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Events
By Place
Asia
* Turkish Khan
Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern dayAfghanistan .
* The Nanping State is forced to surrender when invaded bySong Dynasty armies.
* TheSong Dynasty Chinese government attempts to ban the practice ofcremation ; despite this decree, the lower and middle classes continue to cremate their dead, until the government resolves the problem in the 12th century by establishing publicgraveyard s forpauper s.Byzantine Empire
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Nicephorus I Phocas marriesTheophano (10th century) , widow ofEmperor Romanus II .
* The Monastery of Great Lavra atMount Athos is founded byAthanasius the Athonite .Europe
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Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeatsMieszko I of Poland , compelling him to pay tribute.
*Luxembourg is founded.By Topic
Religion
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December 6 —Pope Leo VIII begins papacy as the 131stpope , a reign which initially runs concurrently withPope John XII .Births
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Li Jiqian ,Tangut jiedushi who ruled the newWestern Xia Dynasty in northwesternChina (d.1004 )Deaths
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April 3 — William III, Duke of Aquitaine
*Romanus II ,Byzantine Emperor (b.939 )
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