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Calendar year

This article is about the year 908.     For other uses, see [908 (disambiguation)](/source/908_(disambiguation)).

Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 9th century 10th century 11th century Decades 880s 890s 900s 910s 920s Years 905 906 907 908 909 910 911 v t e

908 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Religious leaders Categories Births Deaths Establishments v t e

908 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 908 CMVIII Ab urbe condita 1661 Armenian calendar 357 ԹՎ ՅԾԷ Assyrian calendar 5658 Balinese saka calendar 829–830 Bengali calendar 314–315 Berber calendar 1858 Buddhist calendar 1452 Burmese calendar 270 Byzantine calendar 6416–6417 Chinese calendar 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 3605 or 3398 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 3606 or 3399 Coptic calendar 624–625 Discordian calendar 2074 Ethiopian calendar 900–901 Hebrew calendar 4668–4669 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 964–965 - Shaka Samvat 829–830 - Kali Yuga 4008–4009 Holocene calendar 10908 Iranian calendar 286–287 Islamic calendar 295–296 Japanese calendar Engi 8 (延喜８年) Javanese calendar 807–808 Julian calendar 908 CMVIII Korean calendar 3241 Minguo calendar 1004 before ROC 民前1004年 Nanakshahi calendar −560 Seleucid era 1219/1220 AG Thai solar calendar 1450–1451 Tibetan calendar མེ་མོ་ཡོས་ལོ་ (female Fire-Hare) 1034 or 653 or −119 — to — ས་ཕོ་འབྲུག་ལོ་ (male Earth-Dragon) 1035 or 654 or −118

[Constantine VII](/source/Constantine_VII) is crowned as co-emperor.

Year **908** (**[CMVIII](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [leap year starting on Friday](/source/Leap_year_starting_on_Friday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar).

## Events

### By place

#### Byzantine Empire

- [May 15](/source/May_15) – The three-year-old [Constantine VII](/source/Constantine_VII), the son of Emperor [Leo VI](/source/Leo_VI_the_Wise) (**the Wise**), is crowned as co-emperor of the [Byzantine Empire](/source/Byzantine_Empire) by Patriarch [Euthymius I](/source/Euthymius_I_of_Constantinople) at [Constantinople](/source/Constantinople). The ceremony is held in the [Hagia Sophia](/source/Hagia_Sophia). After the rituals, Constantine is crowned (symbolically) and becomes Leo's successor.[1]

#### Europe

- [August 3](/source/August_3) – [Battle of Eisenach](/source/Battle_of_Eisenach_(908)): An invading [Hungarian](/source/Principality_of_Hungary) force defeats the [East Frankish](/source/East_Francia) army under Duke [Burchard](/source/Burchard%2C_Duke_of_Thuringia), killing him, together with Duke [Egino](/source/Egino%2C_Duke_of_Thuringia) and [Rudolf I](/source/Rudolf_I_(bishop_of_Wurzburg)), bishop of [Würzburg](/source/Diocese_of_W%C3%BCrzburg). The Hungarians devastate [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia) and [Saxony](/source/Saxony) as far north as [Bremen](/source/Bremen),[2] returning home with many spoils.[3][4]

- Duke [Atenulf I](/source/Atenulf_I_of_Capua) (**the Great**) of [Benevento](/source/Duchy_of_Benevento) attacks the [Saracens](/source/Saracens) at the [Garigliano River](/source/Garigliano), with the assistance of [Naples](/source/Duchy_of_Naples) and [Amalfi](/source/Amalfi). Crossing the river, Atenulf defeats an Arab army and reaches the walls of their fortified camp. However, the sudden withdrawal of the Neapolitans renders the [siege](/source/Siege) useless.

