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==== Asia ====
* [[Taira no Masakado]], a Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]], leads one of the largest insurgent forces in the [[Heian period]] against the imperial court at [[Kyoto]].<ref>Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). "Taira no Masakado" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 926.|page=926}}.</ref> Masakado has acquired enough power to govern the [[Kantō region]] (northwest of [[Edo (Tokyo)|Edo]]) and calls himself the 'new emperor' (''shinnō'').
* [[Ngô Quyền]], who the previous year defeated the Chinese at the [[Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)]] thereby regaining Vietnamese independence after 1000 years, becomes king of [[Vietnam]].<ref>Vo, Nghia.  ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=BeIAXRNSwOgC&pg=PA52 Legends of Vietnam: An Analysis and Retelling of 88 Tales]'', p. 52 (McFarland, 2012).</ref>