Year 910 ( CMX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. __NOTOC__

Events

By place

Europe

* June 12 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis IV (the Child), using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors.Györffy György: A magyarok elődeiről és a honfoglalásról; Osiris Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, p. 214. Count Gausbert, the actual commander of the East Frankish army (because Louis IV is only 16 years old at this time), is killed in the battle. * June 22 –

Battle of Rednitz The Battle of Rednitz on 22 June 910, was a decisive victory of the Magyar cavalry over the East Francian - German kingdoms armies. The location of this battle cannot be determined with 100% certitude. The battle happened near the River Rednitz, ...

: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine). After the battle Louis IV, together with the East Frankish duchies Franconia, Lotharingia, Bavaria and Saxony, agrees to pay tribute to the Hungarian state. * Summer – King

Alfonso III of Asturias Alfonso III (20 December 910), called the Great ( es, el Magno), was the king of León, Galicia and Asturias from 866 until his death. He was the son and successor of Ordoño I. In later sources he is the earliest to be called "Emperor of Spai ...

is forced to abdicate the throne and partitions the kingdom among his three sons. The eldest son, García I, becomes king of León. The second son, Ordoño II, reigns in

Galicia Galicia may refer to: Geographic regions * Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain ** Gallaecia, a Roman province ** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia ** The medieval King ...

, while the third,

Fruela II Fruela II (Froila II) (c. 875–July 925) was the List of Asturian monarchs, King of Asturias from the death of his father, Alfonso III of Asturias, in 910 to his own death. When his father died, the kingdom was divided, with the third son, Fruela ...

, receives Asturias with

Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

as his capital.

Britain

* August 5 – Battle of Tettenhall: King Edward the Elder attacks the joint-Kings Eowils and Halfdan of Norse York. All three Viking monarchs are killed in battle (one chronicle mentions a third brother) and the Viking army is decisively defeated by allied forces of Mercia and Wessex. The co-Kings are succeeded by Ragnall ua Ímair.

By topic

Religion

* William I (the Pious) of Aquitaine, donates land in

Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...

for the building of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to the saints Peter and Paul. Hence the Abbey of Cluny, becomes the largest in the West. In the foundation charter, William renounces all rights to the monastery and nominates Berno as the first abbot of Cluny (Eastern France). He places the monastery directly under the control of the Papal See. *

Gabriel I Gabriel I may refer to: *Pope Gabriel I of Alexandria, ruled in 910–920 *Gabriel I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1596 *Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen ( hu, Bethlen Gábor; 15 November 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of T ...

becomes Pope of the

Coptic Orthodox Church The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي� ...

in Alexandria ( Egypt).

Births

Adalbert Adalbert is a German given name which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adelbart, Adelbert and Adalberto. Derivative names inclu ...

, archbishop of Magdeburg (approximate date) * Eadgyth, Anglo-Saxon princess and queen of Germany (d. 946) *

Fernán González Fernan or Fernán is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Fernán Blázquez de Cáceres, Spanish nobleman * Fernán Caballero (1796–1877), Spanish novelist * Fernando Fernán Gómez (1921–2007), Spanish ac ...

, count of Castile (approximate date) * Fujiwara no Asatada, Japanese nobleman (d.

966 Year 966 (Roman numerals, CMLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * 23 June - Arab-Byzantine Wars, Byzantine-Arab War: Arab-Byzantine ...

) *

Gamle Eirikssen Gamle Eirikssen (c. 910-955) (Old Norse: ''Gamli Eiríksson'') was a 10th-century Norwegian ruler. He was born about 910 in Norway. He was the eldest son of King Eric Bloodaxe and his Queen Gunnhild Gunhild (with variants Gundhild, Gunhilda, G ...

, Norwegian Viking ruler (d. 955) *

Gunnhild Gunhild (with variants Gundhild, Gunhilda, Gunhilde, Gunhjild, Gunilda, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gunnhildur) is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (gunn and hild/hildr). It may refer to: *, allegedly a Danish queen cons ...

, Norwegian Viking queen (approximate date) * Hedwig of Saxony, Frankish noblewoman and regent (d.

965 Year 965 ( CMLXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Nikephoros II conquers the fortress cities of Tar ...

) * Helena Lekapene, Byzantine empress (approximate date) * Herbert III, Frankish nobleman (approximate date) * John XI, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 935) *

Ma Yize Ma Yize (traditional: 馬依澤, simplified: 马依泽, c. 910 – 1005) was a Muslim Hui Chinese astronomer and astronomer of Arab origin who worked as the chief official of the astronomical observatory for the Song dynasty. According to Chin ...

