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The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi, begins with the death of the 4th successive agent of th

The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi, begins with the death of the 4th successive agent of the Hidden Imam (Twelver Shia Islam)

The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi, begins with the death of the 4th successive agent of the Hidden Imam (Twelver Shia Islam)

Events Before

  1. Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII

    Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII

  2. Translation of the relics of martyr Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, the patron saint of the Czech state

    Wenceslaus I, Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Prince (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935.

  3. Battle at Simancas: Spain defeats the Moors

    Simancas is a town and municipality of central Spain, located in the province of Valladolid, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.

  4. Battle at Andernach: King Otto and Hermann of Swabia defeat Eberhard of Franconia and Giselbert of Lotharingia

    Battle at Andernach: King Otto and Hermann of Swabia defeat Eberhard of Franconia and Giselbert of Lotharingia

  5. Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England

    Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.

Events After

  1. Alberic II of Spoleto elevates nominates Marinus II, who was also erroneously called Martin III (Martinus III), as Catho

    Alberic II of Spoleto elevates nominates Marinus II, who was also erroneously called Martin III (Martinus III), as Catholic Pope

  2. Assassination of William I Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy.

    Assassination of William I Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy.

  3. Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded and ousted

    Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded and ousted

  4. Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"

    Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"

  5. Otto I the Great is crowned King of Italy

    King of Italy (Italian: Re d'Italia; Latin: Rex Italiae) was the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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