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Year 948 (CMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Map of NH948

Africa

  • The Nri Kingdom (in what is now Southeastern Nigeria) is started by Eri.

    • Asia

  • Hu Jinsi deposes King Qian Hongzong of Wuyue, and establishes his younger brother Qian Hongchu as king instead.
  • The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of the most significant Hindu temples in the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka, is built.
  • The Byzantines raid into Syria, but are defeated by Sayf al-Daula. Leo Phokas, however, sacks and razes Adata.

    • Europe

  • Otto I the Great founds the missionary dioceses of Brandenburg, Havelberg, Ribe, Aarhus, and Schleswig.
  • The St Albans School in St Albans, England is founded.
  • Tormás and Bulcsu, leaders of the Hungarians, are baptised in Constantinople by Emperor Constantine VII.

    • Births

  • Gang Gam-chan, medieval Korean government official and military commander (d. 1031)
  • Emperor Jingzong of Liao
  • Emma of Italy, queen

    • Deaths

  • June 15 – Romanos I Lekapenos, Byzantine Emperor (b. c. 870)
  • Gao Conghui
  • Gaozu of Later Han

    • References

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