978

This page relates to the year 978 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Europe

  • March 18th: Beginning of the reign of Ethelred II the Unready (Malavisé), king of England (fine in 1016).

  • Beginning of the government of Al-Mansur with Cordoue (fine in 1002).

  • Victoire of the Moor Almanzor (the governor Ibn Abi Amir, Al-Mansur, the victorious one) on Ramire III of León. He will be the true Master of the caliphate Omeyyade de Cordoue of 978 with his death in 1002.

  • Othon II invades the Western Francie (France) but fails in front of Paris.
    • king de Francie Western Lothaire, following a quarrel with his/her brother Charles, duke of Low-Lotharingie, invades the Lorraine and enters Aachen. The emperor Othon II reacts by attacking Francie, takes Laon and threatens Paris.

Art & culture

  • Temple-mountain with gallery of Phimeanakas to Angkor.
  • Al-Mansur creates a school of poetry to Cordoue, but expurge the library of Al-Hakam of the works which he considers suspect heresy.

Births in 978

  • Iaroslav Wise the, large prince of Kiev.

Death in 978

Be-X-old: 978 Map-bms: 978

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