983
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Events
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Asia
- Wood carvers paid by China's Song Dynasty completed a carving of the entire Buddhist canon for printing (130,000 total blocks are made).
- The reign of Amir Adhad ad-Dowleh of Buwayhid ended.
- Sharaf ad-Dawla became Amir Buwayhid.
- The Khazar Empire ended.
- Emperor Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty led an expedition against the Zubu.
- One of the Four Great Books of Song, the encyclopedia Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era is finished in 1,000 volumes of 4.7 million written Chinese characters.
Europe
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Religion
- December – Pope John XIV becomes the 136th pope after Pope Benedict VII died.
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Births
- Wulfnoth Cild
- Odo II, Count of Blois
Deaths
- 'Adud al-Daula
- Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Pope Benedict VII
- Mu'ayyad al-Daula
- Patriarch Anthony III of Constantinople
References
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