983
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| Years: 979 980 981 982 - 983 - 984 985 986 987 |
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| Decades: 950s 960s 970s - 980s - 990s 1000s 1010s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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| 983 by topic | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 983 CMLXXXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1736 |
| Armenian calendar | 432 ԹՎ ՆԼԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -861 – -860 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1527 |
| Chinese calendar | 3619/3679-12-15 (壬午年十二月十五日) — to —
3620/3680-11-25(癸未年十一月廿五日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 975 – 976 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4743 – 4744 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1038 – 1039 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 905 – 906 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4084 – 4085 |
| Holocene calendar | 10983 |
| Iranian calendar | 361 – 362 |
| Islamic calendar | 372 – 373 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1643 (皇紀1643年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10983 |
| Julian calendar | 1028 |
| Korean calendar | 3316 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1526 |
[edit] Events
- Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon for printing. 130,000 blocks are produced in total.
- Otto III became King of Germany following the death of Otto II.
- End of reign of amir Adhad ad-Dowleh of Buwayhid, who ruled from 949 to 983 AD.
- Sharaf ad-Dawla becomes amir Buwayhid.
- End of Khazar (Caspian) Empire (651 - 983 AD)
- December - Pope John XIV succeeds Pope Benedict VII as the 136th pope.
- Emperor Shengzong leads a Liao Dynasty expeditionary force against the Zubu.
