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| Years: 936 937 938 939 - 940 - 941 942 943 944 |
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| Decades: 910s 920s 930s - 940s - 950s 960s 970s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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| 940 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 940 CMXL |
| Ab urbe condita | 1693 |
| Armenian calendar | 389 ԹՎ ՅՁԹ |
| Chinese calendar | 3576/3636-11-19 (己亥年十一月十九日) — to —
3577/3637-11-30(庚子年十一月三十日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 932 – 933 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4700 – 4701 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 995 – 996 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 862 – 863 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4041 – 4042 |
| Iranian calendar | 318 – 319 |
| Islamic calendar | 328 – 329 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1600 (皇紀1600年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10940 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1483 |
[edit] Events
- Saadia Gaon compiles his siddur (Jewish prayer book) in Iraq.
- Narita-san temple founded in Chiba, Japan.
- Liao Dynasty abolishes requirement that a younger sister replace an older sister who died in marriage.
[edit] Births
- Abu'l-Wafa, Iranian mathematician
- Brian Boru, high king of Ireland
- Géza, fejedelem of the Magyars (approximate date)
[edit] Deaths
- ar-Radi (Caliph of Baghdad)
- Taira no Masakado, leader of the Taira clan.
