Decade · 930 – 939
The world in the 930s
From 930 to 939 the atlas holds 280 states standing at some time. 20 things began - Buyid dynasty, Duchy of Brittany and Ikhshidid dynasty among them - and 8 ended; 25 people were born and 25 died, 6 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 930s
By kind, the best known first.
States 14
- Buyid dynasty · state · 934 – 1062
- Duchy of Brittany · state · 939 – 1547
- Ikhshidid dynasty · state · 935 – 969
- Dali Kingdom · state · 937 – 1253
- Kingdom of Arles · state · 933 – 1378
- Ziyarid dynasty · state · 930 – 1090
- Icelandic Commonwealth · state · 930 – 1262
- Later Jin (Five Dynasties) · state · 936 – 947
and 6 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 5
- Battle of Brunanburh · battle · 937
- Battle of Simancas · battle · 939
- Battle of Riade · battle · 933
- Battle of Bạch Đằng · battle · 938
- Battle of Andernach · battle · 939
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Sack of Mecca · atrocity · 930
What ended in the 930s
States 8
- History of Anglo-Saxon England · state · 441 – 935
- Later Tang · state · 923 – 936
- Yang Wu · state · 902 – 937
- Lower Burgundy · state · 855 – 933
- Upper Burgundy · state · 888 – 933
- Later Paekche · state · 892 – 936
- Kingdom of Brittany · state · 851 – 939
- Dongdan Kingdom · state · 926 – 936
Born and died
Born 25
- Pope John XII · ruler · 937 – 964
- Pope Sylvester II · astronomer · 938 – 1003
- Romanos II · ruler · 938 – 963
- Kenneth II of Scotland · monarch · 932 – 995
- Almanzor · politician · 938 – 1002
- Ibn Miskawayh · philosopher · 932 – 1030
- Haakon Sigurdsson · monarch · 930 – 995
- Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah · politician · 931 – 975
- Boris II of Bulgaria · person · 931 – 976
- Emperor Taizong of Song · ruler · 939 – 997
- Leopold I, Margrave of Austria · ruler · 935 – 994
- Taksony of Hungary · politician · 931 – 972
- Sancho II of Pamplona · ruler · 936 – 994
- 'Adud al-Dawla · ruler · 936 – 983
- Li Yu · ruler · 937 – 978
- David III of Tao · monarch · 930 – 1001
and 9 more in the atlas.
Died 25
- Æthelstan · monarch · 895 – 939
- Henry the Fowler · ruler · 876 – 936
- Rollo · commander · 860 – 932
- Harald Fairhair · person · 851 – 933
- Rudolph of France · politician · 890 – 936
- Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia · monarch · 903 – 935
- Al-Muqtadir · politician · 895 – 932
- Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah · politician · 873 – 934
- Alfonso IV of León · ruler · 899 – 933
- Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria · ruler · 885 – 937
- Christopher Lekapenos · monarch · 890 – 931
- Harthacnut I of Denmark · ruler · 857 – 934
- Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine · person · 890 – 939
- Alfonso Fróilaz · ruler · 911 – 933
- Pietro II Candiano · politician · 872 – 939
- Li Siyuan · politician · 867 – 933
and 9 more in the atlas.
States of the 930s
The states that stood at some time in the 930s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 930.
Europe132 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 124 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 · Abd al-Rahman III, caliph of Córdoba since 929
- 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 · Oghulcak Khan, khan since 920 and Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan, khan since 920
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003 · Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Amir of the Saffarid dynasty since 923
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Rajyapala, emperor since 925
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Amoghavarsha II, Rashtrakuta emperor since 929 and Govinda IV, Rashtrakuta emperor since 930
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999
and 27 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia42 states
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman III, king since 916
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period · 907 – 960
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Taizong of Liao, Emperor of China since 927
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Sale Ngahkwe, King of Burma since 904
and 34 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 unknown20 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 12 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 910 – 959: every state, war and life of the 930s, region by region.
- On the map in 935: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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