929

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Europe

• January 16 - Emir Abd-al-Rahman III of Córdoba proclaims himself caliph and creates the Caliphate of Córdoba. He breaks his allegiance to, and ties with, the Fatimid and Abbasid caliphs.
• February 3 - Guy of Tuscany, second husband of the Roman noblewoman Marozia, dies. He is succeeded by his brother Lambert as margrave of Tuscany.
• Early 929 - Siege of Gana: German king Henry I besieges Gana with an East Frankish army and conquers the stronghold. He establishes the fort of Meissen nearby.
• Early 929 -Henry the Fowler invades Bohemia from the north and marches on Prague. Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.
• Summer - The Slavic-Arab leader Sabir defeats a small Byzantine fleet and seizes Termoli. He returns to Africa laden with booty and slaves.
• September 4 - Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen.
• October 7 - Former king Charles III of dies in prison at Péronne, leaving Rudolph with no opposition except that of Herbert II, count of Vermandois.

  Asia

• Mpu Sindok, ruler of the Mataram Kingdom, moves his court from Central Java to East Java. Probably after the eruption of Mount Merapi and/or invasion from Srivijaya.

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Religion

• Pope Leo VI dies at Rome after a 7-month reign. He is succeeded by Stephen VII as the 124th pope of the Catholic Church.