| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 910s 920s 930s - 940s - 950s 960s 970s |
| Years: | 939 940 941 - 942 - 943 944 945 |
| 942 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 942 CMXLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1695 |
| Armenian calendar | 391 ԹՎ ՅՂԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -902 – -901 |
| Berber calendar | 1892 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1486 |
| Burmese calendar | 304 |
| Chinese calendar | 3578/3638-12-12 (辛丑年十二月十二日) — to —
3579/3639-11-21(壬寅年十一月廿一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 658 – 659 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 934 – 935 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4702 – 4703 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 997 – 998 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 864 – 865 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4043 – 4044 |
| Holocene calendar | 10942 |
| Iranian calendar | 320 – 321 |
| Islamic calendar | 330 – 331 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3275 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1485 |
Events
By Place
Asia
- Kaminarimon, the eight-pillared gate to Japan's Kinryuzan Sensouji Temple, is erected. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Construction begins on the first church at the monastery of Cluny. Events and Trends Simple920s Zh-yue920年代 Events and Trends Simple930s Zh-yue930年代 Events and Trends Simple940s Zh-yue940年代 Events and Trends Simple950s Zh-yue950年代 Events and Trends Khazar kingdom is attacked and defeated by Kievan Rus ( 965) Simple970s Zh-yue970年代 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century This article is about the year 939. For the CPU socket see Socket 939 Events By Place Asia Events By Place Asia Saadia Gaon compiles his Siddur (Jewish prayer book in Iraq. Events By Place Asia The Rus'-Byzantine War (941 is fought By Topic Religion Oda Events By Place Europe King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland This article is about the year 944 For the Porsche sports car see Porsche 944. Events By Place Asia The Buwayhid Dynasty takes control of Baghdad (it does not supplant the local caliphate) 941 state leaders - Events of 942 - 943 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ifriqiya - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō Tokyo.
- The Southern Han Dynasty ends in China. Southern Han ( Vietnamese: Nam Hán was a kingdom that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period ( 907 - 960) China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
- The Chavda Kingdom is overthrown in Gujarat, India. The Chavda Kingdom was a Hindu Rajput dynasty which ruled northern Gujarat from 746 to 942. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
Europe
- Hywel Dda, king of Deheubarth, annexes Gwynedd to become ruler of most of Wales. Hywel Dda (c 880?&ndash950 (English Hywel the Good, sometimes anglicized to Howell the Good) was a well-thought-of king of Deheubarth in south-west Gwynedd (pr) is one of several Welsh Successor states that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain.
By Topic
Religion
- October 30 — Pope Marinus II succeeds Pope Stephen VIII as the 128th pope. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Marinus II (or Martin III) born in Rome, was Pope from 942 to 946 Pope Stephen VIII, was a native of Germany, was Pope from about July 14, 939 until his death towards the end of October 942 History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
Births
- Pampa, Kannada poet in India
- Edgar of England (approximate date)
- Genshin (源信), influential Tendai scholar
Deaths
- Pope Stephen VIII
- King Idwal Foel of Gwynedd
- December 17 - William I of Normandy
- Gaozu of Later Jin, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty in China (b. Pampa (ಪಂಪ born 902 CE also known as Adikavi Pampa (ಆದಿಕವಿ ಪಂಪ is one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time Kannada (kn [[wiktಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ]] Kannaḍa) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Edgar I the Peaceful or the Peaceable (c 7 August 943&ndash8 July 975 1 Genshin (源信 942&ndash1017 also know as Eshin Sozu, was the most influential of a number of Tendai scholars active during the eleventh and twelfth centuries History The Tiantai teaching was first brought to Japan by the Chinese monk Jianzhen (鑑眞 Jp Ganjin in the middle of the 8th century, but Pope Stephen VIII, was a native of Germany, was Pope from about July 14, 939 until his death towards the end of October 942 Idwal Foel ap Anarawd (Idwal the Bald (died 942 was a King of Gwynedd, also called King of the Britons by William of Malmesbury. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila William I Longsword ( French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Scandinavian: Viljâlmr Langaspjôt Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 (892-942 was the founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (936-946 the third of the Five Dynasties that controlled much of northern China from Note that there are four periods of Chinese history using the name "Jin" (see clarification here. 892)
- Liu Yan of the Southern Han Kingdom
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