929
Year 929 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- January 16 - Emir Abd al-Rahman III of Córdoba, Spain, proclaims himself caliph and creates the Caliphate of Córdoba. He breaks his allegiance to, and ties with, the Fatimid and Abbasid caliphs.
- February 3 - Guy, Margrave of Tuscany, second husband of the Roman noblewoman Marozia, dies. He is succeeded by his brother Lambert as margrave of Tuscany.
- Early 929 - Siege of Gana: German king Henry the Fowler besieges Gana with an East Frankish army and conquers the stronghold. He establishes the fort of Meissen nearby.
- Early 929 - Henry the Fowler invades Bohemia from the north and marches on Prague. Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria invades Bohemia from the south. The Bohemians capitulate.
- Summer - The Slavic-Arab leader Sabir defeats a small Byzantine fleet and seizes Termoli. He returns to Africa laden with booty and slaves.
- September 4 - Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen.
- October 7 - Charles the Simple, former king of West Francia, dies in prison at Péronne, leaving Rudolph with no opposition except that of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois.
Asia
- Mpu Sindok, ruler of the Mataram kingdom, moves his court from Central to East Java, probably after the eruption of Mount Merapi and/or invasion from Srivijaya.
By topic
Religion
- Pope Leo VI dies at Rome after a 7-month reign. He is succeeded by Stephen VII as the 124th pope of the Catholic Church.