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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; A [[Principality of Hungary|Hungarian]] army led by Grand Prince [[Taksony of Hungary|Taksony]] campaigns in [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], heading southwards on the eastern shore of the peninsula. It besieges [[Larino]] and reaches [[Otranto]], plundering [[Apulia]] for three months.<ref>Bóna, István (2000). ''The Hungarians and Europe in the 9th-10th centuries''. Budapest: Historia - MTA Történettudományi Intézete, p. 26. {{ISBN|963-8312-67-X}}.</ref> [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar of Ivrea]] negotiates a truce and offers them a massive [[tribute]] (for which he imposes a special [[tax]]).
* Winter &ndash; King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] cedes the [[Duchy of Bavaria]] to his brother [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I]]. To secure his rule, Henry is married to [[Judith, Duchess of Bavaria|Judith]], a daughter of [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria|Arnulf I]] ("the Bad"), and appoints a series of [[Count palatine|counts palatine]].

==== England ====
* [[Horsham]], a [[market town]] on the upper reaches of the [[River Arun|Aran River]] in [[West Sussex]], is first mentioned in 'King [[Eadred]]'s land charter' (see [[History of Horsham]]).

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[August 19]] &ndash; [[Abu Yazid]], a [[Khawarij|Kharijite]] [[Berber people|Berber]] leader who has led a rebellion against the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] in [[Ifriqiya]], is defeated in the [[Hodna Mountains]] (modern-day [[Algeria]]). Caliph [[al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah]] sets about restoring the Fatimid dominion over [[North Africa]].

==== China ====
* [[January 11]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Taizong of Liao|Tai Zong]] of the [[Khitan people|Khitan]]-led [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] invades the [[Later Jin (Five Dynasties)|Later Jin]] ([[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period|Five Dynasties]]), resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin. Khitan forces head southwards to the [[Yellow River]], but must return to their base in present-day [[Beijing]] in May after Tai Zong dies of an illness. 
* [[March 10]] &ndash; The [[Later Han (Five Dynasties)|Later Han]] is founded by [[Liu Zhiyuan]], the military governor (''[[jiedushi]]'') of [[Bing Province|Bingzhou]]. He declares himself emperor (formally called Gaozu) and establishes the capital in Bian, present-day [[Kaifeng]].

=== By topic ===

==== Literature ====
* [[Al-Masudi]], an Arab [[historian]] and geographer, completes his large-scale work ''[[The Meadows of Gold|The Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems]]'', a historical book about the beginning of the world, starting with [[Adam and Eve]].
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