924
This article is about the year 924. For the number, see 924 (number). For the car, see Porsche 924. For the sleep disorder, see Non-24.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 890s 900s 910s – 920s – 930s 940s 950s |
| Years: | 921 922 923 – 924 – 925 926 927 |
| 924 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 924 CMXXIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1677 |
| Armenian calendar | 373 ԹՎ ՅՀԳ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5674 |
| Bengali calendar | 331 |
| Berber calendar | 1874 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1468 |
| Burmese calendar | 286 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6432–6433 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸未年 (Water Goat) 3620 or 3560 — to — 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3621 or 3561 |
| Coptic calendar | 640–641 |
| Discordian calendar | 2090 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 916–917 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4684–4685 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 980–981 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 846–847 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4025–4026 |
| Holocene calendar | 10924 |
| Iranian calendar | 302–303 |
| Islamic calendar | 311–312 |
| Japanese calendar | Enchō 2 (延長２年) |
| Julian calendar | 924 CMXXIV |
| Korean calendar | 3257 |
| Minguo calendar | 988 before ROC 民前988年 |
| Seleucid era | 1235/1236 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1466–1467 |
Year 924 (CMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia.
- March 24 – A Hungarian army, led by Szalard, burns the city of Pavia in Italy. Then they pillage Provence, southern France and Gothia.
- A Hungarian army attacks Saxony and forces the German king Henry the Fowler to retreat in the castle of Werla. The king agrees to pay them tribute for 9 years.
Asia
- Emperor Taizu of Liao leads another campaign to the west, reaching the former Uyghur capital on the Orkhon River. The Zubu begin to offer tribute to the Khitans.
- Goryeo sends a second mission to Abaoji of the Khitan.
- The Nanping State is founded by Gao Jichang in central China.
- The Qi State in northwest China falls to the Later Tang.
- Battle of Sevan, Armenians force back Arab invaders.
Births
- Fujiwara no Koretada, Japanese nobleman (d. 972)
- Fujiwara no Yoritada, Japanese nobleman (d. 989)
Deaths
- July 17 – Edward the Elder of England
- July 18 – Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat, Abbasid vizier (b. 855)
- August 2 – Ælfweard of Wessex, son of Edward the Elder
- Damian of Tarsus, Muslim governor of Tarsus
- Fruela II of León
- Li Maozhen
- Ordoño II of León
References
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