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Year 931 (CMXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Asia

  • Mardavij captures and kills Asfar, and in rapid succession conquers Hamadan, Dinavar and Isfahan from the governors of the caliph. Then he turns against Makan, with whom he had at first concluded a treaty after having received his support against Asfar.

    • Europe

  • Ramiro II of León becomes king of Kingdom of León.
  • Eric Bloodaxe becomes the second king of Norway.
  • A Hungarian army burns the city of Piacenza in Italy.

    • Literature

  • Nómina Leonesa publishes an account of the kings of Asturias and Leon.
    • Religion
  • March – Pope John XI succeeds Pope Stephen VII, as the 125th pope.

    • Births

  • Adelaide of Italy, empress regent, wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 999)
  • Liutgard of Saxony (d. 953)
  • Emperor Muzong of Liao
  • Empress Fu the Elder

    • Deaths

  • May 29 – King Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona
  • Emperor Uda of Japan
  • King Harald I of Norway

    • References

    931 Wikipedia
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