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Heads of State · obituary
Year of the Fire Rat丙子( at the beginning of the year Wood Pig乙亥)
Era of Diocletian: 692/693 ( year November )
Syria: 1287/88 ( the year in October )
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Central and Western Europe
- Brian Boru conquered and dominated southern Ireland Munster
- Henry the Wrangler of Bavaria is deposed, thereby Carinthia independent duchy and the Ostmark ( Marchia Orientalis ) goes to the Babenberg Luitpold.
- Otto I of Swabia becomes duke of Bavaria.
- Pietro Orseolo is Doge of Venice.
- Hisham II is Caliph of Córdoba.
- Heribert of Wetterau is Graf Kinziggau.
- Almansor loots Barcelona.
Ersturkundliche mentions
- Altenburg, Bruchsal, Cham, Kälbertshausen, Neckargerach, or home at Glan and Rohrhof are first mentioned.
Byzantine Empire
- Basil II becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Science and Technology
- The Yuelu Academy in China is founded.
Religion
- Warin is Archbishop of Cologne.
- The Benedictine monastery mountains is founded.
- In Venice, St. Mark's Church is commenced with the construction.
Born
- February 05: Sanjō, 67th Tenno of Japan († 1017 )
Died
- October 01: Abu l -As al - Mustansir bi- llah al - Hakam ibn Abd ar - Rahman, Caliph of Córdoba ( * 915 )
- Gero of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne (c. 900)