Editing 934

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[[File:Denmark vikings 3.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Map of Viking [[Denmark]] with [[Hedeby]].]]
Year '''934''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXXXIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Spring and Summer &ndash; The [[Principality of Hungary|Hungaria]]ns make an alliance with the [[Pechenegs]], and fight their way through [[Thrace (theme)|Thrace]] to [[Constantinople]]. 
* [[Battle of W.l.n.d.r]]:  The Hungarians and Pechenegs kill Constantinople's inhabitants, inflict severe damage on the countryside, and defeat both the [[Byzantine Empire]] and [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]], forcing them to pay [[tribute]]. Emperor [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos I]] signs a [[peace treaty]] with the Hungarians.<ref>Timothy Reuter (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 543. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* King [[Henry the Fowler|Henry I]] ("the Fowler") pacifies the territories to the north, where the Danish [[Vikings]] have been harrying the [[Frisians]] by sea. He defeats the [[Denmark|Danes]] petty King Gnupa, and conquers [[Hedeby]].
* Summer &ndash; Caliph [[Abd-ar-Rahman III|Abd-al-Rahman III]] invades [[Kingdom of Navarra|Navarra]] and forces Queen [[Toda of Pamplona|Toda]] to submit to him. Her son the 15-year-old King [[García Sánchez I of Pamplona|García Sánchez I]] becomes a [[vassal]] of the [[Caliphate of Córdoba]]. 
* [[Haakon the Good|Haakon I]] ("the Good"), a son of the late King [[Harald Fairhair]], once again reunites the kingdom after he has deposed his half-brother [[Eric Bloodaxe]]. Haakon is installed as king of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]].
* The [[Eldgjá]] volcanic eruption is the largest [[Flood basalt|basalt flood]] in history (first documented).

==== England ====
* King [[Brycheiniog#Dependency|Tewdwr of Brycheiniog]] attends the court of King [[Æthelstan]] and signs the [[Anglo-Saxon charters|English Land Charters]]. Kings [[Hywel Dda]] of [[Deheubarth]], [[Idwal Foel]] of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] and [[List of rulers of Wales#Morgannwg|Morgan Mwynfawr]] ("the Old") of [[Glywysing|Morgannwg]] are compelled to accompany Æthelstan on [[Æthelstan's invasion of Scotland|his campaign]] against King [[Constantine II of Scotland]].

==== Abbasid Caliphate ====
* [[April 24]] &ndash; [[Abbasid caliph]] [[al-Qahir]] is deposed and blinded; he is succeeded by his nephew [[ar-Radi]].
* Summer &ndash; [[Imad al-Dawla|Ali ibn Buya]], a [[Samanid Empire|Samanid]] governor, takes advantage of the [[anarchy]] in [[Iran|Persia]] and conquers [[Fars province|Fars]] (modern [[Iran]]). He founds the [[Buyid dynasty|Buyid Dynasty]], and makes [[Shiraz]] his capital. Ali seeks the recognition of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] caliph [[Ar-Radi]], who confirms him later as his [[viceroy]].

==== Asia ====
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Meng Zhixiang]], a military governor (''[[jiedushi]]''), declares himself emperor (formally called "Gaozu") and establishes [[Later Shu]] as a new Chinese state, independent of [[Later Tang]]. He dies after a short-lived five-month reign and is succeeded by his son [[Meng Chang]].
* [[Goryeo]] forces push the army of [[Later Baekje|Hubaekje]] back into its heartland and defeat them finally at [[Hongseong County|Hongseong]] (modern [[South Korea]]).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Einsiedeln Abbey]], a [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monastery, is founded (modern [[Switzerland]]).
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== Births ==
* [[Dong Yuan]], Chinese [[Painting|painter]] (approximate date)
* [[Wolfgang of Regensburg|Wolfgang]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg|Regensburg]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah]], Fatimid [[caliph]] (b. [[873]])
* [[May 9]] &ndash; [[Wang Sitong]], Chinese general and governor (b. [[892]])
* [[May 14]]
** [[Feng Yun (Later Tang)|Feng Yun]], Chinese chancellor (approximate date)
** [[Zhu Hongzhao]], Chinese general and governor
* [[May 16]] &ndash; [[Meng Hanqiong]], [[eunuch]] official of [[Later Tang]]
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Meng Zhixiang]], Chinese general (b. [[874]])
* [[November 1]] &ndash; [[Beornstan of Winchester|Beornstan]], bishop of [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]]
* [[November 2]] &ndash; [[Emma of France|Emma]], queen of the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]]
* [[Abu Zayd al-Balkhi]], Abbasid [[Mathematics in medieval Islam|mathematician]] and [[Medicine in the medieval Islamic world|physician]]
* [[Gervadius]], Irish [[hermit]] and saint (approximate date)
* [[Gofraid ua Ímair]], Viking leader and king of [[Kingdom of Dublin|Dublin]]
* [[Li Conghou]], emperor of Later Tang (b. [[914]])
* [[Li Renhan]], Chinese general and governor 
* [[Melias]], Byzantine general (''[[Strategos#Byzantine use|strategos]]'')
* [[Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf|Olaf Haraldsson]], son of [[Harald Fairhair]]
* [[Sale Ngahkwe]], king of [[Pagan kingdom|Pagan]] ([[Myanmar|Burma]])
* [[Uallach ingen Muinecháin]], Irish [[Irish poetry|poet]] 
* [[Xu Zhixun (younger)|Xu Zhixun]], general of [[Wu (Ten Kingdoms)|Wu]] ([[Ten Kingdoms]])
* [[Xue Wenjie]], official of [[Min (Ten Kingdoms)|Min]] (Ten Kingdoms)

== References ==
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