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980 - Events. 980 - Births. Emperor Ichijō, emperor of Japan Humbert I of Savoy Avicenna Godiva, Countess of Mercia 980 - Deaths. Category: 980 ...

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The Buwayhids or Buyyids or Āl-i Buyeh, were a Shi'ite tribal confederation from Daylam, a region on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. In pre-Islamic times they had served as mercenaries for the Sasanian kings of Iran, but were independent from their rule. They were considered a formidable military force, especially because of their ability as foot soldiers. Succession of power was hereditary, with fathers dividing their land among their sons. During the time of Harun al-Rashid, the Alid people sought refuge ...

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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. 10th century - Overview. 10th century - Events. The beginning of the Medieval Warm Period Viking groups settle in northern France - Norse become Normans Foundation of Cluny, first federated monastic order Incursions of Magyar (Hungarian) cavalry throughout Western Europe (47 expeditions in Germany, Italy and France, 899 - 970) Mi ...

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Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig (941 - 1014) ( known as Brian Boru in English) was High King of Ireland (1002-1014) . Although the exact details of his birth are unknown, he was born in the early tenth century near Killaloe (Kincora) (in modern County Clare). His father was Cennétig mac Lorcáin, King of Thomond and his mother was Bé Binn ingen Aurchada, daughter of the King of West Connacht. Brian Boru - Royal Ascent. When Brian's father died, the kingship of Thomond passed to his older ...

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Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. It is conjectured that some parts of it are from neolithic or possibly even mesolithic times. The religion possesses numerous common traits with other Indo-European religions. Slavic mythology - Primary sources. Very few written records are known to survive from the centuries before Christianization. The controversial Book of Veles is believed by some to be a sacred text of this religion. Saxo Grammaticus is another source with ...

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See main article: Iranian art Culture of Iran - Persian language and literature. See main article: Persian literature. See main article: Persian language. The Persian language has been in continuous use for over 2500 years. Yet it is a subset of the superset of Iranian languages. Persian literature inspired Goethe, Ralph Waldo Emerson and many others, and it has been often dubbed as a most worthy language to serve as a conduct for poetry. ...

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• Culture of Iran - Traditional cultural inheritors of the old Persia
• Culture of Iran - Persian contributions to humanity
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The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 《碧巖錄》 Bìyán Lù; Japanese: Hekiganroku) is a collection of Zen Buddhist koans originally compiled in China during the Song dynasty in 1125 (宋宣和七年) and then expanded into its present form by the Chan master Yuanwu Keqin (圜悟克勤 1063–1135). The book includes Yuanwu's annotations and commentary on Xuedou Zhongxian's (雪竇重顯 980–1052) collection 100 Verses on Old Cases 《頌古百則》— a compilation of 100 koans. Xuedou selected 82 of these fro ...

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This is a list of the Emperors of the late Roman Empire, called Byzantine. The title of all Emperors listed preceding Heraclius was officially Augustus, although various other titles such as Dominus were used as well. For official purposes, their names were preceded by Imperator Caesar Flavius and followed by Augustus. Following Heraclius, the title became the Greek Basileus (Gr. Βασιλευς), which had formerly meant "king" but now was used in place of Augustus. Other (and to Roman minds, lesser) kings were titled by the neologi ...

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• List of Byzantine Emperors - Macedonian dynasty
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. It is led by the Archbishop of Milan who serves as metropolitan to the dioceses of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Crema, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Pavia and Vigevano. The Church in Milan was first established in the 1st century as a small diocese. It was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese in the 4th century. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan - Bishops and Archbishops. St. Barnabas (ca.50-5 ...

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Unaani (in Arabic, Hindustani, Persian, Pashtu, Urdu etc) means Greek. It is also used to refer to Graeco-Arabic Medicine [1] or Unani medicine (see below) based on the teachings of Hippocrates [2]. Unani - Unani medicine. Though the threads which comprise Unani healing can be traced all the way back to Claudius Galenos, 2th century AC, the basic knowledge of Unani medicine as a healing system was collected by Hakim Ibn Sina (known as Avicenna). The time of origin is dated at circa 980 AD in Persia. ...

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Adelaide, Abbess of Villich (Adelheid of Willich) (c. 970 – February 5 O.S., 1015) was a daughter of Megingoz des Brunharingen, Count of Guelders [1], and Gerberga of Metzgau, a granddaughter of Charles the Simple, king of the West Franks. When still very young she entered the convent of St Ursula, Our Lady of the Capitol, founded by her parents in Cologne, where the Rule of St Jerome was followed. About 980, her parents founded the convent of Villich, supported by a manor at the confluence of the Rhine and the Sieg, opposite ...

