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972 was a year in the 10th century.

Events

By Place

Europe

Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess.
Battle of Cedynia: Polish duke Mieszko I defeats the Germans.
Boleslaus II the Pious succeeds Boleslav I in Bohemia.
The monastery at the site of Peterborough Cathedral is rebuilt.
Emperor John Tzimisces makes eastern Bulgaria a Byzantine dependency.
A battle between Estonian and Icelandic Vikings in Saaremaa is described in Njál's saga.
Yaropolk of Kiev succeeds Sviatoslav I in Kiev.
Asia
The Song Dynasty Chinese government attempts to ban the practice of cremation; 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 public graveyards for paupers.

Africa

The Fatimids enter Egypt, where they establish the city of Cairo and the Al-Azhar mosque.

Buluggin ibn Ziri is appointed viceroy in Ifriqiya, starting the Zirid Dynasty.

By Topic

Religion

Pope Benedict VI succeeds Pope John XIII as pope.

Saint Eadburga is canonized.

Births

March 27 — King Robert II of France (d. 1031)

Al-Mawardi

Ermesinde of Carcassonne, countess and regent of Barcelona (d. 1057)

Fujiwara no Yukinari

Fulk III of Anjou

Pope Gregory V

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor

Renauld I, Count of Nevers

Deaths

July 15 — Boleslav I of Bohemia

September 6 — Pope John XIII

Liutprand, bishop of Cremona and historian

Sviatoslav I, Prince of KievFurther Information

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