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935 CE

Emir Mardavij, founder of the Ziyarid dynasty, is murdered by his Turkish slaves. He is succeeded by his brother and general Vushmgir, who is crowned as the new Ziyarid ruler in Rey (modern Iran). (probable year) – Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (the subject of the 1853 Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas") is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I ("the Cruel"), who succeeds him. Wang Yanjun, Emperor Huizong of Min (Ten Kingdoms), is killed in his own palace in an uprising together with his empress consort and several clansmen, and succeeded as second emperor by his son Wang Jipeng.

Conflict & Security

  • March – King Kyŏn Hwŏn of Later Baekje is overthrown by his eldest son Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (who is crowned on November 15) and put in prison, but he is able to escape.source
  • November 17 – Wang Yanjun, Emperor Huizong of Min (Ten Kingdoms), is killed in his own palace in an uprising together with his empress consort and several clansmen, and succeeded as second emperor by his son Wang Jipeng.source
  • Ziri ibn Manad is installed as governor of central Maghreb. He initiates the construction of the fortress of Ashir, near Médéa (modern Algeria). It symbolises the rise of the Zirid dynasty in the Western Mediterranean region.source
  • Spring – Arnulf I ("the Bad") of Bavaria invades Italy, crossing through the Upper Adige (modern Tyrol). He proceeds towards Verona to join his supporters. King Hugh of Provence takes a Burgundian army against him, and defeats Arnulf at Gossolengo, forcing him to return to Bavaria.source
  • King Gyeongsun, the last ruler of Unified Silla, formally surrenders and abdicates in favour of Taejo of Goryeo. This completes Taejo's unification of Korea, bringing the Silla dynasty to an end.source
  • Summer – Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid is appointed governor and becomes the ruler of Egypt and parts of Syria (or the Levant). He launches a campaign against his rival Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh by land and sea: the naval forces take Tinnis and ibn Kayghalagh is forced to retreat. Ibn Tughj enters Fustat, making it his capital, and founds the Ikhshidid dynasty, marking Egypt's independence as an autonomous state.source
  • Córdoba, capital of Al-Andalus, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Baghdad, capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Ki no Tsurayuki returns to Kyoto from Tosa Province, a journey that becomes the basis of the earliest surviving Japanese poetic diary, called the Tosa Nikki (Tosa Diary).source
  • Summer – Fatimid caliph al-Qa'im dispatches a naval expedition under Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Tamimi to raid the coast of Provence and Liguria, sacking Genoa on 16 August and attacking Pisa. Ya'qub also raids Corsica and Sardinia before returning to Mahdia with some 8,000 prisoners.source

Crime & Justice

  • January – Emir Mardavij, founder of the Ziyarid dynasty, is murdered by his Turkish slaves. He is succeeded by his brother and general Vushmgir, who is crowned as the new Ziyarid ruler in Rey (modern Iran).source
  • September 28 (probable year) – Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (the subject of the 1853 Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas") is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I ("the Cruel"), who succeeds him.source

Births

  • Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar, Mu'tazilite theologian (d. 1025)source
  • Folcuin, Frankish abbot of Saint Bertin (approximate date)source
  • Eochaid ua Flannacáin, Irish cleric and poet (d. 1004)source
  • Gerard of Toul, German priest and bishop (d. 994)source
  • Elvira Ramírez, princess and regent of León (approximate date)source
  • Wulfrun, English noblewoman (approximate date)source
  • Hrosvitha, German canoness and poet (approximate date)source
  • Ukhtanes of Sebastia, Armenian historian (d. 1000)source
  • Michitsuna no Haha, Japanese female poet (d. 995)source
  • Gao Qiong, Chinese general and governor (jiedushi) (d. 1006)source

Deaths

  • January 22 – Ma, empress of Southern Hansource
  • January – Mardavij, founder of the Ziyarid dynasty (Iran), assassinatedsource
  • September 28 – Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia (b. c. 907), assassinatedsource
  • October 24 – Li Yu, Chinese official and chancellorsource
  • Chen Jinfeng, empress consort of Min (b. 893)source
  • Niftawayh, Abbasid scholar and grammarian (b. 858)source
  • Winter (probable year) – Pope John XI, the son of de facto Roman ruler Marozia, dies at Rome after a four-year reign, aged between 25 and 27.source
  • Yang Dongqian, Chinese official and chancellorsource
  • Zhao Feng, Chinese official and chancellorsource
  • Govinda IV, ruler of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty (India)source
  • Li Yichao, Chinese warlord and governor (jiedushi)source
  • Trpimir II, king of Croatia (approximate date)source
  • Dai Siyuan, general of Later Liang (Five Dynasties)source
  • Wang Yanjun, emperor of Min (Ten Kingdoms)source