By place Byzantine Empire •
March 24 –
Second Battle of Pankaleia: An
Ibero-
Byzantine expeditionary force, under General
Bardas Phokas (
the Younger), inflicts a crushing defeat on the rebels of General
Bardas Skleros, at
Sarvenis (modern
Turkey). Skleros manages to escape, and finds shelter with his Muslim allies. The rebellion is subdued without difficulty.
Europe •
Vitale Candiano, doge of
Venice, abdicates for health reasons after a 14-month reign, and retires to a monastery. He is succeeded by
Tribuno Memmo, a son-in-law of the murdered
Pietro IV Candiano. Tribuno declares a general
amnesty for everyone complicit in the plot against Pietro. •
June 8 –
Louis V, nicknamed
le Fainéant (
the Do-Nothing), is crowned as the co-emperor of
West Francia at
Paris by his father, King
Lothair. Upon Lothair's death on
March 2,
986, Louis becomes the sole ruler. • The city of
Brussels is founded by
Charles, duke of
Lower Lorraine. He constructs fortifications (a
castrum on an island) on the
Senne River (modern
Belgium).
Britain •
Tynwald (or
Tynwald Court), the parliament of the
Isle of Man, is founded. It remains active as the longest continuous
parliament in the world.
Africa •
Jawhar as-Siqilli is dismissed as
vizier of
Egypt after an unsuccessful campaign in
Syria (near
Damascus). He is replaced by
Ya'qub ibn Killis.
China •
Battle of Gaoliang River: Emperor
Tai Zong leads an expedition into
You Prefecture (or
Youzhou). The
Liao Dynasty counter-attacks and defeats the Song forces near modern-day
Beijing. • Summer – Tai Zong invades the
Northern Han and besieges the capital of
Taiyuan. A relief force sent by the Liao Dynasty is defeated. The Kingdom is absorbed into the
Song Dynasty. == Births ==