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[[File:Athelstan.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[July 17]]: [[Æthelstan]] becomes the King of England upon the death of his father, King [[Edward the Elder]]. Æthelstan is seen here presenting a book to [[Cuthbert]], in a painting visible at the Chester-le-Street)]]
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Year '''924''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMXXIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
=== January—March ===
* [[January 5]] &ndash; The monastery of [[San Martín de Albelda]] is founded in the [[Kingdom of Navarre]] in what is now the city of [[Albelda de Iregua]] in Spain, by orders of [[Sancho Garcés I of Pamplona|King Sancho Garcés I]] and [[Toda Aznárez]], [[List of Navarrese monarchs|monarchs of Navarre]], to celebrate the previous year's recapture of the cities of [[Nájera]] and [[Viguera]].<ref>[http://libro.uca.edu/frontier/bishko1.htm "Salvus of Albelda and Frontier Monasticism in Tenth-Century Navarre]", by Charles J. Bishko, in ''[[Speculum (journal)|Speculum]]'' No. 23 (1948), pp. 559–590</ref>
* [[January 20]] &ndash; [[Later Tang|China]]'s [[Li Cunxu|Emperor Zhuangzong]] reverses an initial decision to spare the life of General [[Li Jitao]] after discovering that Li is continuing to plot the overthrow of the government, and has Li executed.<ref name=ZZTJ272>''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]'', [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷272|vol. 272]]. {{lang|zh|同光元年十二月辛巳}} = 20 January 924.</ref><ref name=AS>[[Academia Sinica]] [http://sinocal.sinica.edu.tw Chinese-Western Calendar Converter].</ref>
* [[February 12]] &ndash; (1 Dhu al-Qi'dah 311 A.H.) [[Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh]] is removed from office as the [[List of rulers of Islamic Egypt|Abbasid Governor of Egypt]] by the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Caliph]] [[al-Muqtadir]] after less than six months in office and is replaced by [[Takin al-Khazari]].<ref>{{The Cambridge History of Egypt | volume=1 | chapter=Autonomous Egypt from Ibn Ṭūlūn to Kāfūr, 868–969 | first=Thierry | last=Bianquis | author-link=Thierry Bianquis | pages=110 | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y3FtXpB_tqMC&pg=PA86 }}</ref> who, following his death, sack and burn the city of [[Pavia]]. They  Hungarian forces penetrate as far as the [[Pyrenees]].<ref>Timothy Reuter (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 543. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>
* [[March 24]] &ndash; Hungarian Magyar forces led by General Szalárd, capture [[Pavia]], capital of the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]] within the [[Holy Roman Empire]], at the request of the Holy Roman Emperor [[Berengar I of Italy|Berengar]].<ref>Baják László, ''A fejedelmek kora: A korai magyar történet időrendi vázlata'' Volume 2: 900-1000 (''The Era of the Princes: A chronological sketch of the early Hungarian history'')(Budapest: ÓMT) pp.16-17</ref> Later, after crossing the [[Alps]] via the [[Great St Bernard Pass|St. Bernard Pass]], the Magyars pillage [[Provence]], [[Septimania]] and [[Nismes]] in southern [[France]]).
* [[March]] &ndash; A group of 1,800 warriors of the [[Qarmatians]] of [[Bahrayn (historical region)|Bahrayn]] [[924 Hajj caravan raid|attack and destroy]] the returning [[Hajj]] caravans at al-Habir.<ref>{{cite book | last=Halm | first=Heinz | author-link = 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 | pages =226–227}}</ref> Some of the more prominent pilgrims, who were returning to [[Baghdad]] from [[Mecca]], are taken to [[Al-Ahsa Oasis]] to be held for ransom. The event leads to the downfall and execution of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s [[vizier (Abbasid Caliphate)|vizier]], [[Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat|Ibn al-Furat]].<ref>{{The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates | edition = Second | pages = 191–192}}</ref>
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=== April—June ===
* [[April 7]] &ndash; After having made a new alliance with the [[Principality of Hungary|Hungarians]], the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Berengar I of Italy|Berengar I]], King of Italy, is assassinated in [[Verona]] by one of his guards. [[Rudolph II of Burgundy|Rudolph II]], [[King of Burgundy]] and a claimant to the throne, takes full control of the Kingdom of Italy, while the office of the Holy Roman Emperor will not be re-created until 38 years later.<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/berengario-i-duca-marchese-del-friuli-re-d-italia-imperatore_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/ "Berengario I, duca-marchese del Friuli, re d'Italia, imperatore"], in ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', ed. by Girolamo Arnaldi, volume 9 (Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1967).</ref>
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat]], the Grand Vizier of the Abbasid Caliph [[al-Muqtadir]] since returning to power in August [[923]], is removed from office by the Caliph, and is replaced by [[Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Khaqani]]. On July 24, he is executed along with his son, al-Muhassin, for his brutality during his rule and for failing to prevent the March attack by the [[Qarmatians]] on Iraqi Muslim pilgrims.<ref>{{EI2 | volume = 3 | title = Ibn al-Furāt | first = D. | last = Sourdel | author-link = Dominique Sourdel | pages=767–768 | doi =10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0322 }}</ref> 
* [[June]] &ndash; [[Fruela II of Asturias|Fruela II]], King of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]] in what is now Portugal, becomes the new ruler of the [[Kingdom of León]] and the [[Kingdom of Galicia]] in Spain upon the death of his younger brother, [[Ordoño II of León|King Ordoño II]], who dies after a 14-year reign. The ascent of Fruela reunites Asturias, Galicia and Leon.<ref>{{cite journal|last=García-Osuna|first=José María Manuel|author2=Rodríguez|title=El astur rey de León Fruela II Adefónsiz "El Leproso"|journal=Argutorio: Revista de la Asociación Cultural "Monte Irago"|volume=9|issue=20|pages=25–28|url=http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=2501667|access-date=18 May 2012}}</ref> Fruela, who is not popular with the [[Nobility|nobles]], orders the assassination of the sons of Olmundo.

