968

This page relates to the year 968 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Asia

  • In the area of the Red River, Đinh Bô Linh founds the Dynastie of Đinh which reigns on the Đai Viêt, future Vietnam. It organizes the administration and the army.
  • Advent of the king Jayavarman V in the Khmer kingdom.

Europe

  • the Viking S plunder the North of the Spain (fine in 971). Saint-Jacques-with-Compostelle would have been invested.

  • Failure of Othon I {{er}} in front of Bari vis-a-vis Byzance.

  • June: Failure of the embassy of Liutprand, bishop of Casement bolt, near the emperor of the East Nicéphore II Phocas to negotiate the marriage of the son of Othon with a Byzantine princess.

  • Othon I {{er}} the Large one organizes evangelic missions at the Slaves and founds the archbishop's palace of Magdeburg with bishops suffrageants with Meissen, Mersebourg and Zeitz with an aim of converting the Slaves Elba.

  • Foundation of the Polish first évêché with Poznań (Posen) by the prince Mieszko, subordinated to the archbishop's palace of Magdeburg. Mieszko establishes its capital there.

  • At the request of Nicéphore II Phocas, the prince of Kiev Sviatoslav takes Silistra on the the Danube (Bulgaria). The weather is captive Khagan of Bulgarian, Boris II.

  • Sviatoslav conquers Sarkel, the fortress of the Khazars on the Don and destroys their empire (reduced to the the Crimea).
  • Sviatoslav plans to transfer its capital to Peréiaslavets.

Art & culture

  • Basilica of Poznań to three naves, surrounded by buildings ecclesiastic.
  • Liutprand de Crémone, legate in Constantinople in 968, known as to have met Rús there. It compares them to the Normands.

Births in 968

Death in 968

  • Death in China of Huang Quan, Master of floral and animalist painting at the court of Shu.

Map-bms: 968

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