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Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 9th century 10th century 11th century Decades 960s 970s 980s 990s 1000s Years 986 987 988 989 990 991 992 v t e

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

989 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 989 CMLXXXIX Ab urbe condita 1742 Armenian calendar 438 ԹՎ ՆԼԸ Assyrian calendar 5739 Balinese saka calendar 910–911 Bengali calendar 395–396 Berber calendar 1939 Buddhist calendar 1533 Burmese calendar 351 Byzantine calendar 6497–6498 Chinese calendar 戊子年 (Earth Rat) 3686 or 3479 — to — 己丑年 (Earth Ox) 3687 or 3480 Coptic calendar 705–706 Discordian calendar 2155 Ethiopian calendar 981–982 Hebrew calendar 4749–4750 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 1045–1046 - Shaka Samvat 910–911 - Kali Yuga 4089–4090 Holocene calendar 10989 Iranian calendar 367–368 Islamic calendar 378–379 Japanese calendar Eiso 2 (永祚２年) Javanese calendar 890–891 Julian calendar 989 CMLXXXIX Korean calendar 3322 Minguo calendar 923 before ROC 民前923年 Nanakshahi calendar −479 Seleucid era 1300/1301 AG Thai solar calendar 1531–1532 Tibetan calendar ས་ཕོ་བྱི་བ་ལོ་ (male Earth-Rat) 1115 or 734 or −38 — to — ས་མོ་གླང་ལོ་ (female Earth-Ox) 1116 or 735 or −37

The [Sankore Madrasah](/source/Sankore_Madrasah) in [Timbuktu](/source/Timbuktu) ([Mali](/source/Mali))

Year **989** (**[CMLXXXIX](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [common year starting on Tuesday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Tuesday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar). If you visit Simple English Wikipedia, you will see that it was the 989th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 989th year of the 1st millennium, the 89th year of the 10th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1980s decade.

## Events

### By place

#### Byzantine Empire

- Emperor [Basil II](/source/Basil_II) uses his contingent of 6,000 [Varangians](/source/Varangians) to help him defeat [Bardas Phokas](/source/Bardas_Phokas_the_Younger) (**the Younger**), who suffers a seizure during the [siege](/source/Siege) of [Abydos](/source/Abydos_(Hellespont)) (threatening to blockade the [Dardanelles](/source/Dardanelles)). Phokas dies, ending the revolt and threat to [Constantinople](/source/Constantinople). Upon Phokas' death, the other rebel leader [Bardas Skleros](/source/Bardas_Skleros) (who is captured and [blinded](/source/Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture)) yields to Basil's superior forces.

#### Europe

- Summer – [Charles](/source/Charles%2C_Duke_of_Lower_Lorraine), Duke of [Lower Lorraine](/source/Lower_Lorraine), captures the city of [Reims](/source/Reims) by treachery of its new archbishop, [Arnulf](/source/Arnulf_(archbishop_of_Reims)) (the [illegitimate](/source/Legitimacy_(family_law)) son of the late King [Lothair III](/source/Lothair_of_France)). King [Hugh I](/source/Hugh_Capet) (**Capet**) demands that Pope [John XV](/source/Pope_John_XV) discipline Arnulf. But John XV, not wishing to defy Empress [Theophanu](/source/Theophanu), refuses.[1]

- Winter – Theophanu arrives with her son, King [Otto III](/source/Otto_III) in [Rome](/source/Rome) to meet John XV. [Crescentius II](/source/Crescentius_the_Younger) (**the Younger**) offers his submission to the [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire), in return for which she confirms his title as [patrician](/source/Patrician_(post-Roman_Europe)) of Rome.

### Asia

- In Vietnam during the [Early Le dynasty](/source/Anterior_L%C3%AA_dynasty), provincial governor Dương Tiến Lộc seized control of the two provinces Hoan and Ái in an attempt to request annexation to [Champa](/source/Champa), which was rejected. He then rebelled against [the emperor](/source/L%C3%AA_Ho%C3%A0n) but was quickly suppressed within the same year, resulting in heavy civilian casualties in both provinces.[2]

### By topic

#### Religion

- [Council of Charroux](/source/Charroux_Abbey): French bishops under the [patronage](/source/Patronage) of [William IV](/source/William_IV%2C_Duke_of_Aquitaine), duke of [Aquitaine](/source/Duchy_of_Aquitaine), declare the first [Peace of God](/source/Peace_and_Truce_of_God#Peace_of_God) (or **Pax Dei**). This agreement grants immunity from violence to noncombatants (peasants and [clergy](/source/Clergy)) who can not defend themselves.

