What happened in 940?
Battle of Iskhabad, Battle of Spoleto and Ar-Radi — among 19 events recorded in 940. A further 6 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Battle of Iskhabad
940 battle
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Battle of Spoleto
Battle in Italy in 940
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People 9
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Ar-Radi died
20th Abbasid Caliph (r. 934–940)
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Ibn Muqla died
Abbasid vizier and calligrapher
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Eutychius of Alexandria died
Melkite Patriarch of Alexander (877-940) (r. 933-940)
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Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih died
Moorish writer
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Aralt mac Sitric died
Politician
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Ferdowsi born
Born in Tus. Persian poet, author of Shahnameh (940–1020).
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Hugh Capet of France born
Born in Dourdan. King of the Franks.
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Eadwig born
Born in Kingdom of Wessex. King of the English (r. 955–959).
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Willigis born
Born in Schöningen. Archbishop of Mainz.
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Architecture & Engineering 2
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Sant'Anna ai Monti
Church building in Alassio, Italy
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Narita-san
Buddhist temple in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Empires & Countries 1
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Empire of Kitara founded
Empire of Kitara was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 6 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 940 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 940.
940s 6
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Santa Maria in Gruptis
Former abbey in Campania, Italy
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Khúc Thừa Mỹ died
Jiedushi of Vietnam
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Zhang Juyong died
Zhang Juyong (Historical Figures).
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Ælfthryth born
Born in Devon. 10th century queen consort of England.
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Khúc Thừa Mỹ
Jiedushi of Vietnam
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Zhang Juyong
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