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Year 935 (CMXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Africa

  • Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid is appointed governor of Egypt, by the Abbasid caliph al-Radi. He invades the country, ousting the incumbent Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh, and entering Fustat on 26 August.
  • Ziri ibn Manad initiates the construction of the fortress of Ashir, near Médéa. It symbolizes the rise of the Zirid dynasty in the Western Mediterranean region.

    • Asia

  • Mardavij is murdered in Isfahan, by his Turkish troops.
  • Gyeon Hwon, the King of Hubaekje, is overthrown by his eldest son, Singeom.
  • King Gyeongsun, the last King of Unified Silla, formally surrenders to Wang Geon, bringing to an end the Silla Kingdom. The Goryeo dynasty starts.
  • The Later Shu Kingdom is founded by Meng Zhixiang in Chengdu.
  • Ki no Tsurayuki returns to Kyoto from Tosa Province, a journey that becomes the basis of the earliest surviving Japanese poetic diary, the Tosa nikki.

    • Europe

  • Estimation: Córdoba, capital of Al-Andalus, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Baghdad, capital of Abbasid caliph Ar-Radi.
  • Václav (Saint Wenceslas), Duke of the Bohemians, is murdered by his brother, Boleslav, who succeeds him.
  • Haakon the Good, son of Harald Fairhair, once again reunites the Norwegian lands.
  • Genoa is sacked by Saracens, under Yakub ibn Ishaq.

    • Births

  • Ferdowsi Tousi, Persian poet
  • Hrosvitha, Female playwright
  • Elvira Ramírez, regent princess of Leon (approximate date)

    • Deaths

  • Harald Fairhair, King of Norway
  • Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia (murdered)

    • References

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