=== July—September ===
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[Edward the Elder]], [[King of the Anglo-Saxons]], is killed in battle at [[Farndon, Cheshire|Farndon-Upon-Dee]] while leading an army against a revolt by some of the Cambrians and Mercians. During his 25-year reign, he gained direct control over [[Mercia]], including some of the [[Danelaw]], the [[Denmark|Danish]]-occupied areas. Edward's oldest son, [[Æthelstan]], is proclaimed the new King of England, while some supporters among the West Saxons support [[Ælfweard of Wessex|Ælfweard]],  to be Edward's successor as [[Wessex|King of Wessex]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=2004 |title=Edward [called Edward the Elder] (870s?–924), king of the Anglo-Saxons |encyclopedia=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8514/8514?back=,8514,8907,52311,8907 |access-date=6 October 2016 |last=Miller |first=Sean |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/8514|url-access=subscription }} {{ODNBsub}}</ref>
* [[August 2]] &ndash; [[Ælfweard of Wessex]], briefly a claimant for the throne of England and favored by the nobility of Wessex, dies at the age of 23 only sixteen days after the death of his father.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Keynes|first= Simon |year=2001|title=Rulers of the English, c.450–1066|editor= Michael Lapidge |editor2=John Blair |editor3=Simon Keynes |editor4=Donald Scragg |encyclopedia=The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England|publisher= Blackwell Publishing|page=51|isbn=978-0-6312-2492-1}}</ref>
* [[August]] &ndash; In what is now South Korea, at [[Gyeongju|Seorabeo]] (now Gyeongju in [[South Korea]]), [[Gyeongae of Silla|Gyeongae]] becomes the new monarch of the [[Kingdom of Silla]] upon the death of his older brother, [[Gyeongmyeong of Silla|King Gyeongmyeong]].<ref>Samguk Yusa, ''Kings' Chronicles, Gyeongmyeong Dynasty'' (삼국유사 왕력편 경명왕조)</ref>
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 913–927|Byzantine–Bulgarian War]]: [[Simeon I of Bulgaria|Tsar Simeon I]], ruler (''[[knyaz]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], leads the burning of the [[Church of St. Mary of the Spring (Istanbul)|Church of St. Mary of the Spring]] in [[Constantinople]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mamboury|first=Ernest |author-link= Ernest Mamboury|title=The Tourists' Istanbul|publisher=Çituri Biraderler Basımevi|location=Istanbul|year=1953|page=208}}</ref>
* [[September 9]] &ndash; After pillaging the suburbs of [[Constantinople]], Tsar [[Simeon I of Bulgaria]] meets with the Byzantine Emperor [[Romanos I Lekapenos]] on the [[Golden Horn]] to arrange a truce, according to which Byzantium will pay the Bulgarians an annual [[tribute]] in exchangefor the return of some cities on the [[Black Sea]] coast.<ref>{{cite book |last = Runciman |first = Steven |author-link = Steven Runciman |title = A history of the First Bulgarian Empire |url = http://www.promacedonia.org/en/sr/index.html  |publisher = [[George Bell & Sons]] |location = [[London]] |year = 1930 |pages=169–172|oclc = 832687 }}</ref>

