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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

Byzantine Empire

  • Basil II becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Science and Technology

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)

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