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Calendar overview 962
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.jpg) recaptures Aleppo . |
| 962 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 410/411 (July turn of the year) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 954/955 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1505/06 (Southern Buddhism); 1504/05 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 60th (61st) cycle
Year of the Water Dog壬戌 ( at the beginning of the year Metal Rooster 辛酉) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 324/325 (New Year's April) |
| Iranian calendar | 340/341 |
| Islamic calendar | 350/351 (New Year's Eve February 8th/9th) |
| Jewish calendar | 4722/23 (September 1/2) |
| Coptic calendar | 678/679 |
| Malayalam calendar | 137/138 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MDCCXV (1715)
Era of Diocletian : 678/679 (turn of the year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1272/73 (April turn of the year)
Syria: 1273/74 (October turn of the year) |
| Spanish era | 1000 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese calendar) | 1018/19 (New Year's April) |
events
politics and world affairs
East Francia/Italy
- January 31: On his Italian campaign , the East Frankish King Otto I reaches Rome with his army .
- February 2nd: Otto I. is conquered by Pope John XII. crowned emperor . Along with Otto, his wife Adelheid is also crowned Empress. This is also linked to the claim to rule in imperial Italy . After the imperial coronation, a fundamental change in the representation of power takes place. The representation of the ruler on the seals changed from Franconian-Carolingian models to a representation of rulers based on the Byzantine model. The East Frankish Empire develops into the Holy Roman Empire .
- In a February 13 Pope John XII. Privilege granted by Emperor Otto I , the Privilegium Ottonianum , the Emperor confirms the Pippin donation . At the same time, it is stipulated that henceforth the pope must swear an oath of allegiance to the emperor before he is consecrated .
Sicily
- 25 December: Hassan ibn Ali al-Kalbi , Emir of Sicily , captures Taormina and subsequently turns his attention to Rometta , the last Byzantine stronghold on Sicily . The Siege of Rometta begins the following summer.
Byzantine Empire/Emirate of Aleppo
Portrayal of Saif ad-Daula and his court in the Madrid illustrated manuscript of the Skylitzes
- Easter: The Byzantine troops, who are on the advance against Emir Saif ad-Daula under the army commander Nikephoros Phocas , temporarily stop their operations for the Easter festival. This gives the Hamdanids an opportunity to retake control of the province of Cilicia , retake the city of Anazarbos and rebuild its fortifications. However, the undertaking remains incomplete, because Nikephoros' advancing subordinates force Saif to leave the region again in the autumn.
- In return, the Byzantines capture the cities of Maraş , Sisium , Duluk and Manbij , thereby securing the western passes across the Taurus Mountains . Saif ad-Daula sends another army north as a diversion, but this is ignored by the Byzantines. Instead, the Byzantine general led his troops south, appearing outside Aleppo in mid-December . After defeating an improvised army outside the city walls, the Byzantines storm and sack the city. Around 10,000 residents, mostly young men, go into captivity.
Other events in Europe
- August 5: The Carolingian Cathedral of Chartres burns in a war between Duke Richard I of Normandy and the Earl of Chartres .
- Dubh , King of Strathclyde , succeeds his late uncle Indulf to the throne of Scotland .
- The Norwegian king Harald II Gråfell and his brother Erling ambush the ladejarl Sigurd Håkonsson , a son of the previous king Håkon , and burn him in his house. This incident leads to a long-lasting enmity between the Ladejarlen and the House of Harald Hårfagres . This means that Trøndelag , with the Sami taxes, also comes under the rule of Harald Gråfell. He is thus the first king to control all shipping traffic on the west coast of Norway.
Documentary first mentions
religion
- Brun I succeeds Amelung as bishop of Verden after his death .
- Odelric becomes Archbishop of Reims , succeeding the late Artold .
Born
- June/July: William of Dijon , Burgundian-Italian abbot, monastic reformer and architect († 1031)
- 961/962: Odilo , abbot of Cluny († 1049)
- around 962: Edward the Martyr , English king († 978)
Died
Date of death secured
- January 1: Baldwin III. , Count of Flanders (* around 935)
- May 5: Amelung , Bishop of Verden
- August 6: William III. , Count of Angoulême
- 7 September: Gauzlin , Bishop of Toul
Exact date of death unknown
- Adalbero I of Bar , Bishop of Metz
- Artold , Archbishop of Reims
- Hugh of Vermandois , Archbishop of Reims (b. 920)
- Indulf , King of Scotland
- Ordoño IV , King of León (b. 926)
- Sigurd Håkonsson , Norwegian Jarl (b. 895)
Died around 962
- Dong Yuan , Chinese painter (b. c. 932)
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