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Events
By Place
Europe
* The
Tynwald (parliament) of theIsle of Man is founded.
* Foundation of the city ofBrussels : a 'castrum' on an island on the riverSenne (Brabant ,Belgium ).Africa
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Jawhar as-Siqilli is dismissed asVizir ofEgypt , and replaced byYaqub ibn Killis .Asia
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March 24 — TheBattle of Pankalia : a combined Byzantine-Georgian force defeatsBardas Sklerus , an organizer of the large-scale rebellion in the Byzantine empire'sAsia n provinces.
* TheSong Dynasty destroys theNorthern Han State.
*August 1 — Battle of the Gaoliang River: TheLiao Dynasty defeatsSong Dynasty forces near present-dayBeijing .Births
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Estrid of the Obotrites , future wife of kingOlof Skötkonung ofSweden
*Otto, Count of Vermandois Deaths
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Iago ab Idwal , King ofGwynedd
*'Imran
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