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Year 978 (CMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Asia

  • The Wu-Yue State is forced to surrender to the Chinese Song Dynasty.
  • One of the Four Great Books of Song, the Tàipíng guǎngjì is a Chinese encyclopedia documenting various stories of Chinese myths and subjects of theology. Divided into 500 volumes, it consists of over 3 million written Chinese characters.

    • Europe

  • Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Florence, Italy, is founded by Willa, Margravine of Tuscany.
  • Ethelred II becomes king of England at age 10, following the assassination of his half-brother King Edward the Martyr.
  • The revolt of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria against Otto II ends.
  • England's royal mint is located at Guildford.

    • Births

  • Princess Zoe of Byzantium, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire
  • Yaroslav I the Wise, prince of Novgorod and Kiev

    • Deaths

  • March 18 – King Edward the Martyr of England, (by supporters of his half-brother)
  • Abraham of Alexandria, Coptic pope
  • Li Houzhu, last Chinese emperor of the Southern Tang (b. 936)
  • Luitgarde of Vermandois

    • References

    978 Wikipedia
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