942
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This article is about the year 942. For the number, see 942 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 910s 920s 930s – 940s – 950s 960s 970s |
| Years: | 939 940 941 – 942 – 943 944 945 |
| 942 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 942 CMXLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1695 |
| Armenian calendar | 391 ԹՎ ՅՂԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5692 |
| Bahá'í calendar | −902 – −901 |
| Bengali calendar | 349 |
| Berber calendar | 1892 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1486 |
| Burmese calendar | 304 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6450–6451 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 3638 or 3578 — to — 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 3639 or 3579 |
| Coptic calendar | 658–659 |
| Discordian calendar | 2108 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 934–935 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4702–4703 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 998–999 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 864–865 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4043–4044 |
| Holocene calendar | 10942 |
| Igbo calendar | −58 – −57 |
| Iranian calendar | 320–321 |
| Islamic calendar | 330–331 |
| Japanese calendar | Tengyō 5 (天慶５年) |
| Juche calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | 942 CMXLII |
| Korean calendar | 3275 |
| Minguo calendar | 970 before ROC 民前970年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1485 |
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Year 942 (CMXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Asia
- Kaminarimon, the eight-pillared gate to Japan's Kinryuzan Sensouji Temple, is erected.
- The Chavda Kingdom is overthrown in Gujarat, India.
Europe
- December 17 – William I, Duke of Normandy, is ambushed by supporters of Arnulf I, Count of Flanders while the two are at a peace conference to settle their differences.
- Hywel Dda, king of Deheubarth, annexes Gwynedd and Powys to become ruler of most of Wales.
By topic
Religion
- October 30 – Pope Marinus II succeeds Pope Stephen VIII as the 128th pope.
Births
Deaths
- February 13 – Muhammad ibn Ra'iq, amir al-umara
- Pope Stephen VIII
- King Idwal Foel of Gwynedd
- December 17 – William I of Normandy
- Gaozu of Later Jin, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty in China (b. 892)
- Liu Yan of the Southern Han Kingdom
References
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