969 35883 210886541 2008-05-07T21:00:58Z Escarbot 1554195 robot Adding: [[gd:969]] {{year nav|969}} {{M1YearInTopic}} '''969''' was a year in the [[10th century]]. __NOTOC__ ==Events== ===By Place=== ====Byzantine Empire==== * [[December 11]] — [[John I Tzimisces|John I]] becomes [[Byzantine Emperors|Emperor]] of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]]. ====Europe==== * [[Boris II of Bulgaria|Boris II]] succeeds [[Peter I of Bulgaria|Peter I]] as Tsar of [[Bulgaria]]. ====Africa==== * The [[Fatimid]]s conquer Egypt and move their capital from [[Kairouan]] (in modern [[Tunisia]]) to [[Fustat]], subsequently founding a new capital city just north of Fustat, and naming it [[Cairo]]. ====Asia==== * [[Emperor En'yū]] succeeds [[Emperor Reizei]] on the throne of [[Japan]]. * Jing Zong succeeds Mu Zong in the [[Khitan people|Khitan Empire]]. * [[Nicephorus II]] captures [[Antioch]] from the [[Arab]]s. * [[Uththama Chola]] becomes the Chola Emperor after the mysterious death of [[Aditya Karikalan]] (also known as Aditya Chola II). He rules for 16 years. Arulmolivarman becomes the heir apparent, and later the great [[Rajaraja Chola I]]. ==Births== * [[Olaf I of Norway]] ==Deaths== * [[January 29]] — [[Peter I of Bulgaria]] * [[July 11]] — [[Olga of Kiev]] * [[Harald II of Norway]] * [[Nicephorus II]] (murdered by [[John I Tzimisces]], [[Theophano (10th century)]]'s [[lover]]) * [[Emperor Muzong of Liao]] (murdered) [[Category:969]] [[af:969]] [[am:969 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:969]] [[an:969]] [[ast:969]] [[az:969]] [[bn:৯৬৯]] [[map-bms:969]] [[be:969]] [[bh:९६९]] [[bs:969]] [[br:969]] [[bg:969]] [[ca:969]] [[cv:969]] [[cs:969]] [[co:969]] [[cy:969]] [[da:969]] [[de:969]] [[et:969]] [[el:969]] [[es:969]] [[eo:969]] [[eu:969]] [[fr:969]] [[gd:969]] [[gl:969]] [[ko:969년]] [[hi:969]] [[hr:969.]] [[io:969]] [[bpy:মারি ৯৬৯]] [[id:969]] [[it:969]] [[he:969]] [[jv:969]] [[ka:969]] [[csb:969]] [[sw:969]] [[ht:969 (almanak jilyen)]] [[la:969]] [[lb:969]] [[lmo:969]] [[hu:969]] [[mk:969]] [[mi:969]] [[mr:इ.स. ९६९]] [[ms:969]] [[nah:969]] [[nl:969]] [[new:९६९]] [[ja:969年]] [[nap:969]] [[no:969]] [[nn:969]] [[nrm:969]] [[oc:969]] [[uz:969]] [[pi:९६९]] [[nds:969]] [[pl:969]] [[pt:969]] [[ksh:Joohr 969]] [[ro:969]] [[ru:969 год]] [[sa:९६९]] [[sq:969]] [[scn:969]] [[sk:969]] [[sl:969]] [[sr:969]] [[su:969]] [[fi:969]] [[sv:969]] [[tt:969]] [[th:พ.ศ. 1512]] [[tr:969]] [[uk:969]] [[vec:969]] [[zh-yue:969年]] [[zh:969年]]