Decade · 920 – 929
The world in the 920s
From 920 to 929 the atlas holds 280 states standing at some time. 15 things began - Kingdom of England, Caliphate of Córdoba and Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102) among them - and 13 ended; 31 people were born and 23 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 920s
By kind, the best known first.
States 9
- Kingdom of England · state · 927 – 1707
- Caliphate of Córdoba · state · 929 – 1031
- Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102) · state · 925 – 1102
- Later Tang · state · 923 – 936
- Kingdom of Deheubarth · state · 920 – 1197
- Jingnan · state · 924 – 963
- County of Horne · state · 920 – 1795
- Dongdan Kingdom · state · 926 – 936
and 1 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 6
- Battle of Soissons · battle · 923
- Battle of Pegae · battle · 921
- Battle of Constantinople · battle · 922
- Battle of Valdejunquera · battle · 920
- Croatian–Bulgarian battle of 926 · battle · 926
- Battle of Lenzen · battle · 929
What ended in the 920s
States 11
- Kingdom of Wessex · state · 519 – 927
- Umayyad state of Córdoba · state · 756 – 929
- Parhae · state · 698 – 926
- Later Liang (Five Dynasties) · state · 907 – 923
- Sajid dynasty · state · 889 – 929
- Former Shu · state · 907 – 925
- Alid dynasties of northern Iran · state · 864 – 928
- Kingdom of Seisyllwg · state · 680 – 920
and 3 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 2
- Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927 · war · 913 – 927
- Bulgarian–Serbian wars of 917–924 · war · 917 – 924
Born and died
Born 31
- Edmund I · monarch · 920 – 946
- Eadred · monarch · 923 – 955
- John I Tzimiskes · ruler · 925 – 976
- Louis IV of France · politician · 920 – 954
- Emperor Taizu of Song · ruler · 927 – 976
- Haakon the Good · monarch · 920 – 961
- Liutprand of Cremona · bishop · 920 – 972
- Henry I of Bavaria · ruler · 920 – 955
- Ordoño III of León · politician · 925 – 956
- Al-Ta'i' · politician · 929 – 1003
- Ordoño IV of León · ruler · 925 – 963
- Widukind of Corvey · writer · 925 – 973
- Boleslaus II of Bohemia · politician · 928 – 999
- Bruno the Great · religious leader · 925 – 965
- Conrad, Duke of Lorraine · person · 920 – 955
- Đinh Bộ Lĩnh · monarch · 924 – 979
and 15 more in the atlas.
Died 23
- Abu Bakr al-Razi · inventor · 864 – 925
- Pope John X · writer · 860 – 929
- Al-Tabari · philosopher · 839 – 922
- Charles the Simple · monarch · 879 – 929
- Edward the Elder · ruler · 874 – 924
- Robert I of France · politician · 860 – 923
- Simeon I of Bulgaria · person · 865 – 927
- Ahmad ibn Fadlan · explorer · 879 – 922
- Ælfweard of Wessex · ruler · 900 – 924
- Ordoño II of León · ruler · 871 – 924
- Fruela II of Asturias · ruler · 874 – 925
- Vratislaus I of Bohemia · monarch · 880 – 921
- Abaoji · ruler · 872 – 926
- Nicholas Mystikos · philosopher · 852 – 925
- Li Cunxu · monarch · 885 – 926
- Sancho Ordóñez · ruler · 896 – 929
and 7 more in the atlas.
States of the 920s
The states that stood at some time in the 920s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 920.
Europe133 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Harthacnut I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 917
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Ihor of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 912
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Orso II Participazio, Doge of Venice since 912
and 125 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa38 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine VII, Byzantine emperor since 913 and Romanos I Lekapenos, Byzantine emperor since 920
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Muqtadir, Abbasid caliph since 908
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah, Fatimid Caliph since 909
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Caliphate of Córdoba · 929 – 1031
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
and 30 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa1 state
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
South Asia35 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Parantaka I, Chola king since 907
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212 · Bazir Arslan Khan, khan since 893 and Oghulcak Khan, khan since 920
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Narayanapala, emperor since 871
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Indra III, Rashtrakuta emperor since 914
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999
and 27 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia43 states
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Harshavarman I, King of the Khmer Empire since 910
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman III, king since 916
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period · 907 – 960 · Zhu Youzhen, Emperor of China since 913
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Abaoji, Emperor of China since 916
- Parhae · 698 – 926 · Dae Inseon, king since 907
and 35 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania12 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown18 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Ihor of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 912
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Chavda dynasty · 690 – 942
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 900 – 949: every state, war and life of the 920s, region by region.
- On the map in 925: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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