930s

The **930s** was a decade that started on 1 January 930, and ended on 31 December 939. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***94th decade***  which began on January 1, 931 and ended on December 31, 940.

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## 930

- The Althing of the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded.  It is now one of the world's oldest parliaments.
- Emperor Suzaku ascends to the throne of Japan.
- Prince Bei, oldest brother of the Khitan Emperor, leaves for China.

### Deaths

- Emperor Daigo of Japan
- Ma Yin

## 931

- Ramiro II of León becomes king of Kingdom of León.
- Eric Bloodaxe becomes the second king of Norway.
- March – Pope John XI succeeds Pope Stephen VII as the 125th pope.

### Births

- Adelaide of Italy, wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Emperor Muzong of Liao

### Deaths

- Emperor Uda of Japan
- King Harald I of Norway

## 932

- Wildeck Castle is built by King Henry I in Zschopau, Germany.
- The movie _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ is set in this year.

### Births

- Empress Xiao, empress and regent of the Liao

### Deaths

- Qian Liu

## 933

- 15 March – Henry the Fowler defeats the Magyars in the Battle of Riade.
- Cotentin and Jersey are taken by William I, Duke of Normandy.
- The Kingdom of Lower Burgundy is given to King Rudolph II of Upper Burgundy.

### Deaths

- King Alfonso IV of Leon
- December 15 – Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang

## 934

- The German king Henry I, the Fowler defeat King Gnupa and take Hedeby.
- The Eldgjá volcanic eruption is the largest basalt flood in history.
- Einsiedeln Abbey is founded.

### Births

- Dong Yuan, Chinese painter

### Deaths

- Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general
- Queen Emma of France
- St Gervadius Irish Saint
- Ubayd Allah, political and religious leader, founder of the Fatimid Caliphate

## 935

- The Fatimid dynasty makes a third failed attempt to conquer Egypt.
- Córdoba is thought to be the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Baghdad.
- Haakon the Good, son of Harald Fairhair, once again brings together the Norwegian lands.
- Gyeon Hwon, the king of Hubaekje, is overthrown by his eldest son Singeom.
- The Later Shu Kingdom is founded by Meng Zhixiang in Chengdu.

### Births

- Ferdowsi Tousi, Persian poet

### Deaths

- Harald Fairhair, King of Norway
- Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia

## 936

- The Kings of Wessex take control of Devon.
- Otto I crowned Holy Roman Emperor at Aachen.
- King Taejo of Goryeo defeats Hubaekje.
- Prince Bei, elder brother of the Liao Dynasty emperor, is murdered by the Later Tang Dynasty.
- Ibn Muqlah, Islamic calligrapher, is disgraced and imprisoned in Baghdad.
- Pope Leo VII succeeds Pope John XI as the 126th pope.

### Births

- Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, Moorish scholar
- Li Houzhu, last Chinese emperor of the Southern Tang

### Deaths

- Henry I the Fowler, King of the Germans
- Gyeonhwon, King of Hubaekje

## 937

- Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan of England defeats the Viking king of Dublin, the Scots, and Strathclyde.
- September 21 – Magdeburg becomes capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

### Births

- Duke William IV of Aquitaine
- Gu Hongzhong

### Deaths

- July 11 – King Rudolph II of Burgundy
- July 14 – Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria

## 938

- The Liao Dynasty takes over Peking.
- Battle of Bach Dang: Vietnam wins its independence from China.

### Births

- Hugh Capet, King of France

### Deaths

- Lady Ise, Japanese poet

## 939

- Edmund I of England became King of England
- July 14 – Pope Stephen VIII succeeds Pope Leo VII as the 127th pope.
- Arabs lose Madrid to the Kingdom of León.

### Births

- Emperor Romanos II of the Byzantine Empire
- Emperor Taizong of Song

### Deaths

- October 2 – Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine
- October 27 – Æthelstan, King of the English