What happened in 970?
12 recorded events in 970, including 5 in wars & conflicts, 4 in people and 1 in economy & trade. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Arcadiopolis
Battle fought in 970 between a Byzantine army under Bardas Skleros and a Rus' army,
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Capture of Ramla
Battle in the Fatimid conquest of Egypt (970)
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Siege of Antioch
970–971 siege
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Battle of Preslav
970 battle
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Rus'–Byzantine War 970–971
Rus'–Byzantine War 970–971 (Wars & Conflicts).
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People 4
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Polyeuctus of Constantinople died
Patriarch of constantinople
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Abu 'l-Fadl ibn al-'Amid died
Persian scholar, philosopher and Buyid vizier (912–970)
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Menahem ben Saruq died
Spanish-Jewish philologist
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Murasaki Shikibu born
Born in Heian-kyō. Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014).
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Thorney Abbey
Abbey in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Economy & Trade 1
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Nakamura Shaji
Japanese construction company
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Empires & Countries 1
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Kingdom of Viguera founded
Kingdom of Viguera was founded, with its capital at Viguera.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 970 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 970.
970s 1
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Sveneld died
Viking warrior
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