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Events

By Place

Africa

• The Carmathians are defeated in Egypt by Jawhar as-Siqilli; Fatimid rule is consolidated there.

Asia

• The Byzantine Empire retakes Syria (including Aleppo) from the Abbasids.
• Al-Ta'i succeeds Al-Muti as Abbasid caliph of Baghdad.
• Fuzhou builds new city walls.
• The Liao Dynasty exchanges ambassadors with the Song Dynasty.
• In their offensive against the Southern Tang state, the Song Dynasty Chinese create and defend a long floating pontoon bridge across the Yangzi River, to secure military supply lines traveling to the other side.

By Topic

Religion

• October — Pope Benedict VII succeeds Pope Benedict VI as the 135th pope.
• Antipope Boniface VII is declared pope.
• Benedictine Abbey in England is founded.
• An abbey is founded at the site of Mönchengladbach.

Births

Deaths

• Pope Benedict VI
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