916
This article is about the year 916. For the number, see 916 (number). For the motorcycle, see Ducati 916. For the car, see Alfa Romeo 916. For the film, see 916 (film).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 880s 890s 900s – 910s – 920s 930s 940s |
| Years: | 913 914 915 – 916 – 917 918 919 |
| 916 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 916 CMXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1669 |
| Armenian calendar | 365 ԹՎ ՅԿԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5666 |
| Bengali calendar | 323 |
| Berber calendar | 1866 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1460 |
| Burmese calendar | 278 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6424–6425 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3612 or 3552 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3613 or 3553 |
| Coptic calendar | 632–633 |
| Discordian calendar | 2082 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 908–909 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4676–4677 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 972–973 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 838–839 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4017–4018 |
| Holocene calendar | 10916 |
| Iranian calendar | 294–295 |
| Islamic calendar | 303–304 |
| Japanese calendar | Engi 16 (延喜１６年) |
| Julian calendar | 916 CMXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3249 |
| Minguo calendar | 996 before ROC 民前996年 |
| Seleucid era | 1227/1228 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1458–1459 |
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Year 916 (CMXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Africa
Asia
- Abaoji of the Khitan empire adopts Chinese court rituals.
- Abaoji names Prince Bei as heir apparent, a first in the history of the Khitan.
- Abaoji leads campaigns in the west, conquering much of the Mongolian Plains.
Births
- June 22 – Sayf al-Dawla, Emir of Aleppo (d. 967)
- Emperor Yuanzong of Southern Tang
Deaths
- May 25 – Fland Sinna mac Maele Sechnaill, King of Mide (b. 859)
- Bencion, count of Ampurias and Roussillon (b. 861)
- Saint Clement of Ohrid
- Anarawd ap Rhodri, King of Gwynedd