The 10th century: key events

Chronyas has 1,285 events dated to the 10th century (901 to 1000 CE), during the Medieval world. Below are the most notable ones, in date order.

Most of the events in this century belong to Civilizations & archaeology and Wars, politics & history.

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from July 903 CE to February 904 CELeo V becomes Pope
c. 907 CEOrigins of Bratislava
from 907 CE to 960 CEFive Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
from 907 CE to 1805Duchy of Bavaria
from 909 CE to 1171Fatimid Caliphate
2 September 909 CEConstruction of Cluny Abbey
from 910 CE to 1833Kingdom of Leon
c. 910sAl-Razi distinguishes smallpox from measles
from 911 CE to 1259Duchy of Normandy
from 913 CE to 927 CEByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
from 916 CE to 1125Liao dynasty
from 918 CE to 1392Goryeo
from 925 CE to 1102Kingdom of Croatia
927 CEEngishiki
from 927 CE to 1707Kingdom of England
from June 928 CE to December 928 CELeo VI becomes Pope
from 929 CE to 1031Caliphate of Córdoba
from 930 CE to 1090Ziyarid dynasty
c. 930 CEEruption of Ceboruco
from 933 CE to 1378Kingdom of Arles
from 934 CE to 1062Buyid dynasty
from 935 CE to 969 CEIkhshidid dynasty
from 936 CE to 973 CEOtto I the Great becomes King of East Francia
937 CEBattle of Brunanburh
from 937 CE to 1253Dali Kingdom
from 939 CE to 1547Duchy of Brittany
3 January 940 CEBirth of Ferdowsi
from 941 CE to 981 CESallarid dynasty
20 August 943 CEEarthquake in Nisa, Turkmenistan
c. 944 CEOrigins of Algiers
946 CEConstruction of Monastery of Saint John of Rila
950 CEPublication of De Administrando Imperio
951 CEOtto I the Great becomes Monarch of Italy
from 951 CE to 1199Shaddadids
from 953 CE to 1803Electorate of Cologne
from 16 December 955 CE to 14 May 964 CEJohn XII becomes Pope
from 959 CE to 1766Duchy of Lorraine
from 960 CE to 1279Song dynasty
from 962 CE to 1187Ghaznavid Empire
from 2 February 962 CE to 6 August 1806Holy Roman Empire
from 2 February 962 CE to 7 May 973 CEOtto I the Great becomes Holy Roman Emperor
c. 963 CEOrigins of Luxembourg
from 963 CE to 965 CESiege of Rometta
from 27 May 964 CE to 23 June 964 CEBenedict V becomes Pope
965 CEBirth of Ibn al-Haytham
965 CEFounding of Kingdom of Denmark
967 CEOrigins of Banteay Srei
from November 968 CE to October 969 CESiege of Antioch
6 July 969 CEFounding of Cairo
from 970 CE to 988 CEVladimir the Great becomes Grand Prince of Novgorod
c. 970 CEFounding of Al-Azhar University
March 970 CEBattle of Arcadiopolis
971 CEConstruction of al-Azhar Mosque
from 25 April 971 CE to 24 July 971 CESiege of Dorostolon
from August 971 CE to December 971 CEFirst Qarmatian invasion of Egypt
from 972 CE to 1148Zirid Dynasty
972 CEBirth of Leif Erikson
from 972 CE to 1301Árpád dynasty
4 September 973 CEBirth of Al-Biruni
from 976 CE to 1156Margraviate of Austria
from 976 CE to 1335Duchy of Carinthia
977 CERise of Ghaznavids
977 CEConstruction of Imam Ali Mosque
17 June 978 CEEarthquake in Taheri (Siraf), Iran
980 CEBirth of Avicenna
from 11 June 980 CE to 15 July 1015Vladimir the Great becomes Grand Prince of Kiev
from 985 CE to 1795Prince-Bishopric of Liège
985 CERajaraja I builds the Chola empire of southern India
from 987 CE to 1791Kingdom of France
from 3 June 987 CE to 24 October 996 CEHugh Capet of France becomes King of Franks
988 CEChristianization of Kievan Rus'
990 CEConstruction of Château de Montsoreau
994 CEBirth of Cnut the Great
from 8 May 996 CE to 18 February 999 CEGregory V becomes Pope
c. 997 CEOrigins of Gdańsk
from 7 April 999 CE to 12 May 1003Sylvester II becomes Pope
from 1000 to 1946Kingdom of Hungary
from 1000 to 1300High Middle Ages
from 1000 to 1200Rise of Romanesque art
from 1000 to 1476Chachapoya culture

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