What happened in 968?
Siege of Antioch, Siege of Kyiv and Battle of Silistra — among 20 events recorded in 968.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Siege of Antioch
968–969 Byzantine military offensive against the Hamdanid Dynasty
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Siege of Kyiv
968 siege by the Pechenegs against the Kyivan Rus
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Battle of Silistra
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Battle of Sulcoit
968 battle
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People 9
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Hrotsvitha died
German secular canoness, dramatist, and poet
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Matilda of Ringelheim died
German queen consort and duchess consort of Saxony (895-968)
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Abu Firas al-Hamdani died
Hamdanid dynasty prince and poet (932–968)
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Mumadona Dias died
Countess of Portugal
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Romanos III Argyros born
Born in Hierapolis. Byzantine emperor.
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Al-Muttaqi died
Died in Baghdad. The twenty-first Abbasid Caliph.
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Emperor Zhenzong of Song born
Born in Kaifeng. Chinese emperor from 997 to 1022.
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Emperor Kazan born
Born in Kyoto. Emperor of Japan.
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William, Archbishop of Mainz died
Died in Rottleberode. Archbishop of Mainz.
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Elten
Former Dutch monastery
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Empires & Countries 2
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Sharifate of Mecca founded
Sharifate of Mecca was founded, with its capital at Mecca.
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Kaysites dissolved
Kaysites ceased to exist.
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