What happened in 994?
Battle of the Orontes, Siege of Aleppo and 'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi — among 14 events recorded in 994.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Battle of the Orontes
Between the Byzantines and their Hamdanid allies against the forces of the Fatimid vizier of Damascus
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Siege of Aleppo
994-995 siege by the army of the Fatimid Caliphate
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People 7
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'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi died
10th century Persian physician and psychologist
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Al-Marzubānī died
Arab author and historian (c.909-994)
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Al-Ma'muni died
Arabic poet
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Cnut the Great born
Born in Denmark. 11th-century King of Denmark, Norway, and England.
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Ibn Hazm born
Born in Córdoba. Andalusian Muslim polymath, historian, jurist, philosopher and theologian (994–1064).
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Al-Bayhaqi born
Born in Khorasan. 11th-century Islamic hadith compiler.
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Alfonso V of León born
Born in Kingdom of Leon. King of León.
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Bimyō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple of the Tendaijimon Sect sect dedicated to Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara in Otsu, Japan
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Empires & Countries 1
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county of Buren founded
county of Buren was founded, with its capital at Buren.
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