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Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusat

Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusatia

Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusatia

Events Before

  1. John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor

    John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor

  2. Byzantine troops occupy Antioch (in modern Syria)

    Antioch on the Orontes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, romanized: Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou, pronounced [anti.ó.kʰeː.a]) was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC.

  3. Johannes I Tzimisces crowned Emperor of Byzantium

    Johannes I Tzimisces crowned Emperor of Byzantium

  4. War elephant corps of the Southern Han defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops forcing the Southern H

    War elephant corps of the Southern Han defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops forcing the Southern Han state to submit to the Song Dynasty. First regular war elephant corps in the Chinese army.

  5. According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible st

    According to legend, English saint Swithun is reburied inside Winchester Cathedral against his wishes, and a terrible storm proceeds to rain for 40 days and 40 nights

Events After

  1. Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope

    Benedict VI is elected as the Catholic Pope

  2. Edgar, Anglo-Saxon King of England and his consort Aelfthryth are crowned at Bath on Whit Sunday - possibly a second cr

    Edgar, Anglo-Saxon King of England and his consort Aelfthryth are crowned at Bath on Whit Sunday - possibly a second crowning as already ruled for 14 years

  3. Elfrida, consort of King Edgar is crowned Queen of England at Bath Abbey, first coronation of a Saxon Queen

    Ælfthryth (also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth; died 17 November 999, 1000 or 1001) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975.

  4. Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria

    Emperor Otto II gives earl Leopold I, East Bavaria

  5. Hisham II is appointed Caliph of Cordoba

    Hisham II or Abu'l-Walid Hisham II al-Mu'ayyad bi-llah (ابو الولید ھشام المؤيد بالله, Abū'l-Walīd Hishām al-Muʾayyad bi-ʾllāh; 966 – 1044) (son of Al-Hakam II and Subh of Córdoba) was the third...

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