What happened in 970?
Battle of Arcadiopolis, Siege of Antioch and Battle of Preslav — among 21 events recorded in 970. A further 2 events are 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
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People 9
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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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Sergius IV born
Born in Rome. Pope from 1009 to 1012.
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Harald Greycloak died
Died in Hals. King of Norway.
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Peter I of Bulgaria died
Died in Constantinople. Bulgarian ruler.
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Gavril Radomir born
Born in First Bulgarian Empire. Tsar of Bulgaria from 1014 to 1015.
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Heribert of Cologne born
Born in Worms. Archbishop of Cologne.
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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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Architecture & Engineering 2
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Liuhe Pagoda
Pagoda overlooking the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Wolvesey Castle
Grade I listed castle in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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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 these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 970 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 970.
970s 2
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Sveneld died
Viking warrior
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Ismail of Ghazni born
Born in Ghazni. Emir of Ghazna, brother of Mahmud of Ghazni.
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