By place Europe •
Al-Mansur, Chancellor and effective ruler of
Al-Andalus, conquers the Castle of
Montemor-o-Velho (modern
Portugal), expanding the
Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba. • The city of
Lund,
Sweden is founded, during the reign of the
Danish king
Sweyn Forkbeard (approximate date).
Africa • The
Ghana Empire takes the
Berber town of
Aoudaghost (modern
Mauritania) as the
West African nation makes further gains. • Construction of the
Al-Hakim Mosque by orders of the
Fatimid vizier
Gawar Al-Siqilli begins in
Cairo (modern
Egypt).
By topic Religion •
June – The
Pax Ecclesiae, an edict by the
Catholic Church, is promulgated. Held at three synods in different parts of southern and central
France (at
Charroux,
Narbonne and
Puy), it attempts to outlaw acts of war against non-combatants and the
clergy. == Births ==