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Years: 970Events Major volcano eruption in Mashu Japan Devastating decade long famine begins in France Byzantine Emperor John I successfully defends the Eastern Roman Empire from massive barbarian invasion Construction completed on Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, world's 971Events Births Deaths Culen of Scotland 971. 972Events Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess. Battle of Cedynia Polish duke Mieszko I defeats Germans. Pope Benedict VI succeeds Pope John XIII as pope. Boleslaus II the Pious succeeds Boleslav I of Bohemia in Bohemia. Yaropolk of Kiev succeeds Sv 973Events Edgar of England is crowned king by Saint Dunstan Births September 15 Al-Biruni, mathematician († 1048) Deaths May 7 Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor 973. 974Events Antipope Boniface VII succeeds Pope Benedict VI. The Byzantine Empire retakes Syria including Aleppo from the Abbasids. Al-Ta'i succeeds Al-Muti as Abbasid caliph of Baghdad. Fuzhou builds new city walls. An abbey is founded at the site of Moncheng 975Events Coronation of King Edward the Martyr Births Deaths July 8 Edgar of England 975. 976Events January 10 Basil II becomes Eastern Roman Emperor, see Byzantine Emperors. Brian Boru inaugurated as King of Munster. Samuil of Bulgaria starts reign as Tsar Yuelu Academy is founded Leopold of Babenberg was appointed as Margrave of Austria. The Ba 977Events Births Deaths Hunain ibn Ishaq, Egyptian physician 977. 978 979