10th century

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(9th century - 10th century - 11th century - other centuries)

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Significant people 3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 4 Decades and years

Events

• The beginning of the Medieval Warm Period
• Viking groups settle in northern France - Norse become Normans
• Foundation of Cluny, first federated monastic order
• Khazar kingdom is attacked and defeated by Kievan Rus (965)
• Collapse of the central lowland Maya civilization. End of Classic Maya period, begin Post-Classic Maya
• Collapse of Great Moravia
• Buddhist temple construction commences at Pagan, Myanmar
• Laguna Copperplate Inscription, Kavi script, inscribed in Luzon, Philippines, dated Saka year 822 or 900 CE.
• The medieval Croatian state becomes a unified kingdom under Tomislav

Significant people

• Nicephorus II, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (lived 912 - 969, reigned 963 - 969).
• Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (lived 912 - 973, reigned 936 - 973).
• King Edmund I of England (lived 921 - 946, reigned 939 - 946).
• John I Tzimisces, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (lived 925 - 976, reigned 969 - 976).
• Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (lived 955 - 983, reigned 973 - 983.
• Theophanu, wife of Otto II, mother and Regent of Otto III, (lived 956 - 991, reigned 983-991).
• Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria (lived 958 - 1014, reigned 976 - 1014).
• Vladimir I, Prince of Kievan Rus (lived 958 - 1015).
• Basil II, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, (lived 958 - 1025, reigned 976 - 1025).
• Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (lived 980 - 1002, reigned 983 - 1002).

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• Hop (plant) first mentioned in connection with beer brewing

Decades and years

890s	890	891	892	893	894	895	896	897	898	899
900s	900	901	902	903	904	905	906	907	908	909
910s	910	911	912	913	914	915	916	917	918	919
920s	920	921	922	923	924	925	926	927	928	929
930s	930	931	932	933	934	935	936	937	938	939
940s	940	941	942	943	944	945	946	947	948	949
950s	950	951	952	953	954	955	956	957	958	959
960s	960	961	962	963	964	965	966	967	968	969
970s	970	971	972	973	974	975	976	977	978	979
980s	980	981	982	983	984	985	986	987	988	989
990s	990	991	992	993	994	995	996	997	998	999
1000s	1000	1001	1002	1003	1004	1005	1006	1007	1008	1009

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