996
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 996 by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 996 CMXCVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1749 |
| Armenian calendar | 445 ԹՎ ՆԽԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5746 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 917–918 |
| Bengali calendar | 403 |
| Berber calendar | 1946 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1540 |
| Burmese calendar | 358 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6504–6505 |
| Chinese calendar | Ất chưaNăm (WoodGoat) 3693 or 3486 — to — Bính thân năm (FireMonkey) 3694 or 3487 |
| Coptic calendar | 712–713 |
| Discordian calendar | 2162 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 988–989 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4756–4757 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| -Vikram Samvat | 1052–1053 |
| -Shaka Samvat | 917–918 |
| -Kali Yuga | 4096–4097 |
| Holocene calendar | 10996 |
| Iranian calendar | 374–375 |
| Islamic calendar | 385–386 |
| Japanese calendar | Chōtoku2 ( trường đức ２ năm ) |
| Javanese calendar | 897–898 |
| Julian calendar | 996 CMXCVI |
| Korean calendar | 3329 |
| Minguo calendar | 916 beforeROC Dân trước 916 năm |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −472 |
| Seleucid era | 1307/1308AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1538–1539 |
| Tibetan calendar | Âm mộc dương năm (female Wood-Goat) 1122 or 741 or −31 — to — Dương hỏa năm con khỉ (male Fire-Monkey) 1123 or 742 or −30 |
Year996(CMXCVI) was aleap year starting on Wednesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Japan
[edit]- February- Chotoku Incident:Fujiwara no KorechikaandTakaieshoot an arrow at RetiredEmperor Kazan.
- 2 March:Emperor Ichijoorders the imperial police to raid Korechika's residence;Empress Teishi(sister of Korechika) cuts her hair because of the humiliation; Takaie is arrested, Korechika is absent.
- 5 March:Korechika returns with his head shaven and attired as a monk.
Europe
[edit]- Spring – KingOtto IIIstarts his first expedition toItalyfromRegensburg,and proceeds over theBrenner Pass.News of Otto's arrival promptsCrescentius II(the Younger), patrician (thede factoruler) ofRome,to invite PopeJohn XV(exiled inTuscany) back to Rome. Otto arrives inVerona,and receives ambassadors of DogePietro II OrseoloofVenice.
- May 21– Otto III, 16, is crowned Emperor of theHoly Roman EmpireatSt. Peter's Basilica,and claims also the title ofKing of Italy.His grandmother,Adelaide,retires to a convent she has founded atSeltz(Alsace). Otto puts down a Roman rebellion; a number of nobles (including Crescentius II) arebanishedfor their crimes.
- October 24– KingHugh ICapet dies inParisafter a 9-year reign and is interred in theBasilica of St. Denis.He is succeeded by his 24-year-old sonRobert II(the Pious) as king ofFrance.Robert tries (during his reign) to increase his power, by pressing his claim offeudallands that become vacant. This results in manyterritorial disputes.
- November 1– Otto III grants theBavarianbishopric ofFreising30 "royal hides" of land (about 800hectares,or 2,000 acres - 800 hectares is 2,000 acres) inNeuhofen an der Ybbs(Lower Austria). A document (the oldest known) marks the first use of the nameOstarrîchi,meaning "Eastern Realm" (AustriainOld High German).
- November 20–Richard I(the Fearless), duke ofNormandy,dies after a 55-year reign. He is succeeded by his young sonRichard II.During his minority,Rodulf of Ivry(his uncle), who wields the power asregentputs down apeasants revoltat the beginning of Richard's reign.[1]
Africa
[edit]- May 15– The newFatimid navyis destroyed by fire, resulting in anti-Christian pogroms inCairo.
- October 14– CaliphAl-Aziz Billahdies atBilbeisinEgyptafter a 21-year reign in which he has expanded hisShiitecaliphate at the expense of the Byzantines, usingTurkishmercenaries (Mamelukes). He is succeeded by his 11-year-old sonAl-Hakim bi-Amr Allahas ruler of theFatimid Caliphate(until1021).
- Revolt of Tyre:The citizens ofTyre(modernLebanon) revolt against the Fatimid Caliphate. Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah sends a expeditionary army and navy toblockadethe city by land and sea.[2]
China
[edit]- TheNiujie Mosqueis constructed inBeijingduring theLiao Dynasty.The first mosque is built under supervision of theMuslimarchitectNazaruddin.
By topic
[edit]Religion
[edit]- April 1– PopeJohn XVdies of fever after an 11-year reign. Meeting a Roman embassy atRavenna,Otto appoints his cousin Bruno ofCarinthia(a grandson of the late EmperorOtto I), who duly ascends asGregory V.He becomes the 138thpope– and the first German pope of theCatholic Church.
Births
[edit]- July 29–Fujiwara no Norimichi,Japanesenobleman(d.1075)
- Drogo of Mantes,count ofValoisand theVexin(d.1035)
- Elvira Menéndez,queen consort ofLeón(approximate date)
- Oda of Meissen,queen consort ofPoland(approximate date)
Deaths
[edit]- March 12–Odo I, Count of Blois(Eudes), French nobleman
- April 1–John XV,pope of theCatholic Church
- October 14–Al-Aziz Billah,Fatimidcaliph(b.955)
- October 24–Hugh ICapet, king ofFrance(b.941)
- November 20–Richard I,duke ofNormandy(b.932)
- Abu Talib al-Makki,Shafi'ijurist andhadithscholar
- Li Fang,Chinese scholar and encyclopedist (b.925)
- Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada,king ofOsraige(Ireland)
- Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia(the Slender), German nobleman (b.945)
- Ibn Abi Zayd,Muslimimamand scholar (b.922)
- Ki no Tokibumi,Japanesewakapoet (b. 922)
- Strachkvas,Bohemian prince andchronicler
- Takashina no Takako,Japanese femalepoet
References
[edit]- ^François Neveux,A Brief History of the Normans(Constable and Robinson, 2008) p. 74.
- ^Gil, Moshe (1997).A History of Palestine, 634–1099,pp. 369–370. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.ISBN0-521-59984-9.