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[[File:Central Europe, 919-1125.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]] (919–1125).]]
[[File:Heinrich-der-finkler-darbringung-der-kaiserkrone.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Henry the Fowler]] is offered the [[Crown (headgear)|crown]].]]
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Year '''919''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By Place===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[March 25]] &ndash; [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos Lekapenos]], admiral (''[[droungarios]]'') of the [[Byzantine navy]], seizes the [[Boukoleon Palace]] in [[Constantinople]]. He is named ''[[Hetaireia|megas hetaireiarches]]'' (head of the [[imperial guard]]). Lekapenos consolidates his position and becomes [[regent]] of Emperor [[Constantine VII]]. He marries his 9-year-old daughter [[Helena Lekapene]] to Constantine and assumes the new title of ''[[basileopator]]'' (one of the highest offices in the [[Byzantine Empire]]).

==== Europe ====
*  [[May 24]] &ndash; The nobles of [[Franconia]] and [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] elect [[Henry the Fowler]] at the [[Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)|Imperial Diet]] in [[Fritzlar]] as ruler of the [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]]. He recognizes the [[Stem duchy|stem duchies]] (uniting them in a German [[confederation]]) and all their sovereign privileges. Two of the four most influential duchies, [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] and [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]], do not accept his rule. Henry fortifies [[Magdeburg]] against the [[Principality of Hungary|Magyars]].
* Summer &ndash; [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria]] ("the Bad"), is elected as [[anti-king]] by the East-Frankish nobles in opposition to Henry I. [[Burchard II, Duke of Swabia|Burchard II]], duke of Swabia, submits to Henry's rule — allowing him to retain administrative control over his duchy. After an absence of nearly 15 years, the Magyars raid Bavaria and Northern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] again, sacking the [[Po Valley]] (see [[Hungarian invasions of Europe]]).
* [[September 14]] &ndash; [[Battle of Islandbridge]]: High King [[Niall Glúndub]] is killed while leading an Irish coalition against the [[Kingdom of Dublin|Dublin]]-based [[Vikings]] of [[Uí Ímair]], led by King [[Sitric Cáech]].

==== Britain ====
* Lady [[Ælfwynn]] of the Mercians is brought to the court of her uncle, King [[Edward the Elder]], and deprived of her authority in [[Mercia]]. Edward formally annexes the kingdom, ending independent Mercian rule.
* [[Ragnall ua Ímair]], a Viking chief from [[Ireland]], takes control of the Norse [[Scandinavian York|Kingdom of York]] (also referred to as '''Jórvik''') and the English-ruled Earldom of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]. He establishes himself as king at [[York]].<ref>John Haywood (1995). ''Historical Atlas of the Vikings'', p. 68. {{ISBN|978-0-140-51328-8}}.</ref>

==== Africa ====
* [[April 5]] &ndash; The [[Fatimid Caliphate]] of [[Ifriqiya]] (modern-day [[Tunisia]]) launch the second [[Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921)]] in an attempt to seize [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] from its [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] rulers. The expedition fails and the Fatimids will be forced to retreat.<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; pp. 38.</ref>
* Following his death, [[Mara Takla Haymanot]] is succeeded by his eldest son [[Tatadim]] as ruler (''[[negus]]'') of the [[Zagwe dynasty|Zagwe Dynasty]] in [[Ethiopia]].<ref>Taddesse Tamrat, ''Church and State in Ethiopia'', (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56.</ref>

==== China ====
* [[Battle of Langshan Jiang]]: The [[Wuyue]] navy (500 dragon ships) under Prince [[Qian Yuanguan]] who is preparing an invasion to attack the [[Wu (Ten Kingdoms)|Wu]] Kingdom, defeats the naval forces of General Peng Yanzhang on the [[Yangtze|Yangtze River]]. Due to the use of [[flamethrower]] ships (using [[gunpowder]] to ignite [[Gasoline|petrol]], like [[Greek fire]]) Qian Yuanguan manages to destroy 400 enemy ships and captures 7,000 prisoners.

==== Mesoamerica ====
* The [[Ancestral Puebloans]], living in the [[Four Corners]], begin construction at [[Pueblo Bonito]], in modern-day [[New Mexico]]'s [[Chaco Culture National Historical Park|Chaco Canyon]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The [[Bulgarian Orthodox Church]] is declared as [[Autocephaly|autocephalous]] and elevated to the rank of [[patriarchate]] at an [[Ecclesiology|ecclesiastical]] council.
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== Births ==
* [[January 29]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shizong of Liao|Shi Zong]], emperor of the [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] (d. [[951]])
* [[García Sánchez I of Pamplona|García I]], king of [[Kingdom of Pamplona|Pamplona]] (d. [[970]])
* [[Li Cheng (painter)|Li Cheng]], Chinese [[Chinese painting|painter]] (d. [[967]])
* [[Meng Chang]], emperor of [[Later Shu]] (d. [[965]])
* [[Xu Jingqian]], official and [[regent]] of [[Wu (Ten Kingdoms)|Wu]] (d. [[937]])
* [[Theinhko]], king of the [[Pagan dynasty]] (d. [[956]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 28]] &ndash; [[Zhou Dewei]], Chinese general
* [[August 11]] &ndash; [[Dhuka al-Rumi]], Abbasid governor of Egypt<ref>{{cite book | last=Halm | first=Heinz | authorlink = Heinz Halm | title = Das Reich des Mahdi: Der Aufstieg der Fatimiden | language = German | trans-title = The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids | publisher = C. H. Beck | location = Munich | year = 1991 | isbn = 3-406-35497-1 | page=189}}</ref>
* [[August 28]] &ndash; [[He Gui]], Chinese general (b. [[858]])
* [[September 14]] &ndash; [[Niall Glúndub]], [[High King of Ireland]]
* [[December 18]] &ndash; [[Lady Wu (Qian Liu's wife)|Lady Wu]], wife of [[Qian Liu]] (b. 858)
* [[Justan III]], ruler of the [[Justanids|Justanid Dynasty]] ([[Northern Iran|Iran]])
* [[Khusrau Firuz]], ruler of the Justanid Dynasty
* [[Mara Takla Haymanot]], ruler of [[Ethiopia]]
* [[Solomon III (bishop of Constance)|Solomon III]], bishop of [[Diocese of Constance|Constance]]

== References ==
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