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Calendar overview 921
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 under the reign of his mother Drahomíra . |
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| 921 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 369/370 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 913/914 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1464/65 (southern Buddhism); 1463/64 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 60th (61st) cycle
Year of the Metal Snake辛巳 ( at the beginning of the year Metal Dragon 庚辰) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 283/284 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 299/300 |
| Islamic calendar | 308/309 (turn of the year 11/12 May) |
| Jewish calendar | 4681/82 (September 5-6) |
| Coptic calendar | 637/638 |
| Malayalam calendar | 96/97 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MDCLXXIV (1674)
Diocletian's era : 637/638 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1231/32 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1232/33 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 959 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 977/978 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Europe
- Duke Vratislav I of Bohemia , who united the Bohemian and Moravian regions under his leadership, dies. He is followed by his 13-year-old son Wenceslaus I under the reign of his mother Drahomíra . However, his grandmother Ludmilla receives guardianship . The two women soon quarrel and Ludmilla is murdered by Drahomíra's followers on September 16 .
- Treaty of Bonn : The East Franconian King Heinrich I of Saxony concludes an armistice with King Karl III in Bonn on November 7th . of West Franconia and concludes a contract with him that confirms his royal dignity and places the controversial Lorraine with the archbishoprics of Cologne and Trier under West Franconian suzerainty. The contract is certified by the most powerful church representatives and nobles of both empires.
- King Heinrich I moves against his rival Arnulf I of Bavaria . He besieged him in Regensburg and forced him to pay homage. But he leaves him the church sovereignty in Bavaria.
- Prince Tarhos in Hungary moves through Bavaria with his cavalry hordes without a fight and devastates Swabia and Lorraine. He pushes as far as Verdun .
- King Rudolf II of Burgundy makes peace with Duke Burchard II of Swabia . He is called to Italy against Emperor Berengar I and is offered the crown.
Byzantine Empire
- May 20 ?: The Byzantine Emperor Romanos I makes his eldest son Christopher co-emperor. The actual emperor Constantine VII has been increasingly kept away from official business since the previous year.
Asia
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- Jayavarman IV. Built a new residence of Koh Ker the Khmer as a rival to Angkor , where his nephew ruled.
North africa
- The Fatimids conquer the previously independent Sidschilmasa .
City foundations and first documentary mentions
- Caliph Abdallah al-Mahdi founds the North African port city of Mahdia as the new capital of the Fatimid Empire .
- Hundwil and Sinzing are first mentioned in a document.
religion
- The Hindu temple Prasat Kravan , dedicated to the god Vishnu , is built in Angkor . The temple consists of five cella , which stand side by side on a plinth facing north-south. All five sanctuaries are open to the east.
Born
- between September 10, 920 and September 10, 921: Ludwig IV. , King of Western France
Died
- February 13 : Vratislav I , Duke of Bohemia (* around 888 )
The death of St. Ludmilla in Tetín in an illustration of the Latin translation of the Dalimil Chronicle from the beginning of the 14th century
- September 15 : Ludmilla of Bohemia , Bohemian princess and national saint (* around 860 )
- Richard the judge , Duke of Burgundy (* 858 )
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