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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; Emperor [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]] ('''the Red''') assembles an imperial expeditionary force at [[Taranto]], and proceeds along the gulf coast towards [[Calabria]]. In the meantime, Emir [[Abu'l-Qasim Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi|Abu'l-Qasim]] ([[Kalbids|Kalbid]]) of the [[Emirate of Sicily]] declares a [[Religious war|Holy War]] (''[[jihad]]'') against the Germans, but his forces retreat when he notices the unexpected strength of Otto's troops (not far from [[Rossano]]).
* [[July 13]] (or [[July 14|14]]) &ndash; [[Battle of Stilo]]: Abu'l-Qasim is cornered by the imperial German forces led by Otto II at [[Capo Colonna|Cape Colonna]] (south of [[Crotone]]). After a violent clash, the German heavy cavalry destroys the Muslim centre, killing al-Qasim in the initial fighting. The [[Saracens]] hold together and draw Otto into a trap, encircling and defeating his forces (killing around 4,000 men).<ref>Reuter, Timothy (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 255. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>
* King [[Harald Bluetooth]] invades [[Norway]], pillaging southwest Norway all the way to [[Stad (peninsula)|Stad]], where he encounters [[Haakon Sigurdsson]] (the ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of Norway) and his army. He flees back to [[Denmark]], ending the invasion.

==== Asia ====
* [['Adud al-Dawla]], emir (''[[king of kings]]'') of the [[Buyid dynasty|Buyid Dynasty]], concludes a 10-year [[peace treaty]] with the [[Byzantine Empire]]. He establishes what will soon become the most important [[Bimarestan|hospital]] of [[Baghdad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts_Hospitals|url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/islamic_medical/islamic_12.html|access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
* The [[India]]n [[Rashtrakuta Dynasty]] ends as its last ruler [[Indra IV]] commits ''[[Sallekhana]]'' (the [[Jainism|Jain]] religious practice of voluntarily starving oneself to death).

* [[October 13]] &ndash; [[Liao dynasty|Chinese Emperor]] [[Emperor Jingzong of Liao|Jingzong]] dies in camp during a hunting trip after a 13-year reign. He is succeeded by his 11-year-old son, [[Emperor Shengzong of Liao|Shengzong]], as ruler of the [[Khitan people|Khitan]]-led [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]]. His mother, Empress Dowager [[Empress Xiao Yanyan|Xiao Yanyan]] becomes the [[regent]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Twitchett |first1=Denis C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iN9Tdfdap5MC |title=The Cambridge History of China: Volume 6, Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368 |last2=Franke |first2=Herbert |last3=Fairbank |first3=John King |date=1978 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-24331-5 |pages=87 |language=en}}</ref>