, Muslim astronomer (approximate date) * Minamoto no Saneakira, Japanese nobleman (d. 970) * Nilus the Younger, Byzantine abbot (d.

1005 Year 1005 ( MV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – The Republic of Pisa conducts a military offensive against the Saracen stronghol ...

) * Oda of Metz, German noblewoman (d. 963) *

Sahl ben Matzliah Sahl ben Matzliah ( he, סהל בן מצליח הכהן, ''Sahl Ben Matzliah HaCohen'') (910–990), also known as Abu al-Sari was a Karaite philosopher and writer. Born in Jerusalem, he belonged to the Rechabites, and was one of the apostles of t ...

, Jewish philosopher (d.

990 Year 990 ( CMXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Al-Mansur, ''de facto'' ruler of Al-Andalus, conquers the Castle of Montemor-o-Velho (mode ...

) *

Yan Xu Yan Xu (嚴續) (910''Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms'', vol. 23.–967''Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms'', vol. 17.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Xingzong (興宗), was an official o ...

, Chinese chancellor (d.

967 Year 967 ( CMLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Otto I (the Great) calls for a council at Rome, to present the ne ...

)

Deaths

* January 26 – Luo Yin, Chinese statesman and poet * June 2 – Richilde of Provence, Frankish empress * June 22 ** Gebhard, Frankish nobleman **

Gerhard I Gerard I may refer to: * Gerard I, Count of Guelders * Gerard I of Isenburg-Kempenich * Gerard I of Durbuy See also *Girard I of Roussillon Gerard I (''Girard'' in French and Catalan, ''Gerardo'' in Spanish), called Guinard, was the count of Rous ...

, Frankish nobleman * July 4 –

Luo Shaowei Luo Shaowei (; 877'' History of the Five Dynasties'', vol. 14. – July 4, 910''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 267.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Duanji (), formally Prince Zhenzhuang of Ye (), was a warlord who rul ...

, Chinese warlord (b.

877 __NOTOC__ Year 877 ( DCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – King Charles II ("the Bald") sets out for Italy, accompanie ...

) *

July 31 Events Pre-1600 *30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. * 781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Tr ...

–

Feng Xingxi Feng Xingxi (馮行襲) (died July 31, 910 Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 267.), courtesy name Zhengchen (正臣), formally Prince Zhongjing of Changle (長樂忠敬王), was a warlord late in the Chine ...

, Chinese warlord * August 5 ** Eowils and Halfdan, kings of Northumbria **

Ingwær Ingwær (also referred to as Ingvar, Ivar or Ivarr; non, Ívarr) was a Norse King of Northumbria. According to Æthelweard's ''Chronicon'' he was a co-king of Northumbria along with his brothers Eowils and Halfdan, though the '' Anglo-Saxon Chr ...

, king of Northumbria * December 20 – Alfonso III, king of Asturias * December 23 – Naum of Preslav, Bulgarian writer *

Adelin Adelin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zabrodzie, within Wyszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wyszków Wyszków (; yi, ווישקאָוו ''Vishkov'') is a to ...

, bishop of Séez (approximate date) * Andronikos Doukas, Byzantine general (approximate date) * Atenulf I (the Great), Lombard prince * Eustathios Argyros, Byzantine general *

Isa al-Nushari Isa ibn Muhammad al-Nushari () or Isa ibn Musa al-Nushari was an Abbasid commander and governor of Isfahan in 896–900 and of Egypt from 905 to his death in spring 910. In 896, he was appointed governor of Isfahan, nominally as deputy of the Dul ...

, Abbasid governor *

Ishaq ibn Hunayn Abū Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Ḥunayn ( ar, إسحاق بن حنين) (c. 830 Baghdad, – c. 910-1) was an influential Arab physician and translator, known for writing the first biography of physicians in the Arabic language. He is also known for ...

, Abbasid physician (or 911) * Junayd Baghdadi, Persian

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

mystic (b. 835) * Liu Shouwen, Chinese warlord and governor *

Lu Guangchou Lu Guangchou (盧光稠) (died 910) was a warlord late in the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and who nominally submitted to both the succeeding Later Liang and Later Liang's rival Wu after the end of Tang, who controlled the Qian Prefecture (虔州, ...

, Chinese warlord * Mahendrapala I, king of Gurjara-Pratihara ( India) * Muhammad ibn Tahir, Abbasid governor * Muncimir, duke (''

knyaz , or ( Old Church Slavonic: Кнѧзь) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands. It is usually translated into English as prince or duke, dependi ...

'') of Croatia * Sosei, Japanese '' waka'' poet (b. 844) * Wei Zhuang, Chinese poet (b. 836) * Yasovarman I, ruler of the Angkor Empire

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