Editing 929

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Year '''929''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[January 16]] &ndash; 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 Caliphate|Fatimid]] and [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] caliphs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011075423/http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/abd-ar-rahman-iii.htm Abd-ar-Rahman III] </ref>
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Guy, Margrave of Tuscany]], second husband (third lover) of the Roman noblewoman [[Marozia]], dies. He is succeeded by his brother [[Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany|Lambert]] as [[margrave]] of Tuscany.
* Early 929 &ndash; [[Siege of Gana]]: German king [[Henry the Fowler]] besieges Gana with an [[East Francia|East Frankish]] army and conquers the stronghold. He establishes the fort of [[Meissen]] nearby.
* Early 929 &ndash; Henry the Fowler invades [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] from the north and marches on [[Prague]]. Duke [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria|Arnulf I]] of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.
* Summer &ndash; The [[Slavs|Slavic]]-[[Arabs|Arab]] leader Sabir defeats a small [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] fleet and seizes [[Termoli]] (in [[Molise]], on the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] coast). He returns to [[North Africa|Africa]] laden with booty and [[Muslim slave trade|slaves]].
* [[September 4]] &ndash; [[Battle of Lenzen]]: Slavic forces (the [[Veleti|Redarii]] and the [[Obotrites]]) are defeated by a [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxon]] army near the fortified stronghold of [[Lenzen (Elbe)|Lenzen]] (modern [[Germany]]).
* [[October 7]] &ndash; [[Charles the Simple]], former king of [[West Francia]], dies in prison at [[Péronne, Somme|Péronne]], leaving [[Rudolph of France|Rudolph]] with no opposition except that of [[Herbert II, Count of Vermandois]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Mpu Sindok]], ruler of the [[Mataram Kingdom]], moves his court from [[Central Java|Central]] to [[East Java]] (modern [[Indonesia]]), probably after the eruption of [[Mount Merapi]] and/or invasion from [[Srivijaya]].<ref name=survey>{{Cite book | last = Spuler |first = Bertold |author2=F.R.C. Bagley |title = The Muslim world: a historical survey, Part 4 |date = December 31, 1981 | publisher = Brill Archive |page = 252 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=VNgUAAAAIAAJ | isbn = 9789004061965}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Pope [[Pope Leo VI|Leo VI]] dies at [[Rome]] after a 7-month reign. He is succeeded (probably handpicked–by [[Marozia]] from the [[Counts of Tusculum|Tusculani]] family) by [[Pope Stephen VII|Stephen VII]] as the 124th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[September 29]] &ndash; [[Qian Chu]], king of [[Wuyue]] (d. [[988]])
* [[al-Ta'i']], Abbasid caliph of [[Baghdad]] (d. [[1003]])
* [[Fujiwara no Kaneie]], Japanese statesman (d. [[990]])
* [[Guo Zhongshu]], Chinese painter (approximate date)
* [[Saigū no Nyōgo]] (Princess Kishi), Japanese [[Waka (poetry)|waka]] poet (d. [[985]])
* [[William (archbishop of Mainz)|William]], archbishop of Mainz (d. [[968]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 28]] &ndash; [[Gao Jixing]], founder of Chinese [[Jingnan]] (b. [[858]])
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Guy, Margrave of Tuscany|Guy]] ("the Philosopher"), margrave of [[Tuscany]] ([[Italy]])
* [[February 12]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo VI|Leo VI]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[March 26]] &ndash; [[Wang Du]], Chinese [[warlord]] and governor (''[[jiedushi]]'')
* [[April 9]] &ndash; [[Cui Xie]], Chinese official and chancellor
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders|Ælthryth]], English princess and countess of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (b. [[877]])
* Before August 16 &ndash; [[Sancho Ordóñez]], king of [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]] ([[Spain]])
* [[October 7]] &ndash; [[Charles the Simple]], Frankish king (b. [[879]])
* [[Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Madhara'i]], Abbasid fiscal director
* [[Abu'l-Musafir al-Fath]], Sajid [[emir]] of [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Azerbaijan]] ([[Iran]])
* [[Al-Batani]], Muslim [[Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world|astronomer]] and [[Mathematics in medieval Islam|mathematician]]
* [[Ashot II of Armenia|Ashot II]], king of [[Armenia]] (approximate date)
* [[Gao Yu]], Chinese chief strategist
* [[Indra III]], ruler of [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta]] ([[India]])
* [[Lothar I, Count of Walbeck|Lothar I]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (b. [[902]])
* [[Lothar II, Count of Stade|Lothar II]], Frankish nobleman (b. [[874]])
* [[Padla II of Kakheti|Padla II]], prince of [[Kingdom of Kakheti|Kakheti]] ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]])
* [[Thumal the Qahraman]], Abbasid female judge
* [[Zhao Jingyi]], Chinese general and governor

== References ==
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