#### Art

- [October 25](/source/October_25) – The [Hagia Sophia](/source/Hagia_Sophia) at Constantinople is struck by a great [earthquake](/source/Earthquake), causing the collapse of the western [dome](/source/Dome) arch. Basil II asks the [Armenian](/source/Armenians) architect [Trdat](/source/Trdat_the_Architect), the creator of the [Cathedral of Ani](/source/Cathedral_of_Ani), to direct the repairs.[3]

#### Education

- [Sankore Madrasah](/source/Sankore_Madrasah), at this stage a mosque, is founded in Timbuktu (modern-day [Mali](/source/Mali)).

#### Astronomy

- September – [Halley's Comet](/source/Halley's_Comet) is at [perihelion](/source/Perihelion_and_aphelion).

## Births

- [September 5](/source/September_5) – [Fan Zhongyan](/source/Fan_Zhongyan), chancellor of the [Song Dynasty](/source/Song_dynasty) (d. [1052](/source/1052))

- [Adémar de Chabannes](/source/Ad%C3%A9mar_de_Chabannes), French [monk](/source/Monk) and historian (d. [1034](/source/1034))

- [Al-Jayyānī](/source/Al-Jayy%C4%81n%C4%AB), Arab scholar and [mathematician](/source/Mathematics_in_medieval_Islam) (d. [1079](/source/1079))

- [Chaghri Beg](/source/Chaghri_Beg), co-ruler of the [Seljuk Empire](/source/Seljuk_Empire) (d. [1060](/source/1060))

- [Regelinda](/source/Regelinda), margravine of [Meissen](/source/Margravate_of_Meissen) (approximate date)

## Deaths

- [January 23](/source/January_23) – [Adalbero](/source/Adalbero_(archbishop_of_Reims)), archbishop of [Reims](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Reims)

- [April 13](/source/April_13) – [Bardas Phokas](/source/Bardas_Phokas_the_Younger), Byzantine general

- [October 5](/source/October_5) – [Henry III](/source/Henry_III%2C_Duke_of_Bavaria), duke of [Bavaria](/source/Duchy_of_Bavaria) (b. [940](/source/940))

- [Chavundaraya](/source/Chavundaraya), Indian general, architect and [poet](/source/Indian_poetry)

- [Chen Tuan](/source/Chen_Tuan), Chinese [Taoist](/source/Taoism) monk and [philosopher](/source/Philosopher)

- [Ch'oe Sung-no](/source/Ch'oe_Sung-no), Korean politician and poet (b. [927](/source/927))

- [Fujiwara no Korenari](/source/Fujiwara_no_Korenari), Japanese courtier (b. [953](/source/953))

- [Fujiwara no Yoritada](/source/Fujiwara_no_Yoritada), Japanese [nobleman](/source/Nobility) (b. [924](/source/924))

- [Glúniairn](/source/Gl%C3%BAniairn), Norse-Gael king of [Dublin](/source/Kingdom_of_Dublin) (approximate date)

- [Gofraid mac Arailt](/source/Gofraid_mac_Arailt), Norse-Gael king of the [Isles](/source/Kingdom_of_the_Isles) ([Hebrides](/source/Hebrides))

- [Kalokyros Delphinas](/source/Kalokyros_Delphinas), Byzantine general (or [988](/source/988))

- [Kiurike I](/source/Kiurike_I), king of [Tashir-Dzoraget](/source/Kingdom_of_Tashir-Dzoraget) ([Armenia](/source/Armenia))

- [Pan](/source/Princess_Pan), Chinese princess and wife of [Zhen Zong](/source/Emperor_Zhenzong) (b. [968](/source/968))

- [Sharaf al-Dawla](/source/Sharaf_al-Dawla), Buyid emir of [Kerman](/source/Kerman) and [Fars](/source/Fars_province) (b. [960](/source/960))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Reuter, Timothy (1999). *The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III*, p. 390. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-521-36447-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-36447-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Ngô Sĩ Liên](/source/Ng%C3%B4_S%C4%A9_Li%C3%AAn) (1993), [Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư](/source/%C4%90%E1%BA%A1i_Vi%E1%BB%87t_s%E1%BB%AD_k%C3%BD_to%C3%A0n_th%C6%B0), page 70, vol. 1, "Kỷ nhà Lê: Đại Hành Hoàng Đế."

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Maranci, Christina](/source/Christina_Maranci) (September 2003). ["The Architect Trdat: Building Practices and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Byzantium and Armenia"](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F3592516). *[Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians](/source/Journal_of_the_Society_of_Architectural_Historians)*. **62** (3): 294–305. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/3592516](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F3592516). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [3592516](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3592516).

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