Editing 926

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[[File:Balkans925.png|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)|Croatia]] and the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]] (c. 925)]]
Year '''926''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXXVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; The Italian [[Nobility|nobles]] turn against King [[Rudolph II of Burgundy]] and request that [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Provence]], the effective ruler of [[Lower Burgundy]], be elected as king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]. Rudolph's father-in-law Duke [[Burchard II, Duke of Swabia|Burchard II]] of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] is [[ambush]]ed and killed near [[Novara]], by the henchmen of Archbishop Lambert of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan|Milan]]. Rudolph, disillusioned by the news, returns to Burgundy to protect himself. Hugh has himself crowned [[King of Italy]].<ref>Timothy Reuter (1999) ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 341. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref> and appoints Giselbert I as count palatine of Bergamo (Northern Italy).
* [[Croatian–Bulgarian battle of 926|Battle of the Bosnian Highlands]]: Bulgarian forces under Duke [[Alogobotur]] are ambushed and defeated by a Croatian army of King [[Tomislav of Croatia|Tomislav]], in the mountainous area of Eastern [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]]. Tsar [[Simeon I of Bulgaria|Simeon I]] meets his first defeat against [[Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)|Croatia]], but overruns the Western [[Balkans]] several times.<ref>{{The Early Medieval Balkans|page=157}}</ref>
* The [[Principality of Hungary|Hungarians]] besiege [[Augsburg]] in [[Bavaria]], then conquer the monastery of [[St. Gallen]] (modern [[Switzerland]]). After an unsuccessful battle with the locals, they burn the suburbs of [[Konstanz]], then they cross westwards and defeat a [[Francia|Frankish]] army led by Duke Liutfred of [[Duchy of Alsace|Alsace]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Æthelstan]] of [[Wessex]] and [[Mercia]] annexes [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]], and forces [[Wales]] and [[Strathclyde]] to accept his sovereignty along with the [[Picts]] and the [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scots]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[May 15]] &ndash; Emperor [[Li Cunxu|Zhuang Zong]] is killed during an officer's rebellion led by Guo Congqian at the old [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] capital of [[Luoyang]]. He is succeeded by his adoptive brother [[Li Siyuan]] ('''Ming Zong''') as ruler of [[Later Tang]]. Li sends Yao Kun, as an emissary, to create a friendly relationship with the [[Khitan people|Khitan Empire]].
* [[September 6]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Taizu of Liao|Taizu]] dies after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his second son [[Emperor Taizong of Liao|Tai Zong]] ('''Yaogu''') as ruler of the Chinese [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]]. Taizu's eldest son [[Yelü Bei]] (designated [[heir apparent]]) becomes ruler of the [[Dongdan Kingdom]] (former [[Balhae]]), a [[puppet state]] of the Khitan Empire.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Pope [[Pope John X|John X]] allies himself with Hugh of Provence provoking the ire of [[Marozia]], daughter of the Roman consul [[Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum|Theophylact I]], who is married to Hugh's rival [[Guy, Margrave of Tuscany|Guy of Tuscany]].
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== Births ==
* [[July 14]] &ndash; [[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[967]])
* [[Gao Huaide]], Chinese general (approximate date)
* [[Liu Jun (Northern Han)|Liu Jun]], emperor of [[Northern Han]] (d. [[968]])
* [[Ordoño III of León|Ordoño III]], king of [[Kingdom of León|León]] (approximate date)
* [[Ordoño IV of León|Ordoño IV]], king of León (approximate date)
* [[Phạm Thị Trân]], Vietnamese opera singer and Mandarin (d. [[976]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[Athelm]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
* [[March 9]] &ndash; [[Zhu Youqian]], Chinese [[warlord]]
* [[April 29]] &ndash; [[Burchard II, Duke of Swabia|Burchard II]], duke of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]
* [[May 15]] &ndash; [[Li Cunxu|Zhuang Zong]], emperor of [[Later Tang]] (b. [[885]])
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Yuan Xingqin]], Chinese general
* [[May 28]] 
** [[Kong Qian]], official of Later Tang
** [[Li Jiji]], prince of Later Tang
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[Emperor Taizu of Liao|Abaoji]] ('''Taizu'''), emperor of the [[Liao Dynasty|Khitan Empire]]
* [[December 12]], [[William II, Duke of Aquitaine|William II]], duke of [[Aquitaine]]
* [[Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Khaqani]], Abbasid [[vizier]] (or [[927]])
* [[Alogobotur]], Bulgarian [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date)
* [[Ero Fernández]], Galician [[magnate]] (approximate date)
* [[Guo Chongtao]], general of Later Tang
* [[Empress Jin Feishan|Jin Feishan]], empress of [[Former Shu]]
* [[Kang Yanxiao]], Chinese general
* [[Empress Liu (Li Cunxu's wife)|Liu]], empress and wife of Zhuang Zong
* [[Pelagius of Córdoba]], Christian [[martyr]]
* [[Wang Zongyan]], emperor of Former Shu (b. [[899]])
* [[Wiborada]], Swabian [[Anchorite|anchoress]] and martyr
* [[Empress Dowager Xu|Xu]], empress dowager of Former Shu
* [[Zhang Quanyi]], Chinese warlord (b. [[852]])

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