Otto II has the three insurrectionists punished at
Magdeburg. Henry II is stripped of all his possessions and imprisoned in the custody of Bishop
Folcmar of
Utrecht. The other two:
Henry III (the Younger) loses his duchy to Otto I and
Henry I, bishop of
Augsburg, is arrested and imprisoned in
Werden Abbey (
Germany).[1]
Almanzor, a court official and
regent of
Córdoba, becomes a
chamberlain (hajib) and seizes power from the 13-year-old Caliph
Hisham II. During his reign, Almanzor will exercise strong influence over
Subh (the mother of Hisham) and wages successful campaigns against the
Christian kingdoms in Northern
Spain.
March 18 – King
Edward II (the Martyr) is murdered at
Corfe Castle (
Dorsetshire) upon the orders of his step-mother
Ælfthryth (or Elfrida). He is succeeded by his half-brother
Æthelred II (the Unready) who becomes king of
England. During his reign Æthelred tries to keep his realm from being overrun by
DanishViking invaders.
English troops are deployed on the
Llŷn Peninsula on behalf of King
Hywel of
Gwynedd in order to prevent his uncle, King
Iago, invading with Viking allies from
Dublin.
June 9 – King
Qian Chu surrenders his territories and pledges
allegiance to the
Song Dynasty, saving his people from war and economic destruction. Qian Chu remains ruler and moves 3,000 members of his
household to Bianjing (modern-day
Kaifeng).
Wuyue is absorbed into the Song Dynasty, effectively ending the kingdom.