929
Calendar year
Year 929 (CMXXIX ) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar .
Events
By place
Europe
January 16 – 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 and Abbasid caliphs.[ 1]
February 3 – Guy, Margrave of Tuscany , second husband (third lover) of the Roman noblewoman Marozia , dies. He is succeeded by his brother Lambert as margrave of Tuscany.
Early 929 – Siege of Gana : German king Henry the Fowler besieges Gana with an East Frankish army and conquers the stronghold. He establishes the fort of Meissen nearby.
Early 929 – Henry the Fowler invades Bohemia from the north and marches on Prague . Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.
Summer – The Slavic -Arab leader Sabir defeats a small Byzantine fleet and seizes Termoli (in Molise , on the Adriatic coast). He returns to Africa laden with booty and slaves .
September 4 – Battle of Lenzen : Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites ) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen (modern Germany ).
October 7 – Charles the Simple , former king of West Francia , dies in prison at Péronne , leaving Rudolph with no opposition except that of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois .
Asia
By topic
Religion
Births
Deaths
January 28 – Gao Jixing , founder of Chinese Jingnan (b. 858 )
February 3 – Guy ("the Philosopher"), margrave of Tuscany (Italy )
February 12 – Leo VI , pope of the Catholic Church
March 26 – Wang Du , Chinese warlord and governor (jiedushi )
April 9 – Cui Xie , Chinese official and chancellor
June 7 – Ælthryth , English princess and countess of Flanders (b. 877 )
Before August 16 – Sancho Ordóñez , king of Galicia (Spain )
October 7 – 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 )
Al-Batani , Muslim astronomer and mathematician
Ashot II , king of Armenia (approximate date)
Gao Yu , Chinese chief strategist
Indra III , ruler of Rashtrakuta (India )
Lothar I , Frankish nobleman (b. 902 )
Lothar II , Frankish nobleman (b. 874 )
Padla II , prince of Kakheti (Georgia )
Thumal the Qahraman , Abbasid female judge
Zhao Jingyi , Chinese general and governor
References