=== October—December ===
* [[November 9]] &ndash; Byzantine co-Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos concludes a treaty with the Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria and provides the Bulgarian monarch with "gold and silver shields and lances."<ref>Piotr L. Grotowski, "Arms and Armour of the Warrior Saints", ''Tradition and Innovation in Byzantine Iconography (843-1261)'' (BRILL, 2010) p.23, {{ISBN|978-90-04-18548-7}}</ref>
* [[November]] &ndash; (Shaban 312 AH) Hamd bin Khazar, leader of the [[Zenata]] Berber nomads in the high plateau of central [[Algeria]], sets an ambush that kills Massala ibn Habus, the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] Governor of [[Tiaret|Tahert]].<ref>Heinz Halm, ''The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids'' (BRILL, 2021) p.269, {{ISBN|978-90-04-49265-3}}</ref>
* [[December 25]] &ndash; [[Stephen Lekapenos]] and [[Constantine Lekapenos]] are promoted to the position of co-Emperors of Byzantium, joining [[Constantine VII]], [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos I]] and [[Christopher Lekapenos|Christopher]], creating a [[pentarchy]] with five monarchs.

=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* Fall &ndash; [[Bulgarian–Serbian wars of 917–924|Bulgarian–Serbian War]]: Tsar Simeon I sends a [[punitive expedition]] force against [[Principality of Serbia (early medieval)|Serbia]], led by [[Theodore Sigritsa]] and [[Marmais]], but they are ambushed and defeated. [[Zaharija of Serbia|Zaharija]], prince of the Serbs, sends their heads and armour later to Constantinople (approximate date). 
* Winter &ndash; The Hungarians invade [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] and force King [[Henry the Fowler|Henry I]] ('''the Fowler''') to retreat into the [[Royal palace of Werla|Castle of Werla]]. He makes a pact and agrees to pay them [[tribute]] for 9 years. They return to the [[Po Valley]] and sack the cities of [[Bergamo]], [[Brescia]] and [[Mantua]] (Northern [[Italy]]).

==== Asia ====
* Emperor [[Abaoji|Taizu]] of the [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] leads a campaign to the West. He reaches the former capital of the [[Uyghurs|Uyghur Kingdom]] on the [[Orkhon River]]. The [[Zubu]] begin to pay tribute to the [[Liao dynasty|Khitan Empire]].
* Emperor [[Li Cunxu|Zhuang Zong]] of [[Later Tang]] bestows the chancellor title on [[Gao Jixing]] ('''Prince of Nanping''') and creates the [[Jingnan|Nanping]] State (Central [[China]]). The [[Qi (Li Maozhen's state)|Qi]] State falls to Later Tang.

== Births ==
* [[Fujiwara no Koretada]], Japanese statesman and ''[[Waka poetry|waka]]'' poet (d. [[972]])
* [[Fujiwara no Yoritada]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]] and [[regent]] (d. [[989]])
* [[Gao Baoxu]], king of [[Jingnan|Nanping]] ([[Ten Kingdoms]]) (d. [[962]])
* [[Li Jingda]], prince of [[Southern Tang]] (d. [[971]])
* [[Nyaung-u Sawrahan]], king of the [[Pagan dynasty]] (d. [[1001]])
* [[Đinh Bộ Lĩnh]], Emperor of Viet Nam (d.[[979]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 20]] &ndash; [[Li Jitao]], general of [[Later Tang]]
* [[April 7]] &ndash; [[Berengar I of Italy|Berengar I]], king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] and [[Holy Roman Emperor]]
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Herman I (archbishop of Cologne)|Herman I]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne|Cologne]]
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Li Maozhen]], Chinese [[warlord]] and king (b. [[856]])
* [[June 16]] &ndash; [[Li Cunshen]], general of Later Tang (b. [[862]])
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[Edward the Elder]], king of [[Wessex]]
* [[July 18]] &ndash; [[Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat]], Abbasid [[vizier]] (b. [[855]])
* [[August 2]] &ndash; [[Ælfweard of Wessex|Ælfweard]], son of Edward the Elder
* [[Damian of Tarsus]], Muslim governor
* [[Gyeongmyeong of Silla|Gyeongmyeong]], king of [[Silla]] ([[Korea]])
* [[Marmais]], Bulgarian nobleman 
* [[Ordoño II of León|Ordoño II]], king of [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]]
* [[Raymond II, Count of Toulouse|Raymond II]], Frankish nobleman
* [[Theodore Sigritsa]], Bulgarian minister
* [[Yuan Xiangxian]], Chinese general
* [[Zaharija of Serbia|Zaharija]], prince of [[Principality of Serbia (early medieval)|Serbia]] (approximate date)

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