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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; Magdeburg becomes capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

### Births 
* Duke William IV of Aquitaine
* Gu Hongzhong

### Deaths 
* July 11 &ndash; King Rudolph II of Burgundy
* July 14 &ndash; 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 &ndash; 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 &ndash; Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine
* October 27 &ndash; Æthelstan, King of the English