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929 CE

Emir Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba, Spain, proclaims himself caliph and creates the Caliphate of Córdoba. He breaks his allegiance to, and ties with, the Fatimid and Abbasid caliphs. Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen (modern Germany). Summer – The Slavic-Arab leader Sabir defeats a small Byzantine fleet and seizes Termoli (in Molise, on the Adriatic coast). He returns to Africa laden with booty and slaves.

Conflict & Security

  • September 4 – Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen (modern Germany).source
  • Early 929 – Siege of Gana: German king Henry the Fowler besieges Gana with an East Frankish army and conquers the stronghold. He establishes the fort of Meissen nearby.source
  • Early 929 – Henry the Fowler invades Bohemia from the north and marches on Prague. Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Summer – The Slavic-Arab leader Sabir defeats a small Byzantine fleet and seizes Termoli (in Molise, on the Adriatic coast). He returns to Africa laden with booty and slaves.source

Religion & Belief

  • January 16 – Emir Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba, Spain, proclaims himself caliph and creates the Caliphate of Córdoba. He breaks his allegiance to, and ties with, the Fatimid and Abbasid caliphs.source

Climate & Environment

  • Mpu Sindok, ruler of the Mataram kingdom, moves his court from Central to East Java (modern Indonesia), probably after the eruption of Mount Merapi and/or invasion from Srivijaya.source

Births

  • September 29 – Qian Chu, king of Wuyue (d. 988)source
  • Fujiwara no Kaneie, Japanese statesman (d. 990)source
  • al-Ta'i', Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (d. 1003)source
  • Guo Zhongshu, Chinese painter (approximate date)source
  • William, archbishop of Mainz (d. 968)source
  • Saigū no Nyōgo (Princess Kishi), Japanese waka poet (d. 985)source

Deaths

  • January 28 – Gao Jixing, founder of Chinese Jingnan (b. 858)source
  • February 3 – Guy, Margrave of Tuscany, second husband (third lover) of the Roman noblewoman Marozia, dies. He is succeeded by his brother Lambert as margrave of Tuscany.source
  • February 3 – Guy ("the Philosopher"), margrave of Tuscany (Italy)source
  • February 12 – Leo VI, pope of the Catholic Churchsource
  • March 26 – Wang Du, Chinese warlord and governor (jiedushi)source
  • April 9 – Cui Xie, Chinese official and chancellorsource
  • June 7 – Ælthryth, English princess and countess of Flanders (b. 877)source
  • October 7 – Charles the Simple, former king of West Francia, dies in prison at Péronne, leaving Rudolph with no opposition except that of Count Herbert II of Vermandois.source
  • Abu'l-Musafir al-Fath, Sajid emir of Azerbaijan (Iran)source
  • Indra III, ruler of Rashtrakuta (India)source
  • Al-Batani, Muslim astronomer and mathematiciansource
  • Before August 16 – Sancho Ordóñez, king of Galicia (Spain)source
  • Ashot II, king of Armenia (approximate date)source
  • Pope Leo VI dies at Rome after a 7-month reign. He is succeeded (probably handpicked–by Marozia from the Tusculani family) by Stephen VII as the 124th pope of the Catholic Church.source