Editing 935

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[[File:Wenceslaus I Duke of Bohemia equestrian statue in Prague 1.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Statue of Duke [[Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Wenceslaus I]] (c. 907–935)]]
Year '''935''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXXXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria|Arnulf I]] ("the Bad") of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] invades [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], crossing through the [[South Tyrol|Upper Adige]] (modern [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]]). He proceeds towards [[Verona]] to join his supporters. King [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Provence]] takes a [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundian]] army against him, and defeats Arnulf at [[Gossolengo]], forcing him to return to Bavaria.
* Summer &ndash; [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid caliph]] [[al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph)|al-Qa'im]] dispatches a naval expedition under [[Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Tamimi]] to raid the coast of [[Provence]] and [[Liguria]], [[Fatimid sack of Genoa|sacking]] [[Genoa]] on 16 August and attacking [[Pisa]]. Ya'qub also raids [[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]] before returning to [[Mahdia]] with some 8,000 prisoners.<ref>Steven A. Epstein, ''Genoa and the Genoese, 958–1528''. (The University of North Carolina Press, 1996), p.14.</ref>
* [[September 28]] (probable year) &ndash; [[Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia]] (the subject of the [[1853]] Christmas carol "[[Good King Wenceslas]]")  is murdered by a group of [[Nobility|nobles]] led by his brother [[Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Boleslaus I]] ("the Cruel"), who succeeds him.
* [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], capital of [[Al-Andalus]], becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from [[Baghdad]], capital of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm |title=Geography at about.com |access-date=March 1, 2006 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Africa ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid]] is appointed governor and becomes the ruler of [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] and parts of [[Bilad al-Sham|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]].
* [[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 Sea|Mediterranean]] region.<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658–1518)''. Paris: La Découverte, p. 43.</ref>

==== Arabian Empire ====
* January &ndash; Emir [[Mardavij]], founder of the [[Ziyarid dynasty]], is murdered by his [[Turkic people|Turkish]] slaves. He is succeeded by his brother and general [[Vushmgir]], who is crowned as the new Ziyarid ruler in [[Rey, Iran|Rey]] (modern [[Iran]]).

==== Asia ====
* March &ndash; 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.
* November 17 &ndash; [[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]].
* King [[Gyeongsun of Silla|Gyeongsun]], the [[List of monarchs of Korea|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.
* [[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'').

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Winter (probable year) &ndash; [[Pope John XI]], the son of ''[[de facto]]'' Roman ruler [[Marozia]], dies at [[Rome]] after a four-year reign, aged between 25 and 27.</onlyinclude>

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

== Deaths ==
* [[January 22]] &ndash; [[Empress Ma (Southern Han)|Ma]], empress of [[Southern Han]]
* January &ndash; [[Mardavij]], founder of the [[Ziyarid dynasty]] ([[Iran]]), assassinated
* [[September 28]] &ndash; [[Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Wenceslaus I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (b. c. [[907]]), assassinated
* [[October 24]] &ndash; [[Li Yu (Later Tang)|Li Yu]], Chinese official and chancellor 
* [[November 17]] &ndash; assassination:
** [[Wang Yanjun]], emperor of Min ([[Ten Kingdoms]])
** [[Chen Jinfeng]], empress consort of Min (b. [[893]])
* [[Dai Siyuan]], general of [[Later Liang (Five Dynasties)|Later Liang]] ([[Five Dynasties]])
* [[Govinda IV]], ruler of the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta Dynasty]] ([[India]])
* [[Gruffydd ab Owain]], king of [[Glywysing]] (approximate date)
* [[Pope John XI|John XI]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (approximate date)
* [[Li Yichao]], Chinese [[warlord]] and governor (''jiedushi'')
* [[Niftawayh]], Abbasid scholar and grammarian (b. [[858]])
* [[Trpimir II of Croatia|Trpimir II]], king of [[Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)|Croatia]] (approximate date)
* [[Werner V (Salian)|Werner V]], Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Yang Dongqian]], Chinese official and chancellor
* [[Zhao Feng]], Chinese official and chancellor

== References ==
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