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Events

By Place

Asia

* Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon for printing (130,000 total blocks are produced).
* The reign of Amir Adhad ad-Dowleh of Buwayhid ends.
* Sharaf ad-Dawla becomes Amir Buwayhid.
* The Khazar Empire ends.
* Emperor Shengzong leads a Liao Dynasty expeditionary force against the Zubu.
* One of the Four Great Books of Song, the encyclopedia "Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era" is completed in 1,000 volumes of 4.7 million written Chinese characters.

Europe

* Otto III becomes King of Germany following the death of Otto II.
* "Veronese donation" during the diet of Verona. Otto gifted the Rheingau to the archbishopric of Mainz

By Topic

Religion

* December — Pope John XIV succeeds Pope Benedict VII as the 136th pope.

Births

* Odo II, Count of Blois
* Wulfnoth Cild

Deaths

* Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
* 'Adud al-Daula
* Pope Benedict VII
* Mu'ayyad al-Daula
* Patriarch Anthony III of Constantinople