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Events

By place

Asia

• Emperor Uda of Japan is succeeded by Emperor Daigo.
• Yahya al-Hadi ila'l Haqq founds the rule of Zaidi Shiite Imams in Yemen, which will endure until the second half of the 20th century.

By topic

Religion

• January — The Cadaver Synod is held.
• August — Pope Romanus succeeds Pope Stephen VI as the 114th pope.
• November — Pope Romanus is deposed.
• December — Pope Theodore II succeeds Pope Romanus as the 115th pope, but dies twenty days later.

Births

Deaths

• Pope Stephen VI (strangled)
• Pope Theodore II
• Zhaozhou, Chinese Zen masteraf:897

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