Editing 918

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[[File:Æthelflæd as depicted in the cartulary of Abingdon Abbey.png|upright=1.35|thumb|Lady [[Æthelflæd]] of [[Mercia]]]]
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Year '''918''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[December 23]] &ndash; King [[Conrad I of Germany|Conrad I]], injured at one of his battles with [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria|Arnulf I]] ('''the Bad'''), dies at his residence in [[Weilburg]] Castle after a 7-year reign. On his deathbed Conrad persuades his younger brother [[Eberhard of Franconia|Eberhard III]] to offer the [[East Francia|East Frankish]] crown to [[Henry the Fowler]], the duke of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]]. Conrad is buried in [[Fulda Cathedral]] (also the burial place of [[Saint Boniface|Boniface]]) in [[Germany]].

==== Britain ====
* [[Battle of Corbridge]]: High-Reeve [[Ealdred I of Bamburgh|Ealdred I]] persuades King [[Constantine II of Scotland]] to help him reclaim his position in [[Bernicia]]. They mount an invasion of his now [[Norse–Gaels|Norse]] controlled lands. The [[Vikings]] under [[Ragnall ua Ímair]] (or '''Rægnald''') defeat the Scots and their allies at [[Corbridge]] (Northern [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]), but take heavy casualties themselves. 
* Summer &ndash; Lady [[Æthelflæd]] of [[Mercia]] begins to intrigue with disaffected factions within the Norse [[Scandinavian York|Kingdom of York]] (also referred to as '''Jórvik'''). Mercian troops ravage the local countryside and peacefully overrun the fortress of [[Leicester]] (belonging to the [[Five Boroughs of the Danelaw]]), while her brother, King [[Edward the Elder]], takes [[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]].
* [[June 12]] &ndash; Æthelflæd dies at [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]] while campaigning against the Vikings. She is buried with her husband [[Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians|Æthelred]] in [[St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester|St. Oswald's Priory]] at [[Gloucester]]. Æthelflæd is succeeded by her only daughter [[Ælfwynn]]. 
* Kings [[Idwal Foel]] of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] and [[Hywel Dda|Hywel ap Cadell]], and Prince Clydog of [[Deheubarth]] ([[Wales]]) submit to the overlordship of Edward the Elder. The Vikings raid [[Anglesey]].

==== Asia ====
* [[July 25]] &ndash; [[Wang Kon]], a [[Korea]]n general, overthrows the government of the short-lived state [[Taebong|Ho Goguryeo]] and ascends the [[throne]] at [[Cheorwon County|Cheorwon]]. He founds the [[Goryeo|Goryeo dynasty]] and makes [[Kaesong|Song'ak]] his capital.
* Emperor [[Abaoji|Taizu]] of the [[Khitan people|Khitan Empire]] occupies a newly walled city called [[Bairin Left Banner|Shangjing]] (modern-day [[Inner Mongolia]]), meaning '''Supreme Capital'''. It becomes the residence of the Chinese [[Liao dynasty]].
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== Births ==
* [[Minamoto no Hiromasa]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[980]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 21]] &ndash; [[Liu Zhijun (Later Liang)|Liu Zhijun]], Chinese general
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[Æthelflæd]], lady of [[Mercia]] (b. c.[[870]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hartley |first1=Cathy |title=A Historical Dictionary of British Women |date=2003 |publisher=Psychology Press |isbn=9781857432282 |pages=7–8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pDtEe4FKolUC&pg=PA7|language=en}}</ref>
* [[July 6]] &ndash; [[William I, Duke of Aquitaine|William I]], duke of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] (b. [[875]])
* [[September 10]] &ndash; [[Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders|Baldwin II]], Frankish [[margrave]]
* [[October 1]] &ndash; [[Empress Zhou (Former Shu)|Zhou]], empress of [[Former Shu]]
* [[December 23]] &ndash; [[Conrad of Franconia|Conrad I]], Frankish king
* [[Gung Ye]], king of [[Taebong|Hu Goguryeo]] ([[Korea]])
* [[Husayn ibn Hamdan]], Abbasid general
* [[Lady Ren Neiming]], Chinese noblewoman  (b. [[865]])
* [[Miyoshi Kiyotsura]], Japanese scholar (b. [[847]])
* [[Ottir]] ('''the Black'''), Norse [[Vikings|Viking]] chieftain
* [[Tan Quanbo]], Chinese [[warlord]] (approximate date)
* [[Wang Jian (Former Shu)|Wang Jian]], emperor of [[Former Shu]] (b. [[847]])
* [[Xu Zhixun (elder)|Xu Zhixun]], Chinese governor and [[regent]]
* [[Zhu Jin]], Chinese warlord (b. [[867]])

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