By place Byzantine Empire •
May 15 – The three-year-old
Constantine VII, the son of Emperor
Leo VI (
the Wise), is crowned as co-emperor of the
Byzantine Empire by Patriarch
Euthymius I at
Constantinople. The ceremony is held in the
Hagia Sophia. After the rituals, Constantine is crowned (symbolically) and becomes Leo's successor.
Europe •
August 3 –
Battle of Eisenach: An invading
Hungarian force defeats the
East Frankish army under Duke
Burchard, killing him, together with Duke
Egino and
Rudolf I, bishop of
Würzburg. The Hungarians devastate
Thuringia and
Saxony as far north as
Bremen, returning home with many spoils. • Duke
Atenulf I (
the Great) of
Benevento attacks the
Saracens at the
Garigliano River, with the assistance of
Naples and
Amalfi. Crossing the river, Atenulf defeats an Arab army and reaches the walls of their fortified camp. However, the sudden withdrawal of the Neapolitans renders the
siege useless.
Ireland •
September 13 –
Battle of Belach Mugna: In an alliance with the kings
Cerball mac Muirecáin of
Leinster,
Cathal mac Conchobair of
Connacht, and
Cellach mac Cerbaill of
Osraige, High King
Flann Sinna defeats the forces of King
Cormac mac Cuilennáin of
Munster near
Castledermot (
County Kildare).
Arabian Empire •
August 13 –
Abbasid caliph
al-Muktafi died and he was succeeded by his nominated heir, his younger brother Jafar (Al-Muqtadir). of
Al-Muqtafi, Abbasid caliph •
December 17 –
Husayn ibn Hamdan leads a revolt to depose the newly-appointed
Abbasid Caliph
Al-Muqtadir in
Baghdad. He installs his uncle
Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz and kills vizier
Al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i, but fails to murder Al-Muqtadir. This leads, finally, to the coup's collapse. • Winter –
Snow falls in Baghdad. According to Arabic writings, even rivers are frozen.
China •
March 26 – Emperor
Taizu (
Zhu Wen) of
Later Liang has the 15-year-old
Li Zhu, the last
Tang Dynasty emperor, poisoned. Li Zhu receives the
posthumous name of
Ai ("lamentable"). •
May 1 – Emperor
Wang Jian of
Former Shu puts his adoptive son (and a potential successor)
Wang Zongji (
Prince of Shu) to death. He orders Wang Zongji's associates to be
exiled. •
June 9 – The generals
Zhang Hao and
Xu Wen assassinate
Yang Wo (
Prince of Hongnong). He is succeeded by his 11-year-old brother
Yang Longyan as ruler of the
Wu Kingdom. •
June 18 – Xu Wen murders Zhang Hao and takes over as Yang Longyan's
regent, and sole commander of the
imperial guard. He becomes
de facto ruler of the Wu Kingdom. == Births ==