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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

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Deaths

* Pope Benedict VI
* Ratherius of Verona