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1037 - Events. Construction of the church of Saint Sophia Cathedral is started in Kyiv. Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon becomes king of Spain. Harold I seizes the crown of England from his half-brother Harthacanute. George Maniaces begins campaign against the Arabs in Sicily. 1037 - Births. Su Dongpo, Chinese poet (d. 1101) 1037 - Deaths. March 16 - Robert I archbishop of Rouen < ...

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Avicenna (Ibn Sina also known as al-Shaykh al-Rais (meaning the Leader among the wise men), in Persian and Arabic: شيخ الرئيس، ابوعلی حسين بن عبدالله بن سينا), (full name is Abu Ali Husain ebn-e Abdollah Ebn-e Sina-e Balkhi or Pur-Sina or Ebn-e Sina (980 - 1037)) was a Muslim Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist. He was the author of 450 books on a wide range of subjects. Many of these concentrated on philosophy and medicine. He is c ...

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1002 - Events. November 13 - English king Ethelred gives order to kill all Danes in England, leading to the St. Brice's Day Massacre. Brian Boru rises to power in Ireland, taking the title of High King. All-out war breaks out between Byzantine Emperor Basil II and Bulgarian tsar Samuil. Henry II succeeds Otto III as king of Germany. With a new group of colonists, an epidemic hits the Viking colony in Greenland. Danegeld is paid. 1002 ...

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Rulers of Auvergne - Burgundian dukes of the Roman era. Victorius (479–488) Apollonarus (506) Hortensius of Neustria (527) Becco (532) Sigivald (533) Hortensius (534) Evodius ? Georgius ? Britianus ? Firminus (c. 555 or 558, deposed) Sallustus (duke c. 555 or 558–560) Firminus (restored, 560–571) Venerandus (before 585) Nicetius I (duke and count c. 585) Nicet ...

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Lviv - Early history. Recent archaeological excavations show that the area of Lviv has been populated since at least the 5th century. At the dawn of history, the area became incorporated into the Empire of Great Moravia, then became an area of contention between two emerging states: Poland (during the reign of Mieszko I, ruler of the Polans) and the Kievan Rus. Mieszko is thought to have controlled the area from 960 to 980. According to Nestor's chronicle, in 981 this area was conquered by Volodymyr ...

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List of Byzantine Emperors - Non-dynastic. Jovian (Iovianus) (332 - 364, ruled 363 - 364) – Soldier, restored Christianity ...

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In 964, Brian Boru's older brother, Mathgamain, claimed control over the entire province of Munster by capturing the Rock of Cashel, capital of the rival Eoganacht dynasty. The Eoganacht King, Mael Muad, organised an anti-Dalcassian alliance that included at least one other Irish ruler in Munster, and Ivar, the ruler of Limerick. At the Battle of Sulchoid a Dalcassian army led by Mathgamain and Boru decisively defeated the Hiberno-Norse army of Limerick and, following up their victory, looted and burned the city. The Dalcassian victory at Su ...

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Rurik Dynasty - Princes of Novgorod. Riurik (c.860–879) Oleg (Regent) (879–912) Rurik Dynasty - Rulers of Kievan Rus. Igor (912–945) Olga (Regent) (945–962) Sviatoslav I (962–972) Yaropolk (972–980) Vladimir I (980–1015) Sviatopolk I (1015–1019) Yaroslav (1019–1054) Iziaslav (1054–1073, 1076–1078) Sviatoslav II (1073–1076) Vsevolod (1078–1093)See also:

Rurik Dynasty, Rurik Dynasty - List of rulers of the Rurik Dynasty, Rurik Dynasty - Princes of Novgorod, Rurik Dynasty - Rulers of Kievan Rus, Rurik Dynasty - Muscovite Princes and Grand Princes, Rurik Dynasty - Russian Tsars

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Not long before Vladimir's death, Sviatopolk was freed from prison and sent to govern the town of Vyshgorod several miles from Kiev. When Vladimir died in 1015, Sviatopolk's retinue concealed his death from him due to the fact that he, being Vladimir's oldest son, could claim the Kievan throne. It didn't take long for Sviatopolk to find out about his father's demise and he seized power in Kiev almost immediately. The citizens of Kiev did not show much sympathy for Sviatopolk and, therefore, he decided to distribute presents in order t ...

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