Editing 947

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[[File:Henry I of Bavaria and his wife Judith.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I of Bavaria]] and his wife [[Judith, Duchess of Bavaria|Judith]].]]
Year '''947''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; A [[Principality of Hungary|Hungarian]] army led by Grand Prince [[Taksony of Hungary|Taksony]] campaigns in [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], heading southwards on the eastern shore of the peninsula. It besieges [[Larino]] and reaches [[Otranto]], plundering [[Apulia]] for three months.<ref>Bóna, István (2000). ''The Hungarians and Europe in the 9th-10th centuries''. Budapest: Historia - MTA Történettudományi Intézete, p. 26. {{ISBN|963-8312-67-X}}.</ref> [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar of Ivrea]] negotiates a truce and offers them a massive [[tribute]] (for which he imposes a special [[tax]]).
* Winter &ndash; King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] cedes the [[Duchy of Bavaria]] to his brother [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I]]. To secure his rule, Henry is married to [[Judith, Duchess of Bavaria|Judith]], a daughter of [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria|Arnulf I]] ("the Bad"), and appoints a series of [[Count palatine|counts palatine]].

==== England ====
* [[Horsham]], a [[market town]] on the upper reaches of the [[River Arun|Aran River]] in [[West Sussex]], is first mentioned in 'King [[Eadred]]'s land charter' (see [[History of Horsham]]).

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[August 19]] &ndash; [[Abu Yazid]], a [[Khawarij|Kharijite]] [[Berber people|Berber]] leader who has led a rebellion against the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] in [[Ifriqiya]], is defeated in the [[Hodna Mountains]] (modern-day [[Algeria]]). Caliph [[al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah]] sets about restoring the Fatimid dominion over [[North Africa]].

==== China ====
* [[January 11]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Taizong of Liao|Tai Zong]] of the [[Khitan people|Khitan]]-led [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] invades the [[Later Jin (Five Dynasties)|Later Jin]] ([[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period|Five Dynasties]]), resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin. Khitan forces head southwards to the [[Yellow River]], but must return to their base in present-day [[Beijing]] in May after Tai Zong dies of an illness. 
* [[March 10]] &ndash; The [[Later Han (Five Dynasties)|Later Han]] is founded by [[Liu Zhiyuan]], the military governor (''[[jiedushi]]'') of [[Bing Province|Bingzhou]]. He declares himself emperor (formally called Gaozu) and establishes the capital in Bian, present-day [[Kaifeng]].

=== By topic ===

==== Literature ====
* [[Al-Masudi]], an Arab [[historian]] and geographer, completes his large-scale work ''[[The Meadows of Gold|The Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems]]'', a historical book about the beginning of the world, starting with [[Adam and Eve]].
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== Births ==
* [[Al-Qadir]], Abbasid caliph of [[Baghdad]] (d. [[1031]])
* [[Fujiwara no Koshi]], Japanese empress (d. [[979]])
* [[Raja Raja Chola I]], king of [[Chola dynasty|Chola Kingdom]] (d. [[1014]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Sang Weihan]], Chinese [[Shumishi|chief of staff]] (b. [[898]])
* [[January 27]] &ndash; [[Zhang Yanze]], Chinese general and governor
* [[January 28]] &ndash; [[Jing Yanguang]], Chinese general (b. [[892]])
* [[May 18]] &ndash; [[Emperor Taizong of Liao|Tai Zong]], emperor of the [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] (b. [[902]])
* [[May 30]] &ndash; [[Ma Xifan]], king of [[Chu (Ten Kingdoms)|Chu]] ([[Ten Kingdoms]]) (b. [[899]])
* [[June 21]] &ndash; [[Zhang Li (Liao dynasty)|Zhang Li]], official of the Liao Dynasty
* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[Qian Hongzuo]], king of [[Wuyue]] (b. [[928]])
* [[June 23]]
** [[Li Congyi]], prince of [[Later Tang]] (b. [[931]])
** [[Consort Dowager Wang|Wang]], imperial consort of Later Tang
* [[August 19]] &ndash; [[Abu Yazid]], Kharijite Berber leader (b. [[873]])
* [[November 23]] &ndash; [[Berthold, Duke of Bavaria|Berthold]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]]
* [[Ce Acatl Topiltzin]], Toltec ruler (approximate date)
* [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Arles]], king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] and [[Lower Burgundy]]
* [[Jordi (bishop of Vic)|Jordi]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Vic|Vic]] ([[Spain]]) (approximate date)
* [[Li Renda]], Chinese [[warlord]] and governor
* [[Liu Xu]], chancellor of Later Tang and [[Later Jin (Five Dynasties)|Later Jin]] (b. [[AD 888|888]])
* [[Thomais of Lesbos]], Byzantine saint (b. ca. 909)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Halsall |first1=Paul |title=Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation |date=1996 |publisher=Dumbarton Oaks |isbn=978-0-88402-248-0 |page=291 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SaViaGCeiZIC |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=en |chapter=Life of St. Thomais of Lesbos}}</ref>
* [[Wulfgar of Lichfield|Wulfgar]], bishop of [[Diocese of Lichfield|Lichfield]] (approximate date)

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