909
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| Thai solar calendar | 1451–1452 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 1035 or 654 or −118 — to — 阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) 1036 or 655 or −117 |
Year 909 (CMIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Britain
- King Edward the Elder and his sister, Princess Æthelflæd of Mercia, raid Danish East Anglia and bring back the relics of St. Oswald in triumph. Æthelflæd translates them to the new minster in Gloucester, which is renamed St. Oswald's Priory in his honour.[1]
- Edward the Elder despatches an
Africa
- March 18 – The Fatimid Dynasty founded by Shiite Muslims in Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia) gains suzerainty over the Aghlabid Dynasty in North Africa. Emir Ziyadat Allah III escapes to the Near East, unable to secure any help from the Abbasid Caliphate to regain his emirate.
- The Ibadi are forced into the desert.
- Winter – Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah takes up the leadership of the Fatimid state and proclaims himself Caliph Abdullah (al-Mahdi).
China
- Changle) as its capital. Wang Shenzhi tries to attract scholars who will help to construct an efficient bureaucracy and taxsystem.
- Battle of Jisu - the warlord brothers Liu Shouguang and Liu Shouwen fight with Liu Shouguang emerging victorious
Mesoamerica
- The last Long Count date is inscribed on a monument at the Mayan site of Toniná (modern-day Chiapas, Mexico), marking the end of the Classic Maya Period.
By topic
Religion
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Births
- Æthelwold, bishop of Winchester (or 904)
- December – caliph (d. 940)
- Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 988)
- Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (d. 960)
- Shen Lun, Chinese scholar-official (d. 987)
- Thomais of Lesbos, Byzantine saint (d. ca. 947)[3]
Deaths
- April 18 – Dionysius II, Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch
- Bremen
- Aribo of Austria, Frankish margrave
- Asser, bishop of Sherborne (approximate date)
- Cadell ap Rhodri, king of Seisyllwg (Wales)
- Cerball mac Muirecáin, king of Leinster (Ireland)
- Fujiwara no Tokihira, Japanese statesman (b. 871)
- Gerald of Aurillac, Frankish nobleman (b. 855)
- Luo Yin, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 833)
- Muhammad ibn Dawud al-Zahiri, Muslim theologian (b. 868)
- Uí Maine(Ireland)
- Wighelm, bishop of Selsey
References
- ^ Heighway, Carolyn (2001). "Gloucester and the new minister of St Oswald". In Higham, N. J.; Hill, D. H. (eds.). Edward the Elder 899-924. Routledge. p. 108.
- ISBN 978-0-140-51328-8.
- ISBN 978-0-88402-248-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.