousinIchijōas the 66th emperor (tennō) ofJapan.
- Summer – Chi Go Pass Campaign: TheSong Dynastysends armies on three fronts against theLiao Dynastyin theSixteen Prefectures,but they are defeated on all fronts.
By topic
[edit]Exploration
[edit]- Bjarni Herjólfsson,aNorse-Icelandicmerchant captain and explorer, becomes the first inhabitant of theOld Worldto discover the mainland of theAmericas.
Literature
[edit]- One of theFour Great Books of Song,the Chinese encyclopediaFinest Blossoms in the Garden of Literatureis finished, with a total of 1,000 volumes.
Births
[edit]- Al-Qushayri,PersianSufischolar and theologian (d.1072)
- Æthelstan Ætheling,son ofÆthelred II(the Unready) (d.1014)
- Bezprym(orBesfrim), duke ofPoland(approximate date)
- Constance of Arles,French queen (approximate date)
- Lê Long Đĩnh,emperor of theLê Dynasty(d.1009)
- Poppo,archbishop ofTrier(approximate date)
- Reginald I,count palatine ofBurgundy(d.1057)
Deaths
[edit]- March 2–Lothair III,king of theWest Frankish Kingdom(b.941)
- May 25–Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi,Persianastronomer(b.903)
- August –Yang Ye,Chinese general and governor (jiedushi)
- August 15–Minnborinus,Irish missionary andabbot
- unknown date
- Bahram ibn Ardashir al-Majusi,Buyid official and general[2]
- Cadwallon ab Ieuaf,king ofGwynedd(Wales)[3]
- probable
- Æthelstan Mannessune,Englishlandowner
- Bobo,Frankish warrior andpilgrim[4]
References
[edit]- ^Zlatarski,History of the Bulgarian state, v. I, ch. 2, pp. 674–675.
- ^Kraemer, Joel L. (1992).Humanism in the Renaissance of Islam: The Cultural Revival During the Buyid Age.BRILL. p. 195.ISBN9789004097360.
- ^David Peter Kirby; Ann Williams; Alfred P. Smyth (1991).A Biographical Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales, C. 500-c. 1050.Seaby. p. 179.
- ^Murray, Alexander (2002).Reason and Society in the Middle Ages.Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 376.