10th century

(9th century - 10th century - 11th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Significant people 3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 4 Decades and years

Events

\n* The beginning of the Medieval Warm Period\n* Viking groups settle in northern France - Norse become Normans \n* Foundation of Cluny, first federated monastic order\n* Khazar kingdom is attacked and defeated by Kievan Rus (965)\n* Collapse of the central lowland Maya civilization. End of Classic Maya period, begin Post-Classic Maya\n* Collapse of Great Moravia \n* Buddhist temple construction commences at Pagan, Myanmar\n* Laguna Copperplate Inscription, Kavi script, inscribed in Luzon, Philippines, dated Saka year 822 or 900 CE.

Significant people

• Nicephorus II, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (lived 912 - 969, reigned 963 - 969).\n* Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (lived 912 - 973, reigned 936 - 973).\n* King Edmund I of England (lived 921 - 946, reigned 939 - 946).\n*John I Tzimisces, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (lived 925 - 976, reigned 969 - 976).\n*Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (lived 955 - 983, reigned 973 - 983.\n*Theophanu, wife of Otto II, mother and Regent of Otto III, (lived 956 - 991, reigned 983-991).\n*Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria (lived 958 - 1014, reigned 976 - 1014).\n* Vladimir I, Prince of Kievan Rus (lived 958 - 1015).\n*Basil II, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, (lived 958 - 1025, reigned 976 - 1025).\n*Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (lived 980 - 1002, reigned 983 - 1002).

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

\n* Hop (plant) first mentioned in connection with beer brewing

Decades and years

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