934

934 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	934; CMXXXIV
Ab urbe condita	1687
Armenian calendar	383; ԹՎ ՅՁԳ
Assyrian calendar	5684
Balinese saka calendar	855–856
Bengali calendar	341
Berber calendar	1884
Buddhist calendar	1478
Burmese calendar	296
Byzantine calendar	6442–6443
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake); 3631 or 3424; — to —; 甲午年 (Wood Horse); 3632 or 3425
Coptic calendar	650–651
Discordian calendar	2100
Ethiopian calendar	926–927
Hebrew calendar	4694–4695
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	990–991
- Shaka Samvat	855–856
- Kali Yuga	4034–4035
Holocene calendar	10934
Iranian calendar	312–313
Islamic calendar	322–323
Japanese calendar	Jōhei 4; (承平４年)
Javanese calendar	833–834
Julian calendar	934; CMXXXIV
Korean calendar	3267
Minguo calendar	978 before ROC ; 民前978年
Nanakshahi calendar	−534
Seleucid era	1245/1246 AG
Thai solar calendar	1476–1477
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年; (female Water-Snake); 1060 or 679 or −93; — to —; 阳木马年; (male Wood-Horse); 1061 or 680 or −92

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century ; 10th century ; 11th century ;
Decades:	910s ; 920s ; 930s ; 940s ; 950s ;
Years:	931 ; 932 ; 933 ; 934 ; 935 ; 936 ; 937 ;

Last updated January 04, 2025

Year 934 ( CMXXXIV ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

Spring and Summer – The Hungarians make an alliance with the Pechenegs, and fight their way through Thrace to Constantinople.
Battle of W.l.n.d.r: The Hungarians and Pechenegs kill Constantinople's inhabitants, inflict severe damage on the countryside, and defeat both the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria, forcing them to pay tribute. Emperor Romanos I signs a peace treaty with the Hungarians.^[1]

Europe

King Henry I ("the Fowler") pacifies the territories to the north, where the Danish Vikings have been harrying the Frisians by sea. He defeats the Danes petty King Gnupa, and conquers Hedeby.
Summer – Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III invades Navarra and forces Queen Toda to submit to him. Her son the 15-year-old King García Sánchez I becomes a vassal of the Caliphate of Córdoba.
Haakon I ("the Good"), a son of the late King Harald Fairhair, once again reunites the kingdom after he has deposed his half-brother Eric Bloodaxe. Haakon is installed as king of Norway.
The Eldgjá volcanic eruption is the largest basalt flood in history (first documented).

England

King Tewdwr of Brycheiniog attends the court of King Æthelstan and signs the English Land Charters. Kings Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Idwal Foel of Gwynedd and Morgan Mwynfawr ("the Old") of Morgannwg are compelled to accompany Æthelstan on his campaign against King Constantine II of Scotland.

Abbasid Caliphate

April 24 – Abbasid caliph al-Qahir is deposed and blinded; he is succeeded by his nephew ar-Radi.
Summer – Ali ibn Buya, a Samanid governor, takes advantage of the anarchy in Persia and conquers Fars (modern Iran). He founds the Buyid Dynasty, and makes Shiraz his capital. Ali seeks the recognition of the Abbasid caliph Ar-Radi, who confirms him later as his viceroy.

Asia

March 16 – Meng Zhixiang, a military governor ( jiedushi ), declares himself emperor (formally called "Gaozu") and establishes Later Shu as a new Chinese state, independent of Later Tang. He dies after a short-lived five-month reign and is succeeded by his son Meng Chang.
Goryeo forces push the army of Hubaekje back into its heartland and defeat them finally at Hongseong (modern South Korea).

By topic

Religion

Einsiedeln Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, is founded (modern Switzerland).

Births

Dong Yuan, Chinese painter (approximate date)
Wolfgang, bishop of Regensburg (approximate date)

Deaths

March 4 – Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, Fatimid caliph (b. 873)
May 9 – Wang Sitong, Chinese general and governor (b. 892)
May 14
- Feng Yun, Chinese chancellor (approximate date)
- Zhu Hongzhao, Chinese general and governor
May 16 – Meng Hanqiong, eunuch official of Later Tang
September 7 – Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general (b. 874)
November 1 – Beornstan, bishop of Winchester
November 2 – Emma, queen of the West Frankish Kingdom
Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Abbasid mathematician and physician
Gervadius, Irish hermit and saint (approximate date)
Gofraid ua Ímair, Viking leader and king of Dublin
Li Conghou, emperor of Later Tang (b. 914)
Li Renhan, Chinese general and governor
Melias, Byzantine general ( strategos )
Olaf Haraldsson, son of Harald Fairhair
Sale Ngahkwe, king of Pagan (Burma)
Uallach ingen Muinecháin, Irish poet
Xu Zhixun, general of Wu (Ten Kingdoms)
Xue Wenjie, official of Min (Ten Kingdoms)

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The 820s decade ran from January 1, 820, to December 31, 829.

The 870s decade ran from January 1, 870, to December 31, 879.

The 880s decade ran from January 1, 880, to December 31, 889.

The 780s decade ran from January 1, 780, to December 31, 789.

The 760s decade ran from January 1, 760, to December 31, 769.

The 900s decade ran from January 1, 900, to December 31, 909.

The 910s decade ran from January 1, 910, to December 31, 919.

The 920s decade ran from January 1, 920, to December 31, 929.

The 930s decade ran from January 1, 930, to December 31, 939.

The 940s decade ran from January 1, 940, to December 31, 949.

The 960s decade ran from January 1, 960, to December 31, 969.

Year 766 (DCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 766th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 766th year of the 1st millennium, the 66th year of the 8th century, and the 7th year of the 760s decade. The denomination 766 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Year 820 (DCCCXX) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

Year 872 (DCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 931 (CMXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

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Year 924 (CMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Year 908 (CMVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Year 933 (CMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 937 (CMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

References

↑ Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 543. ISBN 978-0-521-36447-8.

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[1] Timothy Reuter (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 543. ISBN 978-0-521-36447-8.

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Gregorian calendar	934 CMXXXIV
Ab urbe condita	1687
Armenian calendar	383 ԹՎ ՅՁԳ
Assyrian calendar	5684
Balinese saka calendar	855–856
Bengali calendar	341
Berber calendar	1884
Buddhist calendar	1478
Burmese calendar	296
Byzantine calendar	6442–6443
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake) 3631 or 3424 — to — 甲午年 (Wood Horse) 3632 or 3425
Coptic calendar	650–651
Discordian calendar	2100
Ethiopian calendar	926–927
Hebrew calendar	4694–4695
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	990–991
- Shaka Samvat	855–856
- Kali Yuga	4034–4035
Holocene calendar	10934
Iranian calendar	312–313
Islamic calendar	322–323
Japanese calendar	Jōhei 4 (承平４年)
Javanese calendar	833–834
Julian calendar	934 CMXXXIV
Korean calendar	3267
Minguo calendar	978 before ROC 民前978年
Nanakshahi calendar	−534
Seleucid era	1245/1246 AG
Thai solar calendar	1476–1477
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 1060 or 679 or −93 — to — 阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) 1061 or 680 or −92

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