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'''972''' was a year in the [[10th century]].
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==Events==
===By Place===
====Europe====
* [[Otto II]] marries [[Theophanu]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] princess.
* [[Battle of Cedynia]]: Polish duke [[Mieszko I]] defeats the [[Germany|German]]s.
* [[Boleslaus_II_of_Bohemia|Boleslaus II the Pious]] succeeds [[Boleslav I of Bohemia|Boleslav I]] in [[Bohemia]].
* The monastery at the site of [[Peterborough Cathedral]] is rebuilt.
* Emperor [[John Tzimisces]] makes eastern [[Bulgaria]] a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] dependency.
* A battle between [[Estonians|Estonian]] and [[Icelanders|Icelandic]] Vikings in [[Saaremaa]] is described in ''[[Njál's saga]]''.
* [[Yaropolk of Kiev]] succeeds [[Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev|Sviatoslav I]] in [[Kiev]].
====Asia====
* The [[Song Dynasty]] Chinese government attempts to ban the practice of [[cremation]]; despite this decree, the lower and middle classes continue to cremate their dead, until the government resolves the problem in the 12th century by establishing public [[graveyard]]s for [[pauper]]s.
====Africa====
* The [[Fatimid]]s enter [[Egypt]], where they establish the city of [[Cairo]] and the [[Al-Azhar mosque]].
* [[Buluggin ibn Ziri]] is appointed viceroy in [[Ifriqiya]], starting the [[Zirid]] Dynasty.
===By Topic===
====Religion====
* [[Pope Benedict VI]] succeeds [[Pope John XIII]] as pope.
* [[Saint Eadburga]] is canonized.
==Births==
* [[March 27]] — King [[Robert II of France]] (d. [[1031]])
* [[Al-Mawardi]]
* [[Ermesinde of Carcassonne]], countess and regent of Barcelona (d. [[1057]])
* [[Fujiwara no Yukinari]]
* [[Fulk III of Anjou]]
* [[Pope Gregory V]]
* [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor]]
* [[Renauld I, Count of Nevers]]
==Deaths==
* [[July 15]] — [[Boleslav I of Bohemia]]
* [[September 6]] — [[Pope John XIII]]
* [[liutprand of Cremona|Liutprand]], bishop of Cremona and historian
* [[Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev]]
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