#### Ireland

- [September 13](/source/September_13) – [Battle of Belach Mugna](/source/Battle_of_Ballaghmoon): In an alliance with the kings [Cerball mac Muirecáin](/source/Cerball_mac_Muirec%C3%A1in) of [Leinster](/source/Leinster), [Cathal mac Conchobair](/source/Cathal_mac_Conchobair) of [Connacht](/source/Connacht), and [Cellach mac Cerbaill](/source/Cellach_mac_Cerbaill) of [Osraige](/source/Osraige), High King [Flann Sinna](/source/Flann_Sinna) defeats the forces of King [Cormac mac Cuilennáin](/source/Cormac_mac_Cuilenn%C3%A1in) of [Munster](/source/Munster) near [Castledermot](/source/Castledermot) ([County Kildare](/source/County_Kildare)).

#### Arabian Empire

- [August 13](/source/August_13) – [Abbasid](/source/Abbasid) caliph [al-Muktafi](/source/Al-Muktafi) died and he was succeeded by his nominated heir, his younger brother Jafar (Al-Muqtadir).

[Gold dinar](/source/Gold_dinar) of [Al-Muqtafi](/source/Al-Muqtafi), Abbasid caliph

- [December 17](/source/December_17) – [Husayn ibn Hamdan](/source/Husayn_ibn_Hamdan) leads a revolt to depose the newly-appointed [Abbasid](/source/Abbasid_Caliphate) Caliph [Al-Muqtadir](/source/Al-Muqtadir) in [Baghdad](/source/Baghdad). He installs his uncle [Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz](/source/Abdallah_ibn_al-Mu'tazz) and kills vizier [Al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i](/source/Al-Abbas_ibn_al-Hasan_al-Jarjara'i), but fails to murder Al-Muqtadir. This leads, finally, to the coup's collapse.

- Winter – [Snow](/source/Snow) falls in Baghdad. According to Arabic writings, even rivers are frozen.

#### China

- [March 26](/source/March_26) – Emperor [Taizu](/source/Zhu_Wen) (**Zhu Wen**) of [Later Liang](/source/Later_Liang_(Five_Dynasties)) has the 15-year-old [Li Zhu](/source/Emperor_Ai_of_Tang), the last [Tang Dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) emperor, poisoned. Li Zhu receives the [posthumous name](/source/Posthumous_name) of *Ai* ("lamentable").

- [May 1](/source/May_1) – Emperor [Wang Jian](/source/Wang_Jian_(Former_Shu)) of [Former Shu](/source/Former_Shu) puts his adoptive son (and a potential successor) [Wang Zongji](/source/Wang_Zongji) (**Prince of Shu**) to death. He orders Wang Zongji's associates to be [exiled](/source/Exile).[5]

- [June 9](/source/June_9) – The generals [Zhang Hao](/source/Zhang_Hao_(general)) and [Xu Wen](/source/Xu_Wen) assassinate [Yang Wo](/source/Yang_Wo) (**Prince of Hongnong**). He is succeeded by his 11-year-old brother [Yang Longyan](/source/Yang_Longyan) as ruler of the [Wu](/source/Wu_(Ten_Kingdoms)) Kingdom.

- [June 18](/source/June_18) – Xu Wen murders Zhang Hao and takes over as Yang Longyan's [regent](/source/Regent), and sole commander of the [imperial guard](/source/Imperial_guard). He becomes *[de facto](/source/De_facto)* ruler of the Wu Kingdom.

## Births

- [Al-Muttaqi](/source/Al-Muttaqi), Abbasid [caliph](/source/Caliph) (d. [968](/source/968))

- [Guo Chong](/source/Guo_Chong), Chinese general (approximate date)

- [Ibrahim ibn Sinan](/source/Ibrahim_ibn_Sinan), Abbasid [mathematician](/source/Mathematician) (d. [946](/source/946))

- [Kiyohara no Motosuke](/source/Kiyohara_no_Motosuke), Japanese [nobleman](/source/Nobility) (d. [990](/source/990))

- [Thankmar](/source/Thankmar), Frankish prince (approximate date)

## Deaths

- [February 23](/source/February_23) – [Li Keyong](/source/Li_Keyong), [Shatuo](/source/Shatuo) governor (b. [856](/source/856))

- [March 25](/source/March_25) – [Li Kening](/source/Li_Kening), Chinese general

- [March 26](/source/March_26) – [Ai](/source/Emperor_Ai_of_Tang), emperor of the [Tang Dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) (b. [892](/source/892))

- [April 25](/source/April_25) – [Zhang Wenwei](/source/Zhang_Wenwei), Chinese [chancellor](/source/Chancellor_of_the_Tang_dynasty)

- [May 1](/source/May_1) – [Wang Zongji](/source/Wang_Zongji), Chinese prince and [pretender](/source/Pretender)

- [June 9](/source/June_9) – [Yang Wo](/source/Yang_Wo), emperor of [Wu](/source/Wu_(Ten_Kingdoms)) (b. [886](/source/886))

- [June 18](/source/June_18) – [Zhang Hao](/source/Zhang_Hao_(general)), Chinese general

- [August 3](/source/August_3) - [Burchard](/source/Burchard%2C_Duke_of_Thuringia), duke of [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia) - [Egino](/source/Egino%2C_Duke_of_Thuringia), duke of Thuringia - [Rudolf I](/source/Rudolf_I_(bishop_of_W%C3%BCrzburg)), bishop of [Würzburg](/source/Diocese_of_W%C3%BCrzburg)

- [August 13](/source/August_13) – [Al-Muktafi](/source/Al-Muktafi), Abbasid caliph

- [September 13](/source/September_13) – [Cormac mac Cuilennáin](/source/Cormac_mac_Cuilenn%C3%A1in), king of [Munster](/source/Munster) ([Ireland](/source/Ireland))

- [December 17](/source/December_17) - [Al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i](/source/Al-Abbas_ibn_al-Hasan_al-Jarjara'i), Abbasid [vizier](/source/Vizier) - [Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz](/source/Abdallah_ibn_al-Mu'tazz), Abbasid [poet](/source/Poet) (b. [861](/source/861))

- [Blaise of Amorion](/source/Blaise_of_Amorion), Byzantine monk and [missionary](/source/Missionary)

- [Cléirchén mac Murchadh](/source/Cl%C3%A9irch%C3%A9n_mac_Murchadh), king of [Maigh Seóla](/source/Maigh_Se%C3%B3la) (Ireland)

- [Denewulf](/source/Denewulf), bishop of [Winchester](/source/Diocese_of_Winchester)

- [Li Sijian](/source/Li_Sijian), Chinese [warlord](/source/Warlord) and governor

- [Remigius of Auxerre](/source/Remigius_of_Auxerre), Frankish scholar

- [Wang Shifan](/source/Wang_Shifan), Chinese warlord (b. [874](/source/874))

- [Xuefeng Yicun](/source/Xuefeng_Yicun), Chinese [Chan](/source/Chan_Buddhism) master (b. [822](/source/822))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus](http://users.clas.ufl.edu/kapparis/byzantium/coronation_ceremony.doc)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tarján_2-0)** Tarján Tamás, [augusztus 3. A kalandozó magyarok győzelme Eisenach mellett](http://www.rubicon.hu/magyar/nyomtathato_verzio/908_augusztus_3_a_kalandozo_magyarok_gyozelme_eisenach_mellett//908.), Rubicon.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Reuter, Timothy. Germany in the Early Middle Ages 800–1056. New York: Longman, 1991., p. 129.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Chronicon_Hermanni_Contracti_4-0)** Chronicon Hermanni Contracti: Ex Inedito Hucusque Codice Augiensi, Unacum Eius Vita Et Continuatione A Bertholdo eius discipulo scripta. Praemittuntur Varia Anecdota. Subiicitur Chronicon Petershusanum Ineditum. 1, Typis San-Blasianis, 1790, p. CVIII, Text from: *Gesta Francorum excerpta, ex originali ampliata*, Latin text: "*980 [...] Ungari in Saxones. Et Burchardus dux Toringorum, et Reodulfus epsicopus, Eginoque aliique quamplurimi occisi sunt devastata terra..."*. English translation: "*908 [...] The Hungarians against the Saxons. Burchard, duke of Thuringia, bishop Rudolf, and Egino were killed with many others and [the Hungarians] devastated the land..."*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *[New History of the Five Dynasties](/source/New_History_of_the_Five_Dynasties)*, vol